Music in the Air | |
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Directed by | Joe May |
Written by | Jerome Kern (play) Oscar Hammerstein II (play) Howard Irving Young Billy Wilder |
Produced by | Erich Pommer |
Starring | Gloria Swanson John Boles Douglass Montgomery |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
Music by | Jerome Kern |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Music in the Air is a 1934 American romantic comedy musical film based on Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Broadway musical of the same name. It was part of the popular subgenre of operetta films made during the era. The film was a commercial failure on its release, losing $389,000. This was the worst performing release by Fox Film that year.[1]
The Broadway musical Music in the Air opened at the Alvin Theatre in New York City on November 8, 1932, and ran for 342 performances.