Harmony Lane (1935)
1935 · Feature film · 82 min · dir. Joseph Santley
BASED ON THE LIFE OF America's Great Composer STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER
- Drama
Synopsis
The life and loves of composer Stephen Foster, from his early success through his decline, degradation, and death from alcoholism.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Joseph Santley
- Writer
- Elizabeth Meehan
- Studio
- Mascot Pictures
- Released
- 1935-10-22
- Running time
- 82 minutes
Cast & crew
Joseph Santley Director
Douglass Montgomery
Evelyn Venable
Adrienne Ames
Joseph Cawthorn
William Frawley
David Torrence
Gilbert Emery
Lloyd Hughes
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · An entertaining film · obieone · 2004-08-18
This film brings back memories of the Saturday Morning Matinees I used to attend as a child. This story is a period piece about the composer Stephen Foster. The story line is romanticised and pulls loosley from the facts. After all, it is an entertainment and not a history. The politically correct may object to the black-face performers of the songs, but you must realize that Minstrel Shows were a big part of the entertainment of that period. Totally underated but totally enjoyable.
★★★ · Who? · Spuzz · 2006-04-07
This is a biography on the famous songwriter, Stephen Foster. If you dont know who that is, hes the guy responsible for Old Folks At Home, I Dream Of Jeannie and Swanee River among other compositions. This biography doesnt really tell you much in terms of gossip about the guy (he had a failed marriage that turned him to drink!) and the acting here is just ok, with Douglass Montgomerys hideous age makeup overpowering his performance here. I guess the main focus is the music. I guess thats not bad, but mind you, were talking the later 1800s hit parade here. So like were talking about like…
