On the Avenue

On the Avenue

On the Avenue

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On the Avenue

"YOU DON'T CARE WHAT THEY DO...IF THEY'LL ONLY KEEP ON DOING IT -IT'S THAT KIND OF SHOW!"

1937

1h 29m

7.2(5 votes)

Music

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A new Broadway show starring Gary Blake shamelessly lampoons the rich Carraway family. To get her own back, daughter Mimi sets out to ensnare Blake, but the courtship is soon for real, to the annoyance of his co-star, hoofing chanteuese Mona Merrick.

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20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Gary Blake

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Mimi Caraway

Alice Faye

Alice Faye

Mona Merrick

George Barbier

George Barbier

Commodore Caraway

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Frederick Sims

Cora Witherspoon

Cora Witherspoon

Aunt Fritz

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Jake Dibble

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Eddie Eads

Joan Davis

Joan Davis

Miss Katz

Stepin Fetchit

Stepin Fetchit

Herman

Creative team

Directed by: Roy Del Ruth
Written by: Gene Markey
William M. Conselman
Produced by: Darryl F. Zanuck

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