The Cat and the Fiddle (film)

The Cat and the Fiddle
The Cat and the Fiddle
	Film poster
Directed by	William K. Howard; Sam Wood (uncredited)
Written by	Otto A. Harbach (book); Bella Spewack (screenplay)
Produced by	Bernard H. Hyman
Starring	Ramon Novarro; Jeanette MacDonald
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke; Ray Rennahan; Harold Rosson
Edited by	Frank Hull
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	February 16, 1934; [1]
Running time	88 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$843,000[3]
Box office	$455,000 (Domestic earnings)[3]; $644,000 (Foreign earnings)[3]

The Cat and the Fiddle is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic musical film directed by William K. Howard[4] 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.[5]

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1934 film by Sam Wood, William K. Howard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Cat and the Fiddle
Film poster
Directed by	William K. Howard Sam Wood (uncredited)
Written by	Otto A. Harbach (book) Bella Spewack (screenplay)
Produced by	Bernard H. Hyman
Starring	Ramon Novarro Jeanette MacDonald
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke Ray Rennahan Harold Rosson
Edited by	Frank Hull
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	February 16, 1934 (1934-02-16) [1]
Running time	88 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$843,000[3]
Box office	$455,000 (Domestic earnings)[3] $644,000 (Foreign earnings)[3]