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  • Bright Lights (1935)
  • Approved
    82 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
Bright Lights (1935)
Approved
82 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery

Joe and Fay Wilson are a happily married vaudeville team. But when a reporter discovers, that one of the chorus girls in the troupe is a slightly eccentric heiress, who bugs sometimes out to do something strange (e.g. being a chorus girl ...See moreJoe and Fay Wilson are a happily married vaudeville team. But when a reporter discovers, that one of the chorus girls in the troupe is a slightly eccentric heiress, who bugs sometimes out to do something strange (e.g. being a chorus girl in vaudeville), the manager decides that Joe had to do is act on Broadway -with the heiress- and the heiress falls in love with him, his marriage is threatened. Written by Stephan Eichenberg See less
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Director
Writers
Bert Kalmar (screen play) | Harry Ruby (screen play) | Ben Markson (adaptation by) | Benny Rubin (adaptation by) | Lois Zellner (from story by) (as Lois Leeson)
Cinematographer
Sidney Hickox (photographed by) (as Sid Hickox)
Editor
Bert L'Orle (edited by) (as Bert L'Orlé)
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Updated Jul 27, 1935

Release date
Jul 27, 1935 (United States)

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Cast

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42 cast members
Name Known for
Joe E. Brown
Joe Wilson Joe Wilson   See fewer
Ann Dvorak
Fay Wilson Fay Wilson   See fewer
Patricia Ellis
Claire Whitmore Claire Whitmore   See fewer
William Gargan
Dan Wheeler Dan Wheeler   See fewer
Joseph Cawthorn
Oscar Schlemmer Oscar Schlemmer   See fewer
Henry O'Neill
J.C. Anderson J.C. Anderson   See fewer
Gordon Westcott
Wellington Wellington   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
Post Office Attendant Post Office Attendant   See fewer
William Demarest
Detective Detective   See fewer
The Maxellos
Acrobat Act Acrobat Act   See fewer
Sam Ash
Ticket Clerk (uncredited) Ticket Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Postal Worker (uncredited) Postal Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Sammy Blum
Vaudeville Team Member (uncredited) Vaudeville Team Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Glen Cavender
Backstage Worker in New York (uncredited) Backstage Worker in New York (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Dabney
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
William B. Davidson
The Ventriloquist (uncredited) The Ventriloquist (uncredited)   See fewer
Sayre Dearing
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Elliott
Backstage Actor (uncredited) Backstage Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
George Guhl
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Harris
Audience Spectator in Theatre Box (uncredited) Audience Spectator in Theatre Box (uncredited)   See fewer
Grace Hayle
Fat Lady on Airplane (uncredited) Fat Lady on Airplane (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Hickman
Mr. Aldridge (uncredited) Mr. Aldridge (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Kaley
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Kennedy
Traffic Cop at Theatre (uncredited) Traffic Cop at Theatre (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Kibbee
Backstage Worker in Ithica (uncredited) Backstage Worker in Ithica (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Larkin
Russ Kendel (uncredited) Russ Kendel (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl M. Leviness
Audience Spectator (uncredited) Audience Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Berna Mack
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank McLure
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Moody
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Morgan
News Photographer (uncredited) News Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Panzer
Card Player (uncredited) Card Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Ryley
Doorman (uncredited) Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Seymour
Theatre Manager at End (uncredited) Theatre Manager at End (uncredited)   See fewer
August Tollaire
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
June Travis
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Victoria Vinton
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Clarence Wilson
Train Station Clerk (uncredited) Train Station Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Wise
Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Clifton Young
Piano Player at Party (uncredited) Piano Player at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
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