Close Harmony
NR
1929
70 minutes
Overview
Marjorie, a song-and-dance girl in the stage show of a palatial movie theater, becomes interested in Al West, a warehouse clerk who has put together an unusual jazz band, and uses her influence to get him a place on one of the programs. Max Mindel, the house manager, has a yen for Marjorie and, discovering that she is in love with Al, gives the band notice and hires harmony singers Barney & Bey as a replacement. Marjorie makes up to both men and soon breaks up the team. Al learns of her scheme, however, and makes her confess to the singers. Barney and Bey make up, and Max gives Al and his band one more chance. Al is a sensation, and Max offers him a contract for $1,000 a week.
Top Cast
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Al West
Nancy Carroll
Marjorie Merwin
Harry Green
Max Mindel
Jack Oakie
Ben Barney
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Johnny Bay
Matty Roubert
Bert
Ricca Allen
Mrs. Prosser
Wade Boteler
Officer Kelly
Baby Mack
Syvil
Oscar Smith
George Washington Brown
Greta Granstedt
Eva Larue
Gusztáv Pártos
Gustav (as Gus Partos)
Jesse Stafford
Himself (orchestra leader)
Jean Harlow
Chorus Girl