Bottoms Up (1934 film)

Bottoms Up
Directed by	David Butler
Produced by	Buddy G. DeSylva
Written by	David Buster; Buddy G. DeSylva; Sid Silvers
Starring	Spencer Tracy; Pat Paterson; John Boles; Sid Silvers; Herbert Mundin
Music by	Howard Jackson (uncredited)
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Edited by	Irene Morra
Production; company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	April 13, 1934;
Running time	85 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Bottoms Up is a 1934 American pre-Code musical comedy film made by Fox Film Corporation, and was directed by David Butler who co-wrote original story and screenplay with producer Buddy G. DeSylva and co-star Sid Silvers. The picture stars Spencer Tracy, Pat Paterson, John Boles and Herbert Mundin, and features Thelma Todd in a supporting role.

Plot

The film tells the story of a promoter who helps a Hollywood extra actress toward stardom, however she turns from him toward her leading man.

Cast

Spencer Tracy as 'Smoothie' King
Pat Paterson as Wanda Gale
John Boles as Hal Reed
Sid Silvers as Spud Mosco aka Reginald Morris
Herbert Mundin as Limey Brook aka Lord Brocklehurst
Thelma Todd as Judith Marlowe
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Rooney
Dell Henderson as Lane Worthing
Suzanne Kaaren as Wolf's Secretary
Douglas Wood as Baldwin

Reception

It received a favorable review from The New York Times critic Mordaunt Hall, who called it "a neat, carefree piece of work, which is helped greatly by Spencer Tracy, Pat Paterson, an English actress who here makes her American picture bow; Herbert Mundin, Harry Green, and, to a lesser extent, by John Boles" and noted that it "has its full share of honest humor and also several tuneful songs."^[1]

Nonetheless, it was a box office disappointment for Fox.^[2]

References

↑ Mordaunt Hall (March 23, 1934). "The Screen; A Farcical Affair About Hollywood With Pat Paterson, a New English Cinema Performer". The New York Times.
↑ D. W. (November 25, 1934). Taking a Look at the Record. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/101193306?accountid=13902 (login required)

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[1] Mordaunt Hall (March 23, 1934). "The Screen; A Farcical Affair About Hollywood With Pat Paterson, a New English Cinema Performer". The New York Times.

[2] D. W. (November 25, 1934). Taking a Look at the Record. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/101193306?accountid=13902 (login required)