It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.
In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.
This week’s musical:
Spring is Here (1930) – Musical #745
Studio:
First National Pictures, distributed by Warner Bros.
Director:
John Francis Dillon
Starring:
Lawrence Gray, Alexander Gray, Bernice Claire, Frank Albertson, Inez Courtney, Louise Fazenda, Ford Sterling, Natalie Moorhead, Gretchen Thomas (uncredited)
Themselves: The Brox Sisters (Bobbe Brox, Kathlyn Brox, Lorayne Brox)
Plot:
Betty (Claire) returns home at 5 a.m. after being out with her sweetheart, Steve (Lawrence Gray). That day, her father is furious, disapproving of Steve but approving of Terry (Alexander Gray), another young man who cares for Betty. But Betty doesn’t care for Terry, so her sister Mary Jane (Courtney) creates a plan to make Betty jealous.
This week’s musical:
Comet Over Hollywood 