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June Moon

June Moon

1931Movie⏱️ 1h 19m
Comedy
5.9
IMDB Rating
52 votes

Aspiring lyricist Fred Stevens leaves Schenectady for New York City, with hopes of making it big in the songwriting business.

Director
A. Edward Sutherland
Writers
George S. Kaufman, Ring Lardner, Vincent Lawrence
Stars
Jack Oakie, Frances Dee, Wynne Gibson
Release Date
March 21, 1931
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie
as Frederick Martin Stevens
Frances Dee
Frances Dee
as Edna Baker
Wynne Gibson
Wynne Gibson
as Lucille Sears
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Harry Akst
as Maxie Schwartz
June MacCloy
June MacCloy
as Eileen Fletcher
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Ernest Wood
as Paul Sears
Harold Waldridge
Harold Waldridge
as Young Goebel
Sam Hardy
Sam Hardy
as Sam Hart
Ethel Kenyon
Ethel Kenyon
as Goldie
Frank Darien
Frank Darien
as Window Cleaner

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

based on play

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Invaluable, but not perfect
by tonstant viewer2005-07-11
7/10

"The other reviewers here condescend to this film, making a great deal out of the changes that Paramount made in the original play. Yes, the changes are a shame, but eventually all the textual quibbling is beside the point. The main thing is that this movie has something the 1974 all-star revival doesn't have - laughs. Contemporary actors can bring all sorts of wonderful professionalism to a script like this, but they can't deliver the lines, not a one of them. The tone is never right. In revivals of comedy of the 20s and 3os, today's actors always appear like tourists from ano..."

💡 Did You Know?

The original Broadway production of "June Moon" by Ring Lardner and George S. Kaufman opened on October 9, 1929 at the Broadhurst Theater and ran for 273 performances.

📖 Synopsis

Aspiring lyricist Fred Stevens leaves Schenectady for New York City, with hopes of making it big in the songwriting business.