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Mad About Music
Mad About Music

Mad About Music

America's new screen sweetheart in her most delightful picture!

Genres

ComedyDramaMusic

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A young woman at a girl's school in Switzerland makes up stories about and writes herself letters from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father; and is eventually put in a position where she has to produce him. Interesting things happen as she talks a visiting Englishman into helping her out.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.889/10

Release Date

27 February 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Deanna Durbin

Deanna Durbin

Gloria Harkinson

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Richard Todd

Gail Patrick

Gail Patrick

Gwen Taylor

Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher

Tripps

William Frawley

William Frawley

Dusty Turner

Marcia Mae Jones

Marcia Mae Jones

Olga

Helen Parrish

Helen Parrish

Felice

Jackie Moran

Jackie Moran

Tommy

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Nana Bryant

Nana Bryant

Christian Rub

Christian Rub

Charles Peck

Charles Peck

Sid Grauman

Sid Grauman

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