MEET THE BOY FRIEND (1937) Robert Paige, Carol Hughes & Warren Hymer | Comedy, Romance | B&W

Meet the Boyfriend is a 1937 American film directed by Ralph Staub.

SYNOPSIS
A heartthrob singer, Tony Paige, also known as "America's Boyfriend" decides to wed a Swedish actress. His manager doesn't want this because he is afraid of Tony losing female fans, so he takes up a $300,000 insurance policy if Tony does in fact wed. Tony soon meets a girl named June Delaney on a bus who doesn't swoon over him like other girls. He falls for her but doesn't know her true identity.

CAST & CREW
Robert Paige as Tony Page
Carol Hughes as June Delaney
Warren Hymer as Wilbur 'Bugs' Corrigan
Pert Kelton as Beulah Potts
Andrew Tombes as J. Ardmore Potts
Gwili Andre as Vilma Vlare
Ed 'Oscar' Platt as Oscar
Lou Fulton as Elmer
Smiley Burnette as Orchestra Leader
Leonid Kinskey as Dr. Sokoloff
Syd Saylor as Buddy
Selmer Jackson as Madison
Cy Kendall as Walters
Robert Middlemass as McGrath
Mary Gordon as Mrs. Grimes

Directed by Ralph Staub
Written by Robert Arthur (story), Jack Raymond (story), Bradford Ropes (writer)
Produced by Colbert Clark
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited by William Morgan
Music by Alberto Colombo
Production company Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date July 12, 1937
Running time 63 minutes, 53 minutes (USA edited versions)
Country United States
Language English