''Love in Bloom'' is a 1935 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Elliott Nugent and written by Frank R. Adams, J.P. McEvoy, John P. Medbury and

Keene Thompson Keene Thompson (born November 15, 1885 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, died July 11, 1937 in Hollywood, California) was a story, scenario and screenwriter who worked in the film industry from 1920 to 1937. Career Thompson had a small acting role in t ...

. The film stars George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joe Morrison, Dixie Lee,

J. C. Nugent John Charles Nugent (April 6, 1868 – April 21, 1947), was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. A veteran stage performer, he appeared in 20 films between 1929 and 1943. Early life Nugent was born in Niles, Ohio, and attended R ...

, Lee Kohlmar and Richard Carle. The film was released on March 15, 1935, by

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Plot

Colonel Downey, a carnival owner, goes bankrupt and lands in jail. His daughter-in-law Gracie Downey decides to travel to New York City to find George's sister Violet and ask for financial aid. George goes along with Gracie, and together they find Vi dining with songwriter Larry Deane, unaware that both Vi and Larry don't have a dollar left between them. Vi and Larry each get a job in Pop Heinrich's music store, where she turns out to be good at sales by singing songs to customers with Larry's accompaniment. Vi is able to get her belongings back from the apartment where she was locked out, but gives what's left of her money to Gracie, then decides to go to work for the carnival. Larry then decides to use his earnings to become one of the carnival's new owners.

Cast

* George Burns as George * Gracie Allen as Gracie Downey *Joe Morrison as Larry Deane * Dixie Lee as Violet Downey *

as Col. 'Dad' Downey * Lee Kohlmar as Pop Heinrich * Richard Carle as Sheriff

References

External links

* 1935 films American comedy films 1935 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Elliott Nugent American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub