Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

August. 21,1937      
Rating:
5.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.

Kenny Baker as  Claude Dodd
Frank McHugh as  Sniffer Sears
Alice Brady as  Mme. Sonia Moro
Gertrude Michael as  Jessica Stafford
Jane Wyman as  Marjorie Day
John Eldredge as  Jim Lidin
Henry O'Neill as  D.M. Gateway
Harry Davenport as  Doc Quinn
Ferris Taylor as  Jiram P. Doremus
Linda Perry as  Information Desk Girl

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Reviews

Console
1937/08/21

best movie i've ever seen.

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Lollivan
1937/08/22

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Izzy Adkins
1937/08/23

The movie is surprisingly subdued in its pacing, its characterizations, and its go-for-broke sensibilities.

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Kirandeep Yoder
1937/08/24

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

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