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| Directed by | William K. Howard Sam Wood (uncredited) |
| Written by | Otto A. Harbach (book) Bella Spewack (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Bernard H. Hyman |
| Starring | Ramon Novarro Jeanette MacDonald |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke Ray Rennahan Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | Frank Hull |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 88 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $843,000[3] |
| Box office | $455,000 (Domestic earnings)[3] $644,000 (Foreign earnings)[3] |
The Cat and the Fiddle is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic musical film directed by William K. Howard[4] based on the hit 1931 Broadway musical of the same name by Jerome Kern and Otto A. Harbach, about a romance between a struggling composer and an American singer. The film stars Ramon Novarro and Jeanette MacDonald in her MGM debut.[5]
- ^ The Jeanette MacDonald Story ISBN 978-1-537-72714-1 p. 71
- ^ "The Cat and the Fiddle". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. July 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c Turk, Edward Baron (1998). Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520222533.
- ^ A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film ISBN 978-0-195-37734-7 p. 424
- ^ Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald ISBN 978-0-520-22253-3 p. 93