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Make a Wish( 1937)

TV-MAMusicComedy
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"THE BIGGEST LITTLE SINGING STAR" IN A MELODY DRAMA OF THE MAINE WOODS!

Overview

While vacationing at a boys' camp, the rambunctious Chip Winters befriends a famed composer Johnny Selden. Stuck for an inspiration for his latest operetta, Selden at last finds it when he meets Chip's gorgeous mother Irene Winters, a popular singer. Alas, her stiff-necked fiancé Walter Mays refuses to allow her to return to the stage, whereupon Rathbone spirals into a depression -- and even worse, a profound case of writers' block.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bobby Breen

      Chip Winters

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      Basil Rathbone

      Johnny Selden

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      Henry Armetta

      Moreta

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      Donald Meek

      Joseph

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      Leon Errol

      Brennan

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      Billy Lee

      Pee Wee

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      Ralph Forbes

      Walter Mays

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      Leonid Kinskey

      Moe

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      Herbert Rawlinson

      Dr. Stevens

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      Spencer Charters

      Station Agent

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      Johnny Arthur

      Antoine

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      Lew Kelly

      Mailman

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      Charles Richman

      Wagner

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      Fred Scott

      Minstrel

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      Lillian Harmer

      Clara

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      Barbara Barondess

      Secretary

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      Dorothy Appleby

      Telephone Girl

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      Richard Tucker

      Grant

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      Tommy Ryan

      Chunky

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      Billy Lechner

      Judge

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      Jack Egger

      Bud

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 20 2022
    This is quite a curious little film with Basil Rathbone ("Johnny") as a composer who takes a cabin near a boys summer camp. There he encounters an engaging, outgoing, bunch of young boys who inspire him to overcome his writer's block and pen a blockbuster musical. Now, ordinarily, I'm with Herod when it comes to kids, even more so when they have a leading role - and sing, too - but Bobby Breen ("Chip") is actually rather good as the young man with whom Rathbone gradually bonds. He can certainly sing, and his mischief in trying to set up his widowed mother with the composer is charming and at ti...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • composer
    • musical