Chasing Rainbows

1930
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1h 36m

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5.9/10

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Charles King and Bessie Love in Chasing Rainbows (1930)

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Comedy Drama Musical Romance

The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is happening back stage of the production. The... Read allThe road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is happening back stage of the production. The spectacular dancing ensembles and colorful costumes and pulchritude on-stage offers a con... Read allThe road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is happening back stage of the production. The spectacular dancing ensembles and colorful costumes and pulchritude on-stage offers a contrasting background to the drabness of the backstage, where joy, sorrow, tragedies, decept... Read all

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

279

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Trivia
In its original format, the film contained 1249 feet of 2-strip Technicolor footage which, unfortunately, is either lost or unavailable at the present time; this unhappily includes the "Everybody Tap" number with Bessie Love and Charlie King at the beginning of Reel #5, "Love Ain't Nothin' But the Blues" with Charles King in blackface, a reprise of "My Dynamic Personality" by Marie Dressler and the "Happy Days Are Here Again" finale in Reel #11.

Quotes
Bonnie: In five minutes, I'll have you as sober as I am.
[stumbles into clothes rack, knocking it over]

Connections
References King of Jazz (1930)

Soundtracks
Happy Days Are Here Again
(uncredited)
Music by Milton Ager
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
Sung by Charles King

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Featured review

7/10

Surprisingly unprofessional

I won't repeat other reviews; I agree with almost all comments. What I'd like to address is the unprofessional editing. In one scene actors apparently are listening to Jack Benny lecturing but without sound. This is clearly a medium reaction shot, meant to have Jack's voice over. Poly Moran stands in a doorway without moving for about three seconds before action begins. An actor enters a door from the outside - you can't see the door - and then the camera pauses. Then on the inside we see the door continues to open. At the trimmed fade out you see the door start to open again. This is an A picture made by an A studio. Such gaffes are unforgivable.