Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.
J. Carrol Naish
- Nick Meyer
- (as J. Carroll Naish)
Luis Alberni
- Tamborini
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Man on Dance Floor
- (uncredited)
Herman Bing
- Vaudevillian with Dachshunds
- (uncredited)
Jack Byron
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Nightclub Dance Patron
- (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney
- Girl in Nightclub
- (uncredited)
Louise De Friese
- Nightclub Girl
- (uncredited)
James Donlan
- Non-Fan with Radio
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDonald Novis provided David Manners's singing voice. Rudy Vallee was originally considered, but his contract at the time prevented his participation in this film. Having Manners "sing" through a megaphone was a clever way to cover the dubbing.
- SoundtracksSweethearts Forever
(uncredited)
Music by Cliff Friend
Lyrics by Irving Caesar
Performed by David Manners and band
Played and sung often throughout the picture
Copyright 1932 by M. Witmark & Sons
Featured review
Early "Rise and Fall" Movie
"Crooner" is a movie format that many movies about celebrities would follow. It was a rise and fall movie that is popular in Hollywood and unfortunately, most of them tend to be true stories.
The crooner of topic was Ted 'Teddy' Taylor (David Manners). He wasn't a particularly good singer, but when he used a bullhorn one night to amplify his voice the women in the club went crazy. He and his struggling band got a four week contract from that performance from the nightclub owner, Nick Meyer (J. Carrol Naish).
Four weeks later Ted's girlfriend Judy (Ann Dvorak) brought a publicity manager to the club to hear Teddy. Peter Sturgis (Ken Murray), the publicity man, hated Teddy's singing, but he saw the girls in a state of hypnosis. He decided to manage Teddy and the rest is history. Ted blew up as did his ego, and pride cometh before the fall.
"Crooner" was OK. There wasn't much depth to it or anything to sink your teeth into. It was rather basic and thin, but I guess Hollywood was just warming up for the plethora of movies like it to come.
Free on Odnoklassniki.
The crooner of topic was Ted 'Teddy' Taylor (David Manners). He wasn't a particularly good singer, but when he used a bullhorn one night to amplify his voice the women in the club went crazy. He and his struggling band got a four week contract from that performance from the nightclub owner, Nick Meyer (J. Carrol Naish).
Four weeks later Ted's girlfriend Judy (Ann Dvorak) brought a publicity manager to the club to hear Teddy. Peter Sturgis (Ken Murray), the publicity man, hated Teddy's singing, but he saw the girls in a state of hypnosis. He decided to manage Teddy and the rest is history. Ted blew up as did his ego, and pride cometh before the fall.
"Crooner" was OK. There wasn't much depth to it or anything to sink your teeth into. It was rather basic and thin, but I guess Hollywood was just warming up for the plethora of movies like it to come.
Free on Odnoklassniki.
helpful•00
- view_and_review
- Feb 10, 2024
Details
- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content