Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
{{short description|1937 film by Alfred E. Green}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
| image = Mr. Dodd Takes the Air.jpg
| caption =
| director = Alfred E. Green
| producer = Mervyn LeRoy
| based_on = {{based on|The Great Crooner
1933 novel|Clarence Budington Kelland}}
| writer = William Wister Haines
Elaine Ryan
| starring = Kenny Baker
Frank McHugh
Alice Brady
| music = Leo F. Forbstein
Adolph Deutsch (uncredited)
| cinematography = Arthur Edeson
| editing = Thomas Richards
| studio = Warner Bros.
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Film date|1937|8|21}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| language = English
| country = United States
| budget =
}}
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green. Composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin were nominated at the 10th Academy Awards in the category of Best Song for "Remember Me".{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1938 |title=The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=April 2, 2014|work=oscars.org}}
Plot summary
A small town electrician becomes a hit singer in New York after being asked to sing for a local radio program. There he gets involved with a gold digger, a thief, an opera singer and a woman he falls in love with. After suffering from bronchitis, he sings in another voice to stay on the air, but then is called a fake.
Cast
- Kenny Baker as Claude L. Dodd
- Frank McHugh as 'Sniffer' Sears
- Alice Brady as Mme. Sonia Moro
- Gertrude Michael as Jessica Stafford
- Jane Wyman as Marjorie Day
- John Eldredge as Jim Lidin
- Henry O'Neill as D.M. Gateway
- Harry Davenport as Doc Jeremiah George Quinn
- Ferris Taylor as Hiram P. Doremus
- Florence Gill As Miss Carrie Bowers (Uncredited)
- Linda Perry as Information Desk Girl
Production
This was the starring debut for Kenny Baker, a popular radio singer at the time.{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/7177 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=catalog.afi.com}}
Accolades and reception
Although nominated for the at the 10th Academy Awards in the category of Best Original Song,{{Cite web |title=Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) Awards & Festivals |url=https://mubi.com/films/mr-dodd-takes-the-air/awards |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=mubi.com}} the film was retrospectively judged a "minor musical comedy".{{Cite web |last=EmanuelLevy |title=Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937): Oscar-Nominated Musical Comedy {{!}} Emanuel Levy |url=https://emanuellevy.com/review/mr-dodd-takes-the-air-1937-oscar-nominated-musical-comedy/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0029267|Mr. Dodd Takes the Air}}
- {{tcmdb title|id=2035|title=Mr. Dodd Takes the Air}}
- {{AFI film|7177}}
{{Alfred E. Green}}
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Category:1937 musical comedy films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Alfred E. Green
Category:Films scored by Adolph Deutsch
Category:American musical comedy films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language musical comedy films
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