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Wonder Bar( 1934)

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Warner Bros.' Wonder Show of the Century!

Overview

Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and the conductor/singer Tommy are in love with Inez. When Inez finds out that Harry wants to leave Paris and is going to the USA with Liane, she kills him.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Al Jolson

      Al Wonder

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      Kay Francis

      Liane Renaud

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      Dolores del Río

      Inez

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      Ricardo Cortez

      Harry

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      Dick Powell

      Tommy

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      Guy Kibbee

      Henry Simpson

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      Ruth Donnelly

      Emma Simpson

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      Hugh Herbert

      Corey Pratt

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      Louise Fazenda

      Pansy Pratt

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      Hal Le Roy

      Himself

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      Fifi D'Orsay

      Mitzi

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      Merna Kennedy

      Claire

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      Henry O'Neill

      Richard

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      Robert Barrat

      Hugo Von Ferring

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      Henry Kolker

      R. H. Renaud

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      Gino Corrado

      Waiter #2 (uncredited)

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      Jane Darwell

      Baroness (uncredited)

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      Bill Elliott

      Norman (uncredited)

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      Pauline Garon

      Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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      George Irving

      Broker (uncredited)

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      Bert Moorhouse

      Joe (uncredited)

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      Dave O'Brien

      Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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      Dennis O'Keefe

      Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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      Émile Chautard

      Pierre (uncredited)

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      Hobart Cavanaugh

      Drunk (uncredited)

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      Bud Jamison

      Bartender #3 (uncredited)

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      Mildred Dixon

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      Marlo Dwyer

      (uncredited)

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      Ruth Eddings

      (uncredited)

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      Muriel Gordon

      (uncredited)

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      Robert Graves

      (uncredited)

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      Marie Marks

      (uncredited)

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      Donna Mae Roberts

      (uncredited)

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      Rosalie Roy

      (uncredited)

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      Kathryn Sergava

      (uncredited)

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      Victoria Vinton

      (uncredited)

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      Renee Whitney

      (uncredited)

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      Lottie Williams

      (uncredited)

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    A review by JF1017xyz

    5
    Written by JF1017xyz on Sat Dec 04 2021
    I found this movie to be a bid off-putting. The plot line of the woman crazed with love for her gigolo boyfriend while two potential paramours waited in the wings was fairly standard. However, Jolson's portrayal of Al Wonder, nightclub owner who not only covers up the murder of Inez's partner but seems impervious to the news that his driver has also been killed in an auto accident, makes his character appear psychopathic instead of compassionate. Many of today's viewers will be upset with the grand finale, which has Jolson and backup singers and dancers in blackface. This is obviously a scen...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • death
    • pre-code
    • black face