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Every Night at Eight (1935)

Every Night at Eight poster
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three women try to make it as a singing group on a radio talent show. They team up with a musician who helps them get a shot at fame while romantic tensions develop between them.

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What happens

Every Night at Eight is a 1935 American musical comedy film starring George Raft and Alice Faye and made by Walter Wanger Productions Inc. and Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Walter Wanger from a screenplay by C. Graham Baker, Bert Hanlon and Gene Towne based on the story Three On a Mike by Stanley Garvey. The song "I'm in the Mood for Love" was introduced in this film by Frances Langford. "I Feel a Song Coming On" was performed by Harry Barris and a band and reprised by Alice Faye, Frances Langford and Patsy Kelly, and also sung by James Miller with chorus. Pioneer scat singer and songwriter Harry Barris, formerly of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys along with Bing Crosby and Al Rinker, has a small role as "Harry." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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