King Kelly of the U.S.A.
| King Kelly of the U.S.A. | |
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Cartoon Guy Robertson sings to Irene Ware, in King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934) | |
| Directed by | Leonard Fields |
| Produced by | George C. Bertholon |
| Written by |
Story: George C. Bertholon Howard Higgin Screenplay: David Silverstein Leonard Fields |
| Starring |
Guy Robertson Edgar Kennedy Irene Ware Ferdinand Gottschalk |
| Music by |
Bernie Grossman Joe Sanders |
| Cinematography | Robert H. Planck |
| Edited by | Jack Ogilvie |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release dates | September 15, 1934 |
Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
King Kelly of the U.S.A. is a 1934 American romantic musical film directed by Leonard Fields.
Plot summary
James W. Kelly (Guy Robertson) and his pal Happy Moran (Edgar Kennedy) are taking their all-girl-dancing troupe across the ocean to tour Europe, when Kelly and the mysterious Catherine Bell (Irene Ware), fall for each other, literally.
When their backers pull out, Happy and Kelly manage to scrounge enough dough to get the girls back home; but, find themselves broke, in Europe, in a tiny country where the GDP is measured in mops. As a crooner, Kelly tries to sell enough mops, with a radio show, to pull the kingdom out of bankruptcy, and win Princess Tania, aka Catherine Bell, from their shipboard romance.
Time is running out, as Prince Alexis, (William Orlamond), invades, from the neighbouring country, to seize the castle and marry the Princess. Their only defence is the women and their “Personality Mops”, when the army quits, over back wages; and, Kelly is being marched off in front of a firing squad.
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Cast
- Guy Robertson as James W. Kelly
- Edgar Kennedy as Happy Moran
- Irene Ware as Princess Tania aka Catherine Bell
- Ferdinand Gottschalk as King Maxmilian of Belgardia
- Franklin Pangborn as J. Ashton Brockton
- Joyce Compton as Maxine Latour
- Wilhelm von Brincken as Stranger
- Otis Harlan as Prime Minister
- William Orlamond as Prince Alexis
- Bodil Rosing as Maid
Soundtrack
- Guy Robertson - "Right Next Door to Love" (Music by Joe Sanders, lyrics by Bernie Grossman)
- Guy Robertson - "Believe Me" (Music by Joe Sanders, lyrics by Bernie Grossman)
- Guy Robertson and the marching mop ladies - "There's a Love Song in the Air" (Music by Joe Sanders, lyrics by Bernie Grossman)
External links
- King Kelly of the U.S.A. at the Internet Movie Database
- King Kelly of the U.S.A. at AllMovie
- King Kelly of the U.S.A. is available for free download at the Internet Archive