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Wonder Bar is a american film of genre Drama directed by Busby Berkeley released in USA on 31 march 1934 with Al Jolson

Wonder Bar (1934)

Wonder Bar
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Released in USA 31 march 1934
Length 1h24
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Musical,    Crime,    Romance
Rating64% 3.243153.243153.243153.243153.24315

Wonder Bar is a 1934 American Pre-Code movie adaptation of a Broadway musical of the same name directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created by Busby Berkeley.

It starred Al Jolson, Kay Francis, Dolores del Río, Ricardo Cortez, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, Ruth Donnelly, Hugh Herbert, Louise Fazenda, Fifi D'Orsay, Merna Kennedy, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat, Henry Kolker, and Spencer Charters in the main roles. For its time, Wonder Bar was considered risqué, barely passing the censors at the Hays Office.

Synopsis

Wonder Bar is set in a Parisian nightclub, with the stars playing the ‘regulars’ at the club. The movie revolves around two main story points, a romance and a more serious conflict with death, and several minor plots. All of the stories are enlivened from time to time by extravagant musical numbers. The more serious story revolves around Captain Von Ferring (Robert Barrat), a German military officer. Ferring has gambled on the stock market and lost, now broke after dozens of failed investments, he is at the Wonder Bar to try and pull a one night stand before killing himself the following day. Al Wonder (Al Jolson) knows about Ferring's plan.

Actors

Al Jolson

(Al Wonder)Kay Francis

(Liane Renaud)Dolores del Río

(Inez)Ricardo Cortez

(Harry)Dick Powell

(Tommy)
And :
Guy Kibbee
Louise Fazenda
Ruth Donnelly
Henry O'Neill
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