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The Cat and the Fiddle is a 1934 American Pre-Code romantic musical film directed by William K. Howard based on the hit 1931 Broadway musical of the same name by Jerome Kern and Otto A. Harbach, about a romance between a struggling composer and an American singer. The film stars Ramon Novarro and Jeanette MacDonald in her MGM debut.
The final reel was filmed in the then newly perfected three-strip Technicolor process, previously used only in Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies cartoons.
Original Release
02/16/1934
US Release
02/16/1934
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ramon Novarro | Victor / Victor Florescu |
| Jeanette MacDonald | Shirley / Shirley Sheridan |
| Frank Morgan | Daudet / Jules Daudet |
| Charles Butterworth | Charles |
| Jean Hersholt | Professor / Professor Bertier |
| Vivienne Segal | Odette / Odette Brieux |
| Frank Conroy | Theatre Owner |
| Henry Armetta | Taxi Driver |
| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | Concierge |
| Joseph Cawthorn | Rudy |
Directors
Writers
Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack, Otto A. Harbach, Jerome Kern, Anita Loos, Eve Greene, James Kevin McGuinness, Zelda Sears
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ramon Novarro | Victor / Victor Florescu |
| Jeanette MacDonald | Shirley / Shirley Sheridan |
| Frank Morgan | Daudet / Jules Daudet |
| Charles Butterworth | Charles |
| Jean Hersholt | Professor / Professor Bertier |
| Vivienne Segal | Odette / Odette Brieux |
| Frank Conroy | Theatre Owner |
| Henry Armetta | Taxi Driver |
| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | Concierge |
| Joseph Cawthorn | Rudy |
| Frank Adams | Musician |
| Florine Baile | Bit Part |
| Polly Bailey | Ballet Mistress |
| Reginald Barlow | King's Aide in Show |
| Herman Bing | Fireman's Band Leader |
| Eugene Borden | Bit Part |
| Alice Carlisle | Vegetable Seller |
| Charles Crockett | Rudy's Secretary |
| Yola d'Avril | Maid in House |
| Max Davidson | Dried Up Old Man |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bernard H. Hyman | Producer |
