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On the Avenue is an American comedy romance film first released in 1937,
directed by Roy Del Ruth.
The film stars Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, Alice Faye, Al Ritz and Harry Ritz.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Roy Del Ruth
- Script: Gene Markey, William M. Conselman, Irving Berlin, Eddie Cherkose, Samuel Pokrass
- Music: Charles Maxwell, Cyril J. Mockridge
- Cast: Dick Powell (Gary Blake), Madeleine Carroll (Mimi Caraway), Alice Faye (Mona Merrick), Al Ritz (Al Ritz – a Ritz Brother), Harry Ritz (Harry Ritz – a Ritz Brother), Jimmy Ritz (Jimmy Ritz – a Ritz Brother), George Barbier (Commodore Caraway), Alan Mowbray (Frederick Sims), Cora Witherspoon (Aunt Fritz), Walter Catlett (J.J. ’Jake’ Dibble), Douglas Fowley (Eddie Eads), Joan Davis (Miss Katz – Dibble’s Secretary), Stepin Fetchit (Herman ’Step’), Sig Ruman (Herr Hanfstangel), Billy Gilbert (Joe Papaloupas), E.E. Clive (Cabby Binns), Douglas Wood (Mr. Trivet – Caraway’s Lawyer), John Sheehan (Stage Manager), Paul Irving (Harry Morris), Harry Stubbs (Kelly – Dibble’s Lawyer), Jerry Mandy (Luigi), Edward Cooper (Potts – Caraway’s Butler), Paul Gerrits (Joe Cherry), Lynn Bari (Chorus Girl), Sammy Blum (Barber in Police Gazette Number), Ralph Brooks (Theatre Attendant), Frank Darien (Stage Doorman), Shirley Deane (Chorus Girl), Jay Eaton (Front Row Theatre Patron), William Eddritt (Undetermined Role), Bess Flowers (Marie – Mimi’s Maid), June Gale (Chorus Girl), Hank Mann (Footman in Sketch), Joe McGuinn (Undetermined Role), Harold Miller (Wedding Guest), Louis Natheaux (Man in audience), David Newell (Wedding Attendant), Edgar Norton (James, Butler on stage), William H. O’Brien (Butler in Play), Alex Pollard (Butler at Wedding), Dewey Robinson (Stout Man in Diner), Geneva Sawyer (Chorus Girl), Louise Seidel (Chorus Girl), Jack Stoney (Man in Diner), Eddy Waller (Shooting Gallery Attendant), Marjorie Weaver (Chorus Girl)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 89 min; B&W
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