Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of murder.Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of murder.Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of murder.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
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- TriviaOne of several "fringe" musicals in the MGM canon, meaning dramas or comedies that feature one or more musical numbers, but not enough to qualify it as a proper musical. It actually includes a great deal of music, including several drum solos by Mickey Rooney, floor show routines by Sally Forrest, and songs performed by Vic Damone, Monica Lewis, Jack Teagarden, and Louis Armstrong, one of which would grow into a standard, "A Kiss to Build a Dream On". But the musical numbers are all presentational, as opposed to springing from the the plot, so the film is often bypassed by critics and historians in their discussion of the movie musical.
- GoofsThe cop says Jane's apartment's address is 1364 Quinlan. There is no Quinlan street in West Hollywood or anywhere else in Los Angeles County. However, this is not a goof as the movie is a work of fiction, and it is common to use fictitious locations in stories and movies.
- Quotes
Stanley Maxton: When I left the hospital, I was a Happy Jack. I-I had myself a set of drums and a jalopy. The sun was shining and the road to LA was good.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
- SoundtracksA Kiss to Build a Dream On
by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II
Performed by Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
Featured review
The murder/suspense plot is little more than a convenient set of bookends to showcase the post-adolescent Mickey Rooney, Sally Forest and a gathering of jazz greats (Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Earl Hines, Vic Damone) in the setting of a Sunset Strip nightspot. James Craig isn't bad as the mustachioed "heavy" doting on his office foliage (after Dewey's defeat in '48, mustaches became quite unAmerican). This movie is neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring, and only marginally "noir" by virtue of date, setting and plotline, but it's watchable -- the music and dance numbers are pretty good. Like a couple of other films ("The Man I Love;" "Love Me or Leave Me") it gives evidence that a new genre might have been in formation: the musical noir.
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- El bulevar de las pasiones
- Filming locations
- Mocambo - 8588 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA(Vic Damone's performance)
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- Budget
- $885,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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