

Top Cast

Dick Powell
Richard 'Dick' Purcell, aka Ricardo Purcelli

Joan Blondell
Alice Hughes

Adolphe Menjou
Professor Eduardo de Vinci

Louise Fazenda
Mrs. Flagenheim

William Gargan
Cliff Stanley

George Barbier
Music Critic Hayward

Grant Mitchell
E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
Ted Fio Rito
Ted Fio Roto - Orchestra Leader
Donald Mills
Harry Mills
Herbert Mills

Hobart Cavanaugh
Music Critic Gilmore
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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