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Garden of the Moon
Film / 1938

Garden of the Moon

Directed by Busby Berkeley
ComedyMusicRomance

★ 6.8/10Audience rating

Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep Vincente under his thumb. John's assistant, Toni Blake, falls for Vincente, complicating the escalating war.

The story

Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep Vincente under his thumb. John's assistant, Toni Blake, falls for Vincente, complicating the escalating war.

Cast

Pat O'BrienJohn Quinn Margaret LindsayToni Blake John PayneDon Vincente Johnnie DavisSlappy Harris Melville CooperMaurice Isabel JeansMrs. Lornay Mabel ToddMary Stanton Penny SingletonMiss Calder Dick PurcellRick Fulton Curt BoisMaharajah of Sund Granville BatesAngus McGillicuddy Edward McWadePeter McGillicuddy
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Larry WilliamsTrent Ray MayerMusician Jerry ColonnaMusician Joe VenutiMusician Jimmie FidlerJimmie Fidler Nat CarrJoe - Food Store Owner (uncredited) Glen CavenderGraham - Waiter (uncredited) Ralph DunnFred - Hotel Detective (uncredited) Edgar EdwardsChauncey - the Ape-Man (uncredited) Harry FoxPhotographer (uncredited) Eddie GrahamNight Club Patron on Dance Floor (uncredited) Lew HarveyMr. Brown - Fulton's Henchman (uncredited) Al HermanWorkman Changing Marquee Name (uncredited) John HiestandNightclub Announcer (uncredited) Stuart HolmesNight Club Patron (uncredited) Selmer JacksonDoctor (uncredited) Eddie MarrThug Shooting at Quinn (uncredited) Charles MarshPhotographer (uncredited) Mira McKinneySarah - Champagne Customer (uncredited) Bert MoorhouseReporter (uncredited) Charles MortonMrs. Lornay's Escort (uncredited) James NolanSound Man with Microphone (uncredited) Thomas PogueJonathan - Champagne Customer (uncredited) John J. RichardsonJones - Waiter Who is Fired (uncredited) John RidgelySound Control Engineer (uncredited) Tony RomanoMusician (uncredited) Constantine RomanoffMan Cutting In at Dance (uncredited) Harry SeymourSammy - Pianist (uncredited) Bobby SherwoodFidler's Announcer (uncredited) Jack WiseNight Club Patron on Dance Floor (uncredited)

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