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Children of Dreams is a american film of genre Musical directed by Alan Crosland released in USA on 25 july 1931 with Marion Byron

Children of Dreams (1931)

Children of Dreams
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Released in USA 25 july 1931
Length 1h18
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Musical
Rating20% 1.0445951.0445951.0445951.0445951.044595

Children of Dreams (1930) is a musical operetta film drama photographed entirely in Part Technicolor and produced and distributed by Warner Bros.. The film was directed by Alan Crosland. Children of Dreams was the second original operetta written especially for the screen by Oscar Hammerstein II and Sigmund Romberg. This team had previously worked on the musical Viennese Nights, which had proved to be a success. The film had the misfortune of being released at a time when the public had grown weary of musicals and did poorly at the box office. It was the only full scale musical to be released in the summer of 1931. Although Children of Dreams was filmed in color and exhibited in a few select areas in color, Warner Bros. decided to circulate black-and-white prints in many areas as a cost saving measure due to the backlash against musicals.

Synopsis

One day, Molly Standing (Margaret Schilling) is picking apples in her father's apple orchard in California, with her friend Gertie (Marion Byron), when they meet two boys, Tommy Melville (Paul Gregory) and Gus Schultz (Tom Patricola). Molly falls in love with Tommy while Gertie falls in love with Gus. They plan a double wedding.

Actors

Marion Byron

(Gertie)Charles Winninger

(Dr. Joe Thompson)
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