And now the aristocrat of the fun shows
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.
The Goldwyn Follies (1938) is a romance, music and comedy film directed by George Marshall, released on February 4, 1938 with a runtime of 1h 55m. It stars Adolphe Menjou, Vera Zorina, Kenny Baker and Andrea Leeds. Viewers rate it 5.2 out of 10 across 14 ratings.
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Adolphe Menjou
as Oliver Merlin
Vera Zorina
as Olga Samara
Kenny Baker
as Danny Beecher
Andrea Leeds
as Hazel Dawes
Edgar Bergen
as Edgar Bergen
Helen Jepson
as Leona Jerome
Phil Baker
as Michael Day
Ella Logan
as Glory Wood
Jerome Cowan
as Director
Charles Kullmann
as Alfredo in 'La Traviata'
Nydia Westman
as Ada
Frank Shields
as Assistant Director
Directed by George Marshall, written by Ben Hecht, Ben Hecht and Ira Gershwin, produced by Samuel Goldwyn.
Average viewer score of 5.2/10 from 14 ratings.
There is a sense of both hesitancy and confidence in this strange work from Samuel Goldwyn. The former comes through in the need to try and sell the idea of culture in the form of opera and ballet to his audience by having it seen and endorsed through the eyes of Miss Humanity, an honest rural woman hired by studio head Adolphe Menjou to give an average person's perspective on how movies should unfold. This…
Reviewed on July 28, 2020
Adolphe Menjou is producer "Oliver Merlin" who selects "Hazel Dawes" (Andrea Leeds) to be his modern day arbiter elgantiae - to keep him in touch with the mood of the ordinary person on the street. Good idea, in principle, but he doesn't particularly agree with her; nor does he really know how to implement her information - so what we end up with here is a bit of a shambles of a film. Comedy, opera, (good - Vera…
Reviewed on June 20, 2022
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The main cast of The Goldwyn Follies (1938) includes Adolphe Menjou, Vera Zorina, Kenny Baker, Andrea Leeds and Edgar Bergen. The film was directed by George Marshall. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Goldwyn Follies was released on February 4, 1938 and runs for 1h 55m.
The Goldwyn Follies (1938) holds an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from 14 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance, music and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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