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Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1935Movie⏱️ 1h 22mApproved
ComedyMusicMysteryRomance
6.3
IMDB Rating
273 votes

Joe and Fay Wilson are a happily married vaudeville team. But when a reporter discovers, that one of the chorus girls in the troupe is a slightly eccentric heiress, who bugs sometimes out to do something strange (e.g. being a chor...

Director
Busby Berkeley
Writers
Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Ben Markson
Stars
Joe E. Brown, Ann Dvorak, Patricia Ellis
Release Date
July 27, 1935
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown
as Joe Wilson
Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
as Fay Wilson
Patricia Ellis
Patricia Ellis
as Claire Whitmore
William Gargan
William Gargan
as Dan Wheeler
Joseph Cawthorn
Joseph Cawthorn
as Oscar Schlemmer
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
as J.C. Anderson
Arthur Treacher
Arthur Treacher
as Wilbur
Gordon Westcott
Gordon Westcott
as Wellington
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
as Post Office Attendant
William Demarest
William Demarest
as Detective

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
First National Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

troupeheiressvaudevillechorus girlburlesque

🎯 Categories

ComedyMusicMysteryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

some fun
by SnoopyStyle2023-08-03
7/10

"Independent-minded socialite Claire Whitmore (Patricia Ellis) runs away. Her father enlists the media to find her. A reporter pursues Claire onto a train which has a vaudeville troupe with comedy team Joe Wilson (Joe E. Brown) and his wife Fay (Ann Dvorak). Claire pleads with Joe for help and joins the troupe as a chorus girl. When Joe signs up for a big gig, he is forced to take Claire over Fay for the act. The first hurdle is the act with Joe and Fay. I actually find it charming and reminds me a little of George And Gracie. It isn't as fun with Claire, but I do get the idea of a famous..."

💡 Did You Know?

Because wishing a fellow performer "Good Luck" is considered temping the evil eye and insuring bad luck, the term "break a leg" is ALWAYS used. However numerous times performets wish each other good luck in this movie

📖 Synopsis

Joe and Fay Wilson are a happily married vaudeville team. But when a reporter discovers, that one of the chorus girls in the troupe is a slightly eccentric heiress, who bugs sometimes out to do something strange (e.g. being a chor...