Make a Wish (1937): Cast
Make a Wish is a 1937 music comedy directed by Kurt Neumann, starring Bobby Breen as Chip Winters, Basil Rathbone and Ralph Forbes. It runs 1 hour 17 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 17m (77 min)
- Director
- Kurt Neumann
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Sol Lesser Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Make a Wish About?
The premise of Make a Wish without spoilers.
"The biggest little singing star" unfolds in a drama set in the Maine woods. While vacationing at a boys’ camp, Chip Winters befriends composer Johnny Selden, who seeks inspiration for his operetta and finds it in Chip’s mother, singer Irene Winters. Her fiancé Walter Mays blocks her return, plunging composer into depression and writer’s block.
Make a Wish Themes & Keywords
· 47 tags- summer camp
- b movie
- low budget film
- double feature film
- new york city
- maine summer camp
- summer camp kid
- indian guide
- song
- singer
- singing
- song in title
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- campfire singing
- composer in distress
- pianist
- show business
- cigarette smoking
- stock footage
- 1930s
- maine backwoodsman
- campy
- fresh air
- prissy sissy
- tough girl
- grindhouse film
- operetta musical
- mother
- city
- composer
- maine
- broadway hit
- writer's block
- broken engagement
- 10 year old
- dead father
- prima donna
- boy soprano
- broadway
- operetta
- single parent
- widow
- single mother
- child plays matchmaker
- matchmaking
- death of father
- independent film
- boy
Make a Wish Cast & Characters
Bobby Breen leads the cast as Chip Winters, with Basil Rathbone as Johnny Selden and Ralph Forbes as Walter Mays. Directed by Kurt Neumann; 21 actors are credited in all.
- Director Kurt Neumann
- Bobby Breen as Chip Winters
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Basil Rathbone as Johnny Selden - Ralph Forbes as Walter Mays
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Donald Meek as Joseph
Also Starring in Make a Wish
· 17 more- Spencer Charters Station Agent
- Richard Tucker Grant
- Herbert Rawlinson Dr. Stevens
- Henry Armetta Moreta
- Lew Kelly Mailman
- Leonid Kinskey Moe
- Johnny Arthur Antoine
- Dorothy Appleby Telephone Girl
- Leon Errol Brennan
- Lillian Harmer Clara
- Charles Richman Wagner
- Barbara Barondess Secretary
- Billy Lee Pee Wee
- Billy Lechner Judge
- Fred Scott Minstrel
- Tommy Ryan Chunky
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- Jack Egger Bud
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Make a Wish FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Make a Wish, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Make a Wish?
Make a Wish runs 1 hour 17 minutes (77 minutes).
When was Make a Wish released?
Make a Wish was released on September 1, 1937.
Who directed Make a Wish?
Make a Wish was directed by Kurt Neumann.
More films by Kurt Neumann Who is in the cast of Make a Wish?
Make a Wish stars Bobby Breen as Chip Winters, Basil Rathbone as Johnny Selden and Ralph Forbes as Walter Mays, among 21 credited actors.
Does Make a Wish have a post-credit scene?
No. Make a Wish has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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