Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.
J. Carrol Naish
- Nick Meyer
- (as J. Carroll Naish)
Luis Alberni
- Tamborini
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Man on Dance Floor
- (uncredited)
Herman Bing
- Vaudevillian with Dachshunds
- (uncredited)
Jack Byron
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Nightclub Dance Patron
- (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney
- Girl in Nightclub
- (uncredited)
Louise De Friese
- Nightclub Girl
- (uncredited)
James Donlan
- Non-Fan with Radio
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaDonald Novis provided David Manners's singing voice. Rudy Vallee was originally considered, but his contract at the time prevented his participation in this film. Having Manners "sing" through a megaphone was a clever way to cover the dubbing.
- SoundtracksSweethearts Forever
(uncredited)
Music by Cliff Friend
Lyrics by Irving Caesar
Performed by David Manners and band
Played and sung often throughout the picture
Copyright 1932 by M. Witmark & Sons
Featured review
With a megaphone
Crooner is the story of a bandleader who when the band singer is AWOL does his
vocals and with megaphone that a drunk hands him. He becomes an overnight
sensation and then let's it all go to his head.
David Manners plays our Crooner and the story is based quite obviously on Rudy Vallee. In fact Manners was a little too close to the real Vallee who probably considered suing.
I think it was a smart move to not have a singer in the part. You might wonder why he didn't have staying power like a Crosby or a Vallee. There are so many out there that are forgotten today who did have their brief moment of glory.
Manners gets good support from the two women in his life girlfriend Ann Dvorak and society girl Claire Dodd who picks up Manners because he was the flavor of that month. Also featured here are Ken Murray as an agent and J. Carrol Naish as a club owner.
Crooner is a quaint piece of depression era nostalgia.
David Manners plays our Crooner and the story is based quite obviously on Rudy Vallee. In fact Manners was a little too close to the real Vallee who probably considered suing.
I think it was a smart move to not have a singer in the part. You might wonder why he didn't have staying power like a Crosby or a Vallee. There are so many out there that are forgotten today who did have their brief moment of glory.
Manners gets good support from the two women in his life girlfriend Ann Dvorak and society girl Claire Dodd who picks up Manners because he was the flavor of that month. Also featured here are Ken Murray as an agent and J. Carrol Naish as a club owner.
Crooner is a quaint piece of depression era nostalgia.
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- bkoganbing
- Mar 14, 2019
Details
- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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