Rhythm Parade (1943)
Directed by Howard Bretherton / Dave Gould / David Gould / Howard P. Bretherton
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
During the '40s, Monogram ground out musical comedies by the ton, most of them starring their resident song-and-dance cutie Gale Storm. In Rhythm Parade, Storm plays a young, aspiring singer named Sally, who through a series of misunderstandings is assumed to be the mother of an apparently abandoned baby. This plays right into the hands of Sally's bitchy rival Connie (Jan Wiley), who hopes to ruin the girl's career by fomenting a scandal. By the end of the requisite 68 minutes, all is straightened out, with time left over for 9 musical numbers, some performed by such guest acts as The Mills Bros. and Ted Fio Rito Orchestra. Rhythm Parade was produced in conjunction with Hollywood's Florentine Gardens nightclub, run by one Nils T. Granlund (aka N.T.G.), who appears in the film as "Granny".
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show-business, single-parent, abandonment, competition, infantry, jealousy, mother, music, musical [play], newcomer, nightclub, parent, problems, rival, songwriter, success, talent, toddlers
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