Hello, Everybody! is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Lawrence Hazard, Fannie Hurst, and Dorothy Yost. The film stars Kate Smith, Randolph Scott, Sally Blane, Charley Grapewin, George Barbier, Wade Boteler and Julia Swayne Gordon. The film was released on February 17, 1933, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Hello, Everybody!
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Directed byWilliam A. Seiter
Screenplay byLawrence Hazard
Fannie Hurst
Dorothy Yost
Produced byWilliam LeBaron
StarringKate Smith
Randolph Scott
Sally Blane
Charley Grapewin
George Barbier
Wade Boteler
Julia Swayne Gordon
CinematographyGilbert Warrenton
Edited byJames Smith
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Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 17, 1933 (1933-02-17)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million

Plot

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The setting is a farm. Kate Smith and Sally Blane play sisters; assorted relatives live with the sisters, but everyone at home, and in the whole town, depends on Kate to hold everything together. The power company wants to build a dam which will require flooding many of the farms; Kate is holding out; if Kate sells, everyone else will sell; if Kate refuses, the rest of the town will refuse as well. Randolph Scott meets Kate's beautiful sister, Sally Blane, at a dance. Randolph Scott, as it turns out, is an agent for the power company. Kate thinks he's just using Sally; Sally believes that he truly likes her. Randolph comes to the farm and appears to woo Kate. Kate remains unconvinced about selling out, but falls for Randolph.

Cast

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Production

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The film cost over $2 million to make.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Movie Review - Hello Everybody - Kate Smith's Picture. - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Hello, Everybody!". afi.com. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Medved & Medved 1984, p. 71-72.

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