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Pick a Star (1937)

Pick a Star poster
Directed by
Edward Sedgwick
Genre
comedy film, buddy film, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wannabe movie star tries to make it in Hollywood. Her journey involves mistaken identities and plenty of musical numbers.

lightheartedwhimsicalenergeticplayfulmusicalcheerfulold-fashioned

What happens

Pick a Star is a 1937 American musical comedy film starring Rosina Lawrence, Jack Haley, Patsy Kelly and Mischa Auer, directed by Edward Sedgwick, produced by Hal Roach and released through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and filmed by Norbert Brodine. A reworking of Buster Keaton's first talkie, Free and Easy (1930), the film is mostly remembered today for two short scenes featuring Laurel and Hardy. The film was reissued as Movie Struck by Astor Pictures in 1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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