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Rhythm on the River

Rhythm on the River

1940Movie⏱️ 1h 32m
ComedyMusical
6.8
IMDB Rating
442 votes

Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. After both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to sell their songs under their ow...

Director
Victor Schertzinger
Writers
Dwight Taylor, Jacques Théry, Billy Wilder
Stars
Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone
Release Date
September 6, 1940
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 16
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
as Bob Sommers
Mary Martin
Mary Martin
as Cherry Lane
Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
as Oliver Courtney
Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant
as Billy Starbuck
Oscar Shaw
Oscar Shaw
as Charlie Goodrich
Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
as Uncle Caleb
Lillian Cornell
Lillian Cornell
as Millie Starling
William Frawley
William Frawley
as Mr. Westlake
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John Scott Trotter
as Orchestra Leader
Jeanne Cagney
Jeanne Cagney
as Country Cousin

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

songwritersongwriting

🎯 Categories

ComedyMusical

⭐ Featured Review

Was a great hit on release- not at all hard to see why
by TheLittleSongbird2016-10-01
9/10

"A film starring Bing Crosby, Mary Martin and Basil Rathbone, with a screenplay co-written by Billy Wilder and directed by Victor Schertzinger promised so much. The good news is that it delivers on all the goods. There are better film musicals out there than 'Rhythm on the River', ones with songs that are so easy to remember, timeless and have become standards or had truly lavish production values and choreography to die for. Not saying that 'Rhythm on the River' didn't have those things, just that other film musicals did even better in that regard. There actually is n..."

💡 Did You Know?

In one scene, Starbuck (played by Oscar Levant) is shown reading a book. We see from the cover that it says 'A Smattering of Ignorance', by Oscar Levant. He puts the book down, and says, "Very irritating book."

📖 Synopsis

Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. After both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to sell their songs under their ow...