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Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

LOVERS ENRAPTURED -- ...Sweethearts enthralled in the light of venetian moonbeams and music!

Genres

RomanceComedy

OverView

A taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

27 July 1935

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Alice Hughes

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Professor Eduardo de Vinci

Louise Fazenda

Louise Fazenda

Mrs. Flagenheim

William Gargan

William Gargan

Cliff Stanley

George Barbier

George Barbier

Music Critic Hayward

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

E.V. Richards, Radio Producer

Ted Fio Rito

Ted Fio Rito

Ted Fio Roto - Orchestra Leader

Donald Mills

Donald Mills

Harry Mills

Harry Mills

Herbert Mills

Herbert Mills

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Music Critic Gilmore

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

'Red'

Rafael Alcayde

Rafael Alcayde

Ramon

Bob Murphy

Bob Murphy

Singing Traffic Cop

James Burke

James Burke

Uncle Andy

Sam Ash

Sam Ash

Singer

Lloyd Bacon

Lloyd Bacon

Man Going to Brooklyn (uncredited)

Candy Candido

Candy Candido

Candy

Anne Canovas

Anne Canovas

Hillbilly Specialty

Judy Canova

Judy Canova

Hillbilly Specialty

Pete Canova

Pete Canova

Hillbilly Specialty

Zeke Canova

Zeke Canova

Hillbilly Specialty

George Chandler

George Chandler

Photographer

André Cheron

André Cheron

Headwaiter

Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

Clerk in Italian Store

Henry De Silva

Henry De Silva

Steward

Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Reporter

Leo F. Forbstein

Leo F. Forbstein

Rehearsal Orchestra Leader

Eddie Graham

Eddie Graham

Man in Audience

Tom Hanlon

Tom Hanlon

2nd Radio Announcer

Otto Heimel

Otto Heimel

Man

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Program Director

William Jeffrey

William Jeffrey

Manager

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Red's Pal

Muzzy Marcellino

Muzzy Marcellino

Member of the Debutantes

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

Man Leaving Opera / Accident Bystander

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Man Leaving Opera / Dancer

Jack Norton

Jack Norton

Man on Ship with Pipe

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Majordomo Directing Cabs

Henry Otho

Henry Otho

Pete

Elsa Peterson

Elsa Peterson

Woman

Paul Porcasi

Paul Porcasi

Señor Fuzzi

Cliff Saum

Cliff Saum

Red's Pal

Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

Mrs. Flaggenheim's Secretary

Harry Seymour

Harry Seymour

1st Radio Announcer

June Travis

June Travis

Hatcheck Girl

Mary Treen

Mary Treen

2nd Irate Caller

Don Turner

Don Turner

Cabbie at Accident

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Reporter

Leo White

Leo White

de Vinci's Friend

Ernest Wood

Ernest Wood

Hotel Clerk

John Mills

John Mills

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