Rhythm on the River (1940)

Name: Rhythm on the River
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 1940-08-28
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone, Oscar Levant, Oscar Shaw

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.

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Released 1940-08-28 · 92 min · Comedy, Music

Directed by Victor Schertzinger

Cast

Bing Crosby as Bob Sommers
Mary Martin as Cherry Lane
Basil Rathbone as Oliver Courtney
Oscar Levant as Billy Starbuck
Oscar Shaw as Charlie Goodrich
Charley Grapewin as Uncle Caleb
Lillian Cornell as Millie Starling
William Frawley as Mr. Westlake
Jeanne Cagney as Country cousin
Charles Lane as Bernard Schwartz
John Scott Trotter as Orchestra Leader
Helen Bertram as Aunt Delia
Ken Carpenter as Teddy Gardner (announcer)
Harry Barris as Bass Sax player
Wingy Manone as Himself - Band Leader