The Vagabond Lover (1929)
- Directed by
- Marshall Neilan
- Genre
- musical film, comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 05m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 4.7 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A small-town boy joins a dance band and finds both fame and romance. The film is an early musical vehicle for a popular star.
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What happens
The Vagabond Lover is a 1929 American pre-Code black-and-white musical comedy-drama film about a small-town boy who finds fame and romance when he joins a dance band. The film was directed by Marshall Neilan and is based on the novel of the same name written by James Ashmore Creelman, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Rudy Vallee, in his first feature film, along with Sally Blane, Marie Dressler and Charles Sellon. The film premiered in New York City on November 26, 1929, and was released widely on December 1. A DVD version was released on March 29, 2005. The Vagabond Lover is an early example of a vehicle created for a popular music star, in a style echoed by later films such as Jailhouse Rock with Elvis Presley and A Hard Day's Night with the Beatles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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