302:) overhears Corny, Jimmy and Suzette discussing the entire scam backstage during one such cabaret show. He asks Jimmy for hush money and when he doesn't get it he shows up the next day as adventurer "Captain Braceridge Hemingway", explorer of Africa. Blynn, unaware he's being tricked yet again falls for Cedric's imitation. Cedric, as "Captain Braceridge Hemingway" tells an elaborate tale of shipwreck off of the coast Africa. He claims to be the long lost father of "Oogahunga, the Bird-Girl". Blynn gracefully allows him to reconnect with his "long lost daughter". When Cedric and Corny are alone, Cedric makes blackmail demands of Corny. However, during the next performance of "Oogahunga", she is recognized as Suzette by Blynn's main rival. Said rival confronts Corny and he too gets cut in on the blackmail money. Blynn goes to the nightclub where Suzette also sings cabaret. He sees Suzette there singing and "Captain Braceridge Hemingway" playing clarinet in Jimmy's band, and Blynn demands she stop singing, still believing she's "Oogahunga". Everything is exposed and explained to Blynn who erupts in fury. Cedric plays on the clarinet as Blynn storms away and the rest of the band joins in. Then Corny and Blynn begin drunkenly singing along, and then Suzette joins in as well. Then the entire audience joins in as well.
29:
298:
walked out on him. Immediately he knows it's her. Shortly thereafter Jimmy James shows up in Blynn's office. Blynn kicks him out but he scales the wall and finds
Suzette upstairs playing piano and singing. Corny walks in on them and makes an arrangement with Jimmy, they get Suzette to agree to do shows for both of them in exchange for James not exposing their scheme. His friend and clarinet player Cedric Cosmos (played by
292:
but having been raised amongst the birds. He "finds" her in the wild singing, just as Corny intended. Despite the farcical nature of this, Blynn buys it. He has her "captured" in a wooden cage, Corny says he'll "teach her" to speak, absurdly Blynn continues to fall for the entire charade. While Blynn
297:
while he wears full safari gear despite being on radio. When questioned on why he's dressed that way he says it's so he can have "an authentic mental juxtaposition". However, during her inaugural broadcast her ex-boss/ex-boyfriend hears her singing the song she was arguing with him about when she
293:
frantically telegrams New York telling them about his "find", Corny and
Suzette (who is pretending to be "Oogahunga the Bird-Girl") scheme to keep the farce going until she's famous and he's rich. Blynn excitedly debuts Suzette on radio in
276:) who wants her to sing cabaret instead of opera, so she walks out on him, where Corny is waiting. However, Davis's boss is already on a quest to rebuild his reputation by going on safari in
268:
is looking for a new work. After the mogul, Lucius B Blynn, faces a series of embrassments, his press agent tries to sign an opera singer for him. He finds an opera singer named
Suzette (
1413:
1398:
1403:
1423:
477:
673:
249:
1290:
812:
606:
1151:
745:
681:
1408:
932:
729:
518:
1428:
1314:
1039:
657:
1322:
449:
323:
273:
96:
1418:
1079:
972:
649:
590:
630:
1393:
1186:
1111:
1103:
884:
860:
1159:
566:
470:
1298:
1250:
705:
502:
277:
542:
534:
1242:
1194:
622:
1226:
1218:
1023:
753:
721:
574:
510:
437:
335:
1330:
1357:
1127:
1063:
1055:
1031:
980:
900:
892:
820:
558:
463:
1388:
1349:
1282:
1266:
1135:
1007:
777:
697:
689:
665:
582:
229:
1015:
924:
526:
141:
126:
28:
1365:
1274:
1234:
1095:
1087:
1047:
868:
828:
415:
116:
1143:
1071:
852:
836:
737:
598:
64:
948:
876:
253:
1306:
956:
916:
908:
713:
614:
550:
78:
1382:
1202:
964:
844:
804:
785:
761:
294:
265:
245:
54:
442:
999:
769:
285:
272:), Suzette is furious with her current agent and boyfriend (Jimmy James, played by
1210:
487:
455:
233:
106:
42:
382:
1167:
329:
317:
299:
241:
92:
68:
431:
311:
281:
269:
237:
88:
264:
Corny Davis, a press agent of an
American entertainment mogul based out of
1258:
426:
420:
409:
1119:
289:
459:
383:"The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners"
288:
and pretend to be a "bird woman", something akin to
1341:
1178:
991:
796:
641:
494:
213:
205:
197:
189:
179:
156:
148:
132:
122:
112:
102:
84:
74:
60:
48:
38:
21:
332:as Cedric Cosmo, aka Captain Braceridge Hemingway
370:Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
280:. Therefore, he has the opera singer (played by
368:Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951',
471:
8:
478:
464:
456:
27:
18:
314:as Suzette, aka Oogahunga, the Bird-Girl
356:
364:
362:
360:
7:
674:Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
347:The film lost a reported $ 431,000.
1414:Films scored by Nathaniel Shilkret
14:
1399:American black-and-white films
1:
1404:Films directed by Raoul Walsh
1040:They Died with Their Boots On
1424:1930s English-language films
1323:The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
450:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
165:December 24, 1937
1445:
1291:The Revolt of Mamie Stover
1187:Captain Horatio Hornblower
1104:The Horn Blows at Midnight
244:. It was nominated for an
631:Should a Husband Forgive?
26:
1299:The King and Four Queens
1251:A Lion Is in the Streets
278:French Equatorial Africa
248:in 1938 in the category
16:1937 film by Raoul Walsh
372:, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p58
1315:The Naked and the Dead
1195:Along the Great Divide
1409:American comedy films
1227:Blackbeard the Pirate
1219:The World in His Arms
1024:The Strawberry Blonde
813:The Man Who Came Back
722:The Lady of the Harem
575:The Pride of New York
336:Edward Everett Horton
1429:1930s American films
1152:One Sunday Afternoon
1064:Background to Danger
981:The Roaring Twenties
901:Every Night at Eight
893:Baby Face Harrington
821:Women of All Nations
250:Best Sound Recording
1350:Esther and the King
1008:They Drive by Night
778:The Cock-Eyed World
746:The Loves of Carmen
682:The Thief of Bagdad
666:Kindred of the Dust
583:The Innocent Sinner
230:musical comedy film
228:is a 1937 American
1419:RKO Pictures films
1331:A Private's Affair
1160:Colorado Territory
941:Hitting a New High
933:Artists and Models
607:Every Mother's Son
527:Blue Blood and Red
486:Films directed by
444:Hitting a New High
438:TCM Movie Database
433:Hitting a New High
422:Hitting a New High
411:Hitting a New High
225:Hitting a New High
152:RKO Radio Pictures
142:RKO Radio Pictures
127:Nathaniel Shilkret
22:Hitting a New High
1394:1937 comedy films
1376:
1375:
1366:A Distant Trumpet
1358:Marines, Let's Go
1235:The Lawless Breed
1088:Objective, Burma!
1048:Desperate Journey
829:The Yellow Ticket
730:What Price Glory?
338:as Lucius B Blynn
221:
220:
117:Desmond Marquette
1436:
1144:Fighter Squadron
1072:Northern Pursuit
738:The Monkey Talks
599:The Prussian Cur
543:The Honor System
480:
473:
466:
457:
397:
396:
394:
393:
379:
373:
366:
172:
170:
65:Gertrude Purcell
31:
19:
1444:
1443:
1439:
1438:
1437:
1435:
1434:
1433:
1379:
1378:
1377:
1372:
1337:
1174:
1080:Uncertain Glory
987:
973:St. Louis Blues
877:Going Hollywood
792:
650:The Deep Purple
637:
490:
484:
406:
401:
400:
391:
389:
381:
380:
376:
367:
358:
353:
345:
308:
262:
254:John O. Aalberg
182:
175:
168:
166:
159:
144:
137:
135:
95:
91:
67:
53:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1442:
1440:
1432:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1381:
1380:
1374:
1373:
1371:
1370:
1362:
1354:
1345:
1343:
1339:
1338:
1336:
1335:
1327:
1319:
1311:
1307:Band of Angels
1303:
1295:
1287:
1279:
1271:
1263:
1255:
1247:
1239:
1231:
1223:
1215:
1207:
1199:
1191:
1182:
1180:
1176:
1175:
1173:
1172:
1164:
1156:
1148:
1140:
1132:
1124:
1116:
1112:The Man I Love
1108:
1100:
1096:Salty O'Rourke
1092:
1084:
1076:
1068:
1060:
1052:
1044:
1036:
1028:
1020:
1012:
1004:
995:
993:
989:
988:
986:
985:
977:
969:
961:
957:Jump for Glory
953:
945:
937:
929:
921:
917:Big Brown Eyes
913:
909:Klondike Annie
905:
897:
889:
885:Under Pressure
881:
873:
865:
861:Hello, Sister!
857:
849:
841:
833:
825:
817:
809:
800:
798:
794:
793:
791:
790:
782:
774:
766:
758:
754:Sadie Thompson
750:
742:
734:
726:
718:
714:The Lucky Lady
710:
702:
694:
686:
678:
670:
662:
654:
645:
643:
639:
638:
636:
635:
627:
619:
611:
603:
595:
587:
579:
571:
563:
555:
551:The Silent Lie
547:
539:
531:
523:
515:
507:
498:
496:
492:
491:
485:
483:
482:
475:
468:
460:
454:
453:
452:
440:
429:
418:
405:
404:External links
402:
399:
398:
374:
355:
354:
352:
349:
344:
341:
340:
339:
333:
327:
326:as Jimmy James
321:
320:as Corny Davis
315:
307:
304:
261:
258:
219:
218:
215:
211:
210:
207:
203:
202:
199:
195:
194:
191:
187:
186:
183:
180:
177:
176:
174:
173:
162:
160:
157:
154:
153:
150:
149:Distributed by
146:
145:
140:
138:
133:
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
104:
103:Cinematography
100:
99:
86:
82:
81:
79:Jesse L. Lasky
76:
72:
71:
62:
58:
57:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1441:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1360:
1359:
1355:
1352:
1351:
1347:
1346:
1344:
1340:
1333:
1332:
1328:
1325:
1324:
1320:
1317:
1316:
1312:
1309:
1308:
1304:
1301:
1300:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1277:
1276:
1272:
1269:
1268:
1264:
1261:
1260:
1256:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1240:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1221:
1220:
1216:
1213:
1212:
1208:
1205:
1204:
1203:Distant Drums
1200:
1197:
1196:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1177:
1170:
1169:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1141:
1138:
1137:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1117:
1114:
1113:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1085:
1082:
1081:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1056:Gentleman Jim
1053:
1050:
1049:
1045:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1034:
1033:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1018:
1017:
1013:
1010:
1009:
1005:
1002:
1001:
997:
996:
994:
990:
983:
982:
978:
975:
974:
970:
967:
966:
965:College Swing
962:
959:
958:
954:
951:
950:
946:
943:
942:
938:
935:
934:
930:
927:
926:
922:
919:
918:
914:
911:
910:
906:
903:
902:
898:
895:
894:
890:
887:
886:
882:
879:
878:
874:
871:
870:
866:
863:
862:
858:
855:
854:
853:Sailor's Luck
850:
847:
846:
845:Me and My Gal
842:
839:
838:
834:
831:
830:
826:
823:
822:
818:
815:
814:
810:
807:
806:
805:The Big Trail
802:
801:
799:
795:
788:
787:
786:Hot for Paris
783:
780:
779:
775:
772:
771:
767:
764:
763:
762:The Red Dance
759:
756:
755:
751:
748:
747:
743:
740:
739:
735:
732:
731:
727:
724:
723:
719:
716:
715:
711:
708:
707:
703:
700:
699:
695:
692:
691:
687:
684:
683:
679:
676:
675:
671:
668:
667:
663:
660:
659:
655:
652:
651:
647:
646:
644:
640:
633:
632:
628:
625:
624:
620:
617:
616:
612:
609:
608:
604:
601:
600:
596:
593:
592:
588:
585:
584:
580:
577:
576:
572:
569:
568:
567:The Conqueror
564:
561:
560:
556:
553:
552:
548:
545:
544:
540:
537:
536:
532:
529:
528:
524:
521:
520:
516:
513:
512:
508:
505:
504:
500:
499:
497:
493:
489:
481:
476:
474:
469:
467:
462:
461:
458:
451:
448:
446:
445:
441:
439:
435:
434:
430:
428:
424:
423:
419:
417:
413:
412:
408:
407:
403:
388:
384:
378:
375:
371:
365:
363:
361:
357:
350:
348:
342:
337:
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
319:
316:
313:
310:
309:
305:
303:
301:
296:
295:New York City
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
266:Paris, France
259:
257:
255:
251:
247:
246:Academy Award
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
226:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
193:United States
192:
188:
184:
178:
164:
163:
161:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
131:
128:
125:
121:
118:
115:
111:
108:
105:
101:
98:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80:
77:
73:
70:
66:
63:
61:Screenplay by
59:
56:
55:Maxwell Shane
52:Robert Harari
51:
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
1364:
1356:
1348:
1329:
1321:
1313:
1305:
1297:
1289:
1283:The Tall Men
1281:
1273:
1267:Saskatchewan
1265:
1257:
1249:
1241:
1233:
1225:
1217:
1209:
1201:
1193:
1185:
1166:
1158:
1150:
1142:
1136:Silver River
1134:
1126:
1118:
1110:
1102:
1094:
1086:
1078:
1070:
1062:
1054:
1046:
1038:
1030:
1022:
1014:
1006:
1000:Dark Command
998:
979:
971:
963:
955:
947:
940:
939:
931:
923:
915:
907:
899:
891:
883:
875:
867:
859:
851:
843:
835:
827:
819:
811:
803:
784:
776:
770:Me, Gangster
768:
760:
752:
744:
736:
728:
720:
712:
706:The Wanderer
704:
698:The Spaniard
696:
690:East of Suez
688:
680:
672:
664:
656:
648:
629:
621:
613:
605:
597:
589:
581:
573:
565:
557:
549:
541:
533:
525:
517:
509:
503:Regeneration
501:
443:
432:
421:
410:
390:. Retrieved
386:
377:
369:
346:
286:French Congo
284:) go to the
263:
232:directed by
224:
223:
222:
181:Running time
158:Release date
1211:Glory Alley
1016:High Sierra
925:Spendthrift
615:I'll Say So
591:On the Jump
535:The Serpent
488:Raoul Walsh
324:John Howard
274:John Howard
236:. It stars
234:Raoul Walsh
107:J. Roy Hunt
97:John Howard
75:Produced by
43:Raoul Walsh
39:Directed by
1389:1937 films
1383:Categories
1275:Battle Cry
1243:Sea Devils
1168:White Heat
869:The Bowery
623:Evangeline
392:2011-08-10
387:oscars.org
351:References
330:Eric Blore
318:Jack Oakie
300:Eric Blore
242:Jack Oakie
214:Box office
185:85 minutes
169:1937-12-24
134:Production
93:Jack Oakie
69:John Twist
49:Written by
33:Lobby card
837:Wild Girl
511:Peer Gynt
343:Reception
312:Lily Pons
282:Lily Pons
270:Lily Pons
238:Lily Pons
217:$ 488,000
209:$ 727,000
113:Edited by
89:Lily Pons
1259:Gun Fury
1128:Cheyenne
1032:Manpower
949:O.H.M.S.
658:The Oath
559:Betrayed
427:AllMovie
198:Language
123:Music by
85:Starring
1120:Pursued
447:at the
436:at the
201:English
190:Country
167: (
136:company
1369:(1964)
1361:(1961)
1353:(1960)
1334:(1959)
1326:(1958)
1318:(1958)
1310:(1957)
1302:(1956)
1294:(1956)
1286:(1955)
1278:(1955)
1270:(1954)
1262:(1953)
1254:(1953)
1246:(1953)
1238:(1953)
1230:(1952)
1222:(1952)
1214:(1952)
1206:(1951)
1198:(1951)
1190:(1951)
1171:(1949)
1163:(1949)
1155:(1948)
1147:(1948)
1139:(1948)
1131:(1947)
1123:(1947)
1115:(1947)
1107:(1945)
1099:(1945)
1091:(1945)
1083:(1944)
1075:(1943)
1067:(1943)
1059:(1942)
1051:(1942)
1043:(1941)
1035:(1941)
1027:(1941)
1019:(1941)
1011:(1940)
1003:(1940)
984:(1939)
976:(1939)
968:(1938)
960:(1937)
952:(1937)
944:(1937)
936:(1937)
928:(1936)
920:(1936)
912:(1936)
904:(1935)
896:(1935)
888:(1935)
880:(1933)
872:(1933)
864:(1933)
856:(1933)
848:(1932)
840:(1932)
832:(1931)
824:(1931)
816:(1931)
808:(1930)
789:(1929)
781:(1929)
773:(1928)
765:(1928)
757:(1928)
749:(1927)
741:(1927)
733:(1926)
725:(1926)
717:(1926)
709:(1925)
701:(1925)
693:(1925)
685:(1924)
677:(1923)
669:(1922)
661:(1921)
653:(1920)
634:(1919)
626:(1919)
618:(1918)
610:(1918)
602:(1918)
594:(1918)
586:(1917)
578:(1917)
570:(1917)
562:(1917)
554:(1917)
546:(1917)
538:(1916)
530:(1916)
522:(1915)
519:Carmen
514:(1915)
506:(1915)
290:Tarzan
206:Budget
1342:1960s
1179:1950s
992:1940s
797:1930s
642:1920s
495:1910s
416:IMDb
306:Cast
260:Plot
240:and
425:at
414:at
256:).
1385::
385:.
359:^
479:e
472:t
465:v
395:.
252:(
171:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.