Romance in the Dark

Name: Romance in the Dark
Released: 1938
Rating: 58.36
Cast: Fritz Feld, John Barrymore, Claire Dodd, John Boles, Ferdinand Gottschalk

1938

Romance

Comedy

Romance in the Dark is a 1938 film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Gladys Swarthout, John Boles, John Barrymore, and Claire Dodd. It is one of five movies produced by Paramount in the 1930s featuring Gladys Swarthout, a very popular Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano. The studio was attempting to build on the popularity of Grace Moore, another opera singer, who had also expanded her talents into movies.

Directed by:

H.C. Potter

Written by:

Frank Partos Anne Morrison Chapin Hermann Bahr

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Starring:

Curt Bois

John Boles

John Barrymore Claire Dodd Ferdinand Gottschalk Torben Meyer

Fritz Feld Gladys Swarthout Carlos De Valdez Margaret Randall

Genres:

Romance, Comedy, Music

Country:

USA

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Rated 01 Dec 2020

Don't think I've ever seen John Barrymore work with worse material than this. He still makes some use of this hokum, but there's a reason Romance in the Dark (1938) doesn't get as much distribution as his other films. The actual top-billing goes to Gladys Swarthout, a opera singer who didn't quite reach screen stardom. The third party here was John Boles, while wasn't on top of his game, at least had fun with this. Almost seemed like a in-joke between them to ham it up several notches.

Rated 01 Dec 2020

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