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Make a Wish

Make a Wish

"THE BIGGEST LITTLE SINGING STAR" IN A MELODY DRAMA OF THE MAINE WOODS!

1937•1h 17m•5.5/10
MusicComedy

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5.5/10(10)

While vacationing at a boys' camp, the rambunctious Chip Winters befriends a famed composer Johnny Selden. Stuck for an inspiration for his latest operetta, Selden at last finds it when he meets Chip's gorgeous mother Irene Winters, a popular singer. Alas, her stiff-necked fiancé Walter Mays refuses to allow her to return to the stage, whereupon Rathbone spirals into a depression -- and even worse, a profound case of writers' block.

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Production

Sol Lesser Productions, Bobby Breen Productions Inc.

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Bobby Breen

Bobby Breen

Chip Winters

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Johnny Selden

Henry Armetta

Henry Armetta

Moreta

Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Joseph

Leon Errol

Leon Errol

Brennan

Billy Lee

Billy Lee

Pee Wee

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Walter Mays

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Moe

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

Dr. Stevens

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Station Agent

Johnny Arthur

Johnny Arthur

Antoine

Lew Kelly

Lew Kelly

Mailman

Charles Richman

Charles Richman

Wagner

Fred Scott

Fred Scott

Minstrel

Lillian Harmer

Lillian Harmer

Clara

Barbara Barondess

Barbara Barondess

Secretary

Dorothy Appleby

Dorothy Appleby

Telephone Girl

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Grant

Tommy Ryan

Tommy Ryan

Chunky

Billy Lechner

Judge

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