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Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936Short⏱️ 20mApproved
ShortMusic
5.3
IMDB Rating
180 votes

Winners of the Lucky Stars National Dance Contest - one woman from each of the United States - are welcomed to Palm Springs. Palm Springs being the desert playground for the movie stars, the women are introduced to the cavalcade o...

Director
Roy Rowland
Writers
N/A
Stars
Edmund Lowe, The Fanchonettes, The Downey Sisters
Release Date
August 6, 1936
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe
as Self
👤
The Fanchonettes
as Themselves
👤
The Downey Sisters
as Themselves
Peter Lind Hayes
Peter Lind Hayes
as Mr. Mike
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
as Self
Jackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan
as Self
Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro
as Self
Dick Foran
Dick Foran
as Self
Betty Furness
Betty Furness
as Self
Betty Grable
Betty Grable
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Filming Location
El Mirador Hotel, Palm Springs, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

dancepalm springs californiatalent contestdancerdancing

🎯 Categories

MusicShort

⭐ Featured Review

Cutsie short
by rap-392008-12-06

"This is a cutesy short, well worth watching. The color is good for it's day, and there are enough movie personalities to make it interesting. There actually is a plot of sorts. Winners of dance contests from across the U.S. are invited to Palm Springs for get together with celebrities of the day. The only sad part is that a disproportionate amount of time is allowed at the end of the short for Fuzzy Knight to play and sing - what a waste. However, as mentioned earlier, it's an interesting and entertaining piece of Hollywood history that is worth watching... It appears from time to..."

💡 Did You Know?

In this MGM Technicolor short, two of the songs by composer Nacio Herb Brown and lyricist Arthur Freed - "Broadway Melody" and "You Are My Lucky Star" - were to appear again in Singin' in the Rain (1952). Freed was the head of the musical unit at the studio, and his songs were used again and again in MGM pictures.

📖 Synopsis

Winners of the Lucky Stars National Dance Contest - one woman from each of the United States - are welcomed to Palm Springs. Palm Springs being the desert playground for the movie stars, the women are introduced to the cavalcade o...