“An American Pickle” Should Have Stayed in the Jar
Wacky antics ensue when a 100-year-old Jewish man wakes up from a pickled hibernation in the modern world.
Hitting a New High (1937)
A Paris cabaret singer dreams of becoming a Metropolitan Opera singer. A press agent arranges her Manhattan debut by way of Africa.
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A Paris cabaret singer dreams of becoming a Metropolitan Opera singer. A press agent arranges her Manhattan debut by way of Africa.
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Genre:Comedy, Music, Romance
Written By:John Twist, Gertrude Purcell
In Theaters:12/24/1937
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Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:RKO Radio Pictures
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