Facing the Music

A Broadway producer, facing financial ruin, attempts to salvage his career by staging a new musical. He enlists the help of a beautiful but somewhat inexperienced singer and a veteran songwriter. Their efforts are complicated by backstage rivalries, romantic entanglements, and the constant threat of bankruptcy as opening night looms.

Facing The Music was a modest musical comedy of its era, generally seen as a standard, albeit somewhat formulaic, entry in the genre. While it provided light entertainment, it was not a groundbreaking film and received mixed reviews, with some critics praising its musical numbers and comedic performances, while others found its plot predictable.

• Enjoyed for its musical numbers and lighthearted tone.

• Considered a typical, if somewhat uninspired, musical of the early 1930s.

• Performances by the lead actors were generally well-received.

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The film features early work from actress Kay Francis, who would go on to become a major Warner Bros. star throughout the 1930s and 1940s.