Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
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| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Written by | William Wister Haines Elaine Ryan |
| Based on | The Great Crooner 1933 novel by Clarence Budington Kelland |
| Produced by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Starring | Kenny Baker Frank McHugh Alice Brady |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Edited by | Thomas Richards |
| Music by | Leo F. Forbstein Adolph Deutsch (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green. Composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin were nominated at the 10th Academy Awards in the category of Best Song for "Remember Me".[1]
Plot summary
A small town electrician becomes a hit singer in New York after being asked to sing for a local radio program. There he gets involved with a gold digger, a thief, an opera singer and a woman he falls in love with. After suffering from bronchitis, he sings in another voice to stay on the air, but then is called a fake.
Cast
- Kenny Baker as Claude L. Dodd
- Frank McHugh as 'Sniffer' Sears
- Alice Brady as Mme. Sonia Moro
- Gertrude Michael as Jessica Stafford
- Jane Wyman as Marjorie Day
- John Eldredge as Jim Lidin
- Henry O'Neill as D.M. Gateway
- Harry Davenport as Doc Jeremiah George Quinn
- Ferris Taylor as Hiram P. Doremus
- Florence Gill As Miss Carrie Bowers (Uncredited)
- Linda Perry as Information Desk Girl
Production
This was the starring debut for Kenny Baker, a popular radio singer at the time.[2]
Accolades and reception
Although nominated for the at the 10th Academy Awards in the category of Best Original Song,[3] the film was retrospectively judged a "minor musical comedy".[4]
References
- ^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) Awards & Festivals". mubi.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ EmanuelLevy. "Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937): Oscar-Nominated Musical Comedy | Emanuel Levy". Retrieved 2023-05-28.
External links
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air at IMDb
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air at the TCM Movie Database
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air at AllMovie
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films