Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight
Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Produced by	Walter Wanger
Written by	C. Graham Barker
Based on	story "Three on a Mike" by Stanley Garvey
Starring	George Raft; Alice Faye; Frances Langford
Music by	Frederick Hollander; Paul Mertz; Clifford Vaughan
Edited by	W. Donn Hayes
Production; company	Walter Wanger Productions Inc.
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 2, 1935
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$266,956[1]
Box office	$507,117[1]

Every Night at Eight is a 1935 American comedy musical film starring George Raft and Alice Faye and made by Walter Wanger Productions Inc. and Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Walter Wanger from a screenplay by C. Graham Baker, Bert Hanlon and Gene Towne based on the story Three On a Mike by Stanley Garvey.[2][3]

The song "I'm in the Mood for Love" was introduced in this film by Frances Langford. "I Feel a Song Coming On" was performed by Harry Barris and band and reprised by Alice Faye, Frances Langford and Patsy Kelly, and also sung by James Miller with chorus.

Plot

The film involves a trio of young female singers trying to break into show business. They become involved with a bandleader, Tops Cardona.

Cast

George Raft as Tops Cardona
Alice Faye as Dixie Foley
Frances Langford as Susan Moore
Patsy Kelly as Daphne O'Connor
Walter Catlett as the Master of Ceremonies (M.C.)
Herman Bing As Joe Schmidt
John Dilson As Huxely
Louise Carver As Mrs. Snyder
Claud Allister As Mr. Vernon
Florence Gill As Henrietta
Harry Barris as Harry

Production

Alice Faye was cast in April 1935. Filming began the following month.[4] It was completed by the end of June.[5]

Reception

The film made a profit of $148,782.[1]

Filmink said Raft was "very animated".[6]

References

Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p435
Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 62-63
Every Night at Eight Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 2, Iss. 13, (Jan 1, 1935): 123.
SCREEN NOTES. New York Times 25 Apr 1935: 18.
Studio Party Celebrates Completion of Production: More Than 150 Guests at Festive Evening Featured by Imnpromptu Acts Kester, Marshall. Los Angeles Times 30 June 1935: B4.
Vagg, Stephen (February 9, 2020). "Why Stars Stop Being Stars: George Raft". Filmink.

External links

Every Night at Eight on IMDb

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[wagner-1] Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p435

[raft-2] Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 62-63

[3] Every Night at Eight Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 2, Iss. 13, (Jan 1, 1935): 123.

[4] SCREEN NOTES. New York Times 25 Apr 1935: 18.

[5] Studio Party Celebrates Completion of Production: More Than 150 Guests at Festive Evening Featured by Imnpromptu Acts Kester, Marshall. Los Angeles Times 30 June 1935: B4.

[6] Vagg, Stephen (February 9, 2020). "Why Stars Stop Being Stars: George Raft". Filmink.