''Music for Madame'' is a 1937 American

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directed by John G. Blystone and written by

Gertrude Purcell Gertrude M. Purcell (June 14, 1895 – May 1, 1963) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and stage actress known for her work on films like '' The Invisible Woman'' and ''Destry Rides Again.'' Biography Early life Born in Manhattan to ...

and Robert Harari. The film was released on October 8, 1937 by

RKO Pictures RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orphe ...

Plot

Singer Nino Maretti comes into Hollywood and is tricked by jewel thieves into distracting a rich audience, now he has to prove his innocence.

Cast

Nino Martini Nino Martini (7 August 1902 — 9 December 1976) was an Italian operatic tenor and actor. He began his career as an opera singer in Italy before moving to the United States to pursue an acting career in films. He appeared in several Hollyw ...

as Nino Maretti *

Joan Fontaine Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was a British-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the "Golden Age". Fontaine appeared ...

as Jean Clemens *

Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray (born Alfred Ernest Allen; 18 August 1896 – 25 March 1969) was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood. Early life Mowbray was born in London, England. He served with distinction in the British Army in W ...

as Leon Rodowsky *

Billy Gilbert William Gilbert Barron (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971), known professionally as Billy Gilbert, was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects a ...

as Krause *

Alan Hale, Sr. Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 – January 22, 1950) was an American actor and director. He is best remembered for his many character roles, in particular as a frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn, as well as f ...

as Detective Flugelman * Grant Mitchell as District Attorney Ernest Robinson * Erik Rhodes as Spaghetti Nadzio * Lee Patrick as Nora Burns * Romo Vincent as Gas Truck Driver * Frank Conroy as Morton Harding * Bradley Page as Rollins * George Shelley as Mr. Barret *

Jack Carson John Elmer Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born American film actor. Carson often played the role of comedic friend in films of the 1940s and 1950s, including ''The Strawberry Blonde'' (1941) with James Cagney and ...

as Assistant Director

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* * * * 1937 films American black-and-white films Films directed by John G. Blystone 1937 musical comedy films American musical comedy films Films scored by Nathaniel Shilkret 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{musical-comedy-film-stub