''George White's 1935 Scandals'' is an American
musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...
, written by
Jack Yellen, directed by
George White and
Harry Lachman, and produced in 1935 by
Fox Film Corporation. It was a follow-up to (but not a sequel to) the 1934 release, ''
George White's Scandals''.
Plot
The film centers on real-life stage and screen producer
George White as he gathers acts for his new
Broadway revue. At the top of his list is blonde
Alice Faye. Also appearing in the film was
James Dunn and
Cliff Edwards.
''George White's 1935 Scandals'' is best remembered as the major film debut of a young dancer named
Eleanor Powell, here performing a "specialty dance". Powell, already a Broadway star, had played bit parts in a couple of films prior to this, but ''Scandals'' was her first major film role. According to her introduction to the book ''Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance'', a mix-up in the make-up department resulted in her being made to look almost
Egypt
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ian and she left the production so disenchanted with movie-making, she initially rejected a contract offer by
MGM
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that later in the year placed her in the popular ''
Broadway Melody of 1936''.
Reportedly,
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson filmed a dance routine for this film, but it was cut. Actress
Jane Wyman appeared in the film as an uncredited
chorine.
Cast
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Alice Faye as Honey Walters
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James Dunn as Eddy Taylor
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Cliff Edwards as Dude Holloway
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Eleanor Powell as Marilyn Collins
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Emma Dunn as Aunt Jane Hopkins
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Arline Judge as Midge Malone
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Ned Sparks as Elmer White
* George White as George White
* The Scandals Beauties as George White's Scandals Beauties
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June Lang as Chorine (uncredited)
External links
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1935 films
Fox Film films
American black-and-white films
1935 musical films
Films directed by Harry Lachman
American musical films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
English-language musical films
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