The Hit Parade (1937)
1h 23m
Running Time
April 26, 1937Release Date
The Hit Parade (1937)
1h 23m
Running Time
April 26, 1937Release Date
Plot.
Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds fits in better with her social status. To get even, Pete wants to make an unknown singer into a star. He finds Ruth Allison, drives her hard through rehearsals and makes her a star. But she is worried about her past, something she hasn't told Pete: She's an ex-convict and jumped bail in order to keep her partners in crime out of it. Further she's in love with Pete, but feels that he's still carrying a torch for Monica. When Monica's popularity is decreasing, Pete is able to get Ruth a stint on the program, the result is Monica is fired and Ruth get her job, but Monica takes revenge by revealing Ruth's past. Ruth considers it is best for her to disappear before being arrested, but she has become a star in public opinion. Will she get Pete or will she go to prison again?
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Cast & Crew.
Frances Langford
Ruth Allison (nee Ruth Swanson)
Phil Regan
Pete Garland
Max Terhune
Rusty Callahan
Edward Brophy
Mulrooney
Louise Henry
Monica Barrett
Pert Kelton
Eadie White
Gus Meins
Director
Bradford Ropes
Writer
Pierre Watkin
J. B. Hawley
Samuel Ornitz
Writer
J. Farrell MacDonald
Sgt. O'Hara
Monroe Owsley
Teddy Leeds
Harry Ruskin
Writer
Ernest Miller
Cinematographer
Inez Courtney
Tillie
Ernest J. Nims
Editor
Media.
Details.
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The Hit Parade is a 1937 American musical film directed by Gus Meins and written by Bradford Ropes, Samuel Ornitz and Harry Ruskin. The film stars Frances Langford, Phil Regan, Max Terhune, Edward Brophy, Louise Henry and Pert Kelton. The film was released on April 26, 1937, by Republic Pictures. Republic later reissued the film in 67 minute length as I'll Reach for a Star.