Classic Hollywood: Restored version of rare Cary Grant musical ‘When You’re in Love’ to air
Attention Cary Grant fans: A newly restored version of the seldom-seen 1937 musical comedy “When You’re in Love,” starring Grant and opera singer Grace Moore, debuts on GetTV on May 6 at 5 p.m. PDT.
Grant plays an American artist marooned in Mexico because he can’t pay his hotel bill, while Moore is an Australian who needs a marriage of convenience to solve her citizenship troubles.
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When it opened, Los Angeles Times critic Edwin Schallert called the film “very clever,” citing Grant’s light comedic performance as his best up to that time. Moore’s rendition of Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher” was also touted by reviewers as a highlight.
Originally released by Columbia, the film marked the lone feature directing credit of screenwriter Robert Riskin, who received an uncredited assist from Harry Lachman. Other songs are by composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Dorothy Fields. As part of an attempted comeback, silent film star Louise Brooks appears uncredited in the chorus.
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