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Radio City Revels is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Bob Burns, Jack Oakie and Ann Miller.[3]

Radio City Revels
Directed by	Benjamin Stoloff
Written by	Eddie Davis Matt Brooks Anthony Veiller Mortimer Offner
Produced by	Edward Kaufman
Starring	Bob Burns Jack Oakie Ann Miller
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt Jack MacKenzie
Edited by	Arthur Roberts
Music by	Robert Russell Bennett
Production company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	February 11, 1938 (1938-02-11)[1]
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$810,000[2]
Box office	$750,000[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Van Nest Polglase. Although set in New York City, specifically at Radio City, much of the film was shot in RKO's California studios. The company had originally planned to make the film in 1934 starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. In 1937 the project was revived with a new cast.

Synopsis

A struggling song-writing team strike gold when an aspiring writer arrives in New York as he composes masterpieces in his sleep. They begin to appropriate his work under their own name, scoring major hits.

Reception

According to RKO records, the film made a loss of $300,000.[2] It got a mixed reception from critics at Variety and The New York Times who were negative about aspects of the film while praising the performance of rising star Ann Miller.[4]

Cast

• Bob Burns as Lester Robin
• Jack Oakie as Harry Miller
• Kenny Baker as Kenny Baker
• Ann Miller as Billie Shaw
• Victor Moore as Paul Plummer
• Milton Berle as Teddy Jordan
• Helen Broderick as Gertie Shaw
• Jane Froman as Jane Froman
• Buster West as Squenchy
• Melissa Mason as Lisa
• Richard Lane as Crane
• Marilyn Vernon as Delia Robin
• Charles Coleman as The Butler
• Don Wilson as Don Wilson - Radio Station Announcer
• Hal Kemp and His Orchestra as Themselves
• William Brisbane as Mr. Ipswich
• Rosalind Marquis as Singer
• Kirby Grant as Singer
• Bobby Barber as Waiter

References

Bibliography

• Shelley, Peter. Ann Miller: Her Life and Career. McFarland, 2020.

External links

• Radio City Revels at TCMDB
• Radio City Revels at IMDb

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