| Chasing Rainbows | |
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| Directed by | Charles Reisner |
| Written by | Al Boasberg Wells Root Kenyon Nicholson Charles Reisner |
| Based on | Road Show by Robert E. Hopkins Bess Meredyth |
| Starring | Bessie Love Charles King |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | George Hively |
| Music by | Milton Ager Jack Yellen |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes (complete but lost)[1] 90 minutes (extant) 85 minutes (TCM print) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $700,000[2] (equivalent to $12,800,000 in 2023) |
Chasing Rainbows (also known as The Road Show)[3] is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic musical film directed by Charles Reisner, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
The film reunites The Broadway Melody stars Bessie Love and Charles King, with a supporting cast of Jack Benny, Marie Dressler, and Polly Moran.[4] This was Jack Benny's first dramatic role in a motion picture.
Filmed in July and August 1929, it was not released for months later, missing an opportunity to capitalize on the success of its song "Happy Days Are Here Again", which by then had already been a major hit.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
filmdailyvolume55152newywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Bradley, Edwin M. (August 11, 2004). "There's a Tear for Every Smile in Hollywood". The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-7864-2029-2.
- ^ "New M-G-M Release Schedule". Hollywood Filmograph. June 22, 1929. p. 23.
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (February 22, 1930). "Movie Review: Chasing Rainbows (1929)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2014.