This is quite a curious little film with Basil Rathbone ("Johnny") as a composer who takes a cabin near a boys summer camp. There he encounters an engaging, outgoing, bunch of young boys who inspire him to overcome his writer's block and pen a blockbuster musical. Now, ordinarily, I'm with Herod when it comes to kids, even more so when they have a leading role - and sing, too - but Bobby Breen ("Chip") is actually…
Make a Wish (1937)
"THE BIGGEST LITTLE SINGING STAR" IN A MELODY DRAMA OF THE MAINE WOODS!
While vacationing at a boys' camp, the rambunctious Chip Winters befriends a famed composer Johnny Selden. Stuck for an inspiration for his latest operetta, Selden at last finds it when he meets Chip's gorgeous mother Irene Winters, a popular singer. Alas, her stiff-necked fiancé Walter Mays refuses to allow her to return to the stage, whereupon Rathbone spirals into a depression -- and even worse, a profound case of writers' block.
Top Cast
Bobby Breen
Chip Winters
Basil Rathbone
Johnny Selden
Henry Armetta
Moreta
Donald Meek
Joseph
Leon Errol
Brennan
Billy Lee
Pee Wee
Ralph Forbes
Walter Mays
Leonid Kinskey
Moe
Herbert Rawlinson
Dr. Stevens
Spencer Charters
Station Agent
Johnny Arthur
Antoine
Lew Kelly
Mailman
Charles Richman
Wagner
Fred Scott
Minstrel
Lillian Harmer
Clara
Barbara Barondess
Secretary
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What is Make a Wish about?
While vacationing at a boys' camp, the rambunctious Chip Winters befriends a famed composer Johnny Selden. Stuck for an inspiration for his latest operetta, Selden at last finds it when he meets Chip's gorgeous mother Irene Winters, a popular singer. Alas, her stiff-necked…
When was Make a Wish released?
Make a Wish was released in 1937.
What genres does Make a Wish belong to?
Make a Wish is categorised as Music, Comedy.
Who stars in Make a Wish?
The cast of Make a Wish includes Bobby Breen, Basil Rathbone, Henry Armetta, Donald Meek, Leon Errol.