Hold Everything (film)
| Hold Everything | |
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Written by | Robert Lord |
| Based on | Hold Everything! by Buddy G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson, and John McGowan |
| Starring | Winnie Lightner Joe E. Brown |
| Cinematography | Devereaux Jennings (Technicolor) |
| Edited by | William Holmes |
| Music by | Joseph Burke Ray Henderson Al Dubin Buddy DeSylva Lew Brown |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $491,000 |
| Box office | $1,333,000 |
Hold Everything is a 1930 American pre-Code film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. This musical comedy film was photographed entirely in early two-color Technicolor. It was adapted from the DeSylva-Brown-Henderson Broadway musical of the same name that had served as a vehicle for Bert Lahr and starred Winnie Lightner and Joe E. Brown as the comedy duo. The romantic subplot was played by Georges Carpentier and Sally O'Neil. Only three songs from the stage show remained: "You're the Cream in My Coffee", "To Know You Is To Love You", and "Don't Hold Everything". New songs were written for the film by Al Dubin and Joe Burke, including one that became a hit in 1930: "When The Little Red Roses Get The Blues For You". The songs in the film were played by Abe Lyman and his orchestra.