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Rhythm on the River

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Rhythm on the River

6.8

1h 32m

1940

Synopsis

Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to sell their songs under their own name. The problem is every song publisher thinks they're copying Courtney's style.

Director

Victor Schertzinger

ComedyMusic

Cast & Crew

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

as Bob Sommers

Mary Martin

Mary Martin

as Cherry Lane

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

as Oliver Courtney

Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

as Billy Starbuck

Oscar Shaw

Oscar Shaw

as Charlie Goodrich

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

as Uncle Caleb

Lillian Cornell

Lillian Cornell

as Millie Starling

William Frawley

William Frawley

as Mr. Westlake

Jeanne Cagney

Jeanne Cagney

as Country cousin

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