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On the Avenue

7.2Feb 12, 19371h 29mMusicComedyRomance

Directed by Roy Del Ruth

Written by Gene Markey, William M. Conselman, Irving Berlin

A new Broadway show starring Gary Blake shamelessly lampoons the rich Carraway family. To get her own back, daughter Mimi sets out to ensnare Blake, but the courtship is soon for real, to the annoyance of his co-star, hoofing chanteuese Mona Merrick.

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Cast

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Gary Blake

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Mimi Caraway

Alice Faye

Alice Faye

Mona Merrick

George Barbier

George Barbier

Commodore Caraway

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Frederick Sims

Cora Witherspoon

Cora Witherspoon

Aunt Fritz

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Jake Dibble

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Eddie Eads

Joan Davis

Joan Davis

Miss Katz

Stepin Fetchit

Stepin Fetchit

Herman

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Herr Hanfstangel

Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

Joe Papaloupas

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