Oh, For a Man! (1930)

Original title

Oh, for a Man!

Directed by

Hamilton MacFadden

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musical comedy about a woman who falls for a man she believes is a thief. The story involves mistaken identity and a romance that blossoms from a crime.

lightheartedplayfuldatedmusicalbriskromanticcomedic

What happens

Oh, For a Man! is a 1930 American black-and-white musical comedy film based on a short story, "Stolen Thunder" by Mary Fitch Watkins. The original story appeared in The Saturday Evening Post June 7, 1930. Lugosi's character of Frescatti was later added to the screenplay. Well-dressed with a goatee, he resembled his Dr. Benet role in The Invisible Ray (1936) in stills. Since the criminal of the story does not receive just punishment in the end, the producers were years later unable to reissue this film after the establishment of the production code. Production of the film (originally to be called "Stolen Thunder") began on September 13, 1930. It premiered theatrically on Nov. 28th. Although they lauded the cast, direction and music, most of the critics found the storyline "nothing to rave about" and Reginald Denny's Irish brogue annoying. This was the final film to be produced entirely by William Fox before he lost control of the Fox Film Corporation during a hostile takeover. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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