Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound

Very, very similar to Tracy's other films...

How can you go wrong with Eugene Palatte playing a eunuch?

RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Ann Dvorak in The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)

Heather Angel and John Howard in Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)

Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lynne Overman, Robert Preston, and Akim Tamiroff in Union Pacific (1939)

Tallulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery in Faithless (1932)

John Howard in Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)

John Wayne and Marguerite Churchill in The Big Trail (1930)

John Barrymore, Louise Campbell, and John Howard in Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)

Bette Davis and Donald Woods in Fog Over Frisco (1934)

George Brent and Kay Francis in The Keyhole (1933)

Constance Bennett and Neil Hamilton in What Price Hollywood? (1932)

Lupe Velez and Donald Woods in The Girl from Mexico (1939)

Lee Tracy and Lupe Velez in The Half-Naked Truth (1932)

And one more thing, you give them what they think they want and they'll want what they think you give them. As we say in trigonometry, A-B-C ,1-2-3, 2 and 2 makes 4.

Frank Morgan, Lee Tracy, and Lupe Velez in The Half-Naked Truth (1932)

Eugene Pallette and Lupe Velez in The Half-Naked Truth (1932)

Lupe Velez in The Half-Naked Truth (1932)

Lupe Velez

Lee Tracy

Eugene Pallette

Gregory La Cava

Corey Ford

Ben Markson

A barker at a down-at-the-heels carnival becomes a powerhouse New York publicity man as he transforms a sideshow dancer into a Broadway sensation.

The Half Naked Truth

You can like this even if you hate Lee Tracy

Obviously I don&apos;t hate the actor Lee Tracy but I do find his movie persona the most annoying and unlikeable character Hollywood has ever spat out. By virtue of excellent writing his obnoxiousness is made to work perfectly in this surprisingly entertaining picture.

It was because the detestable Tracy was in this which deterred me from watching this for years but I&apos;m so glad I did. It just goes to show what a difference a good writer and director ( in this case the same guy, Gregory LaCava) can make. It&apos;s no great classic but it&apos;s perfectly paced with just the right balance between fun and drama. I actually laughed out loud at one point - and that&apos;s a rarity for a miserable old sod like me. As much as Tracy is tolerable in this he&apos;s still unlikeable so unlike say Cagney, who could have carried this off so much better, he&apos;s not a loveable rogue, just a rogue.

Tracy isn&apos;t actually top billed in this, that plaudit goes to Lupe Vélez. If she&apos;s looking down on us now I think she&apos;d be both bemused and absolutely delighted to know that ninety years after making this that men would still find her performance so crazily sexy. She really wasn&apos;t a very good actress but wow, dressed in the naughtiest outfits of 1932 like a member of The Pussycat Dolls, she really is a sight to behold!

Obviously I don't hate the actor Lee Tracy but I do find his movie persona the most annoying and unlikeable character Hollywood has ever spat out. By virtue of excellent writing his obnoxiousness is made to work perfectly in this surprisingly entertaining picture.

It was because the detestable Tracy was in this which deterred me from watching this for years but I'm so glad I did. It just goes to show what a difference a good writer and director ( in this case the same guy, Gregory LaCava) can make. It's no great classic but it's perfectly paced with just the right balance between fun and drama. I actually laughed out loud at one point - and that's a rarity for a miserable old sod like me. As much as Tracy is tolerable in this he's still unlikeable so unlike say Cagney, who could have carried this off so much better, he's not a loveable rogue, just a rogue.

Tracy isn't actually top billed in this, that plaudit goes to Lupe Vélez. If she's looking down on us now I think she'd be both bemused and absolutely delighted to know that ninety years after making this that men would still find her performance so crazily sexy. She really wasn't a very good actress but wow, dressed in the naughtiest outfits of 1932 like a member of The Pussycat Dolls, she really is a sight to behold!

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