Hold Everything (1929)

Directed by

Roy Del Ruth

Genre

musical film, boxing film, musical comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

NR

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boxer and his friend get into romantic and comedic trouble. The story follows their relationships and antics, with songs and dance numbers.

lightheartedplayfulupbeatbouncydatedlivelycomicalfrivolous

What happens

Hold Everything is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, and photographed entirely in early two-color Technicolor. It was adapted from the DeSylva-Brown-Henderson Broadway musical of the same name that had served as a vehicle for Bert Lahr and starred Winnie Lightner and Joe E. Brown as the comedy duo. The romantic subplot was played by Georges Carpentier and Sally O'Neil. Only three songs from the stage show remained: "You're the Cream in My Coffee", "To Know You Is To Love You", and "Don't Hold Everything". New songs were written for the film by Al Dubin and Joe Burke, including one that became a hit in 1930: "When The Little Red Roses Get The Blues For You". The songs in the film were played by Abe Lyman and his orchestra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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