Twenty Million Sweethearts

Twenty Million Sweethearts is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, and the Mills Brothers. The film was remade in 1949 as My Dream Is Yours.

Plot

Agent Russell Edward "Rush" Blake is able to promote the singing tenor waiter Buddy Clayton as a major radio star, while Buddy's wife Peggy Cornell loses out. In the end, Peggy does not lose Buddy to his "twenty million sweethearts" – his female fans.

Cast

Pat O'Brien as Russell Edward "Rush" Blake
Dick Powell as Buddy Clayton
Ginger Rogers as Peggy Cornell
Ted Fio Rito as himself
Allen Jenkins as Uncle Pete
Grant Mitchell as Chester A. Sharpe
Joseph Cawthorn as Mr. Herbert "Herbie" Brokman
Joan Wheeler as Marge, the Receptionist
Henry O'Neill as Lemuel Tappan
Johnny Arthur as Norma Hanson's Secretary
The Mills Brothers as themselves
The Radio Rogues as themselves
George Chandler as Johnny Klinger, radio columnist

Music

The film features the well-known song "I'll String Along with You" by Harry Warren and Al Dubin.

Reception

The film was considered a box-office disappointment for Warner Bros. According to studio records, it earned $821,000 domestically and $392,000 overseas.