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How Long Is “Hitting a New High”?

Name: Hitting a New High
Genre: Musical
Released: 1937-12-24
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Lily Pons, Jack Oakie, Eric Blore, John Howard, Edward Everett Horton

1h 20m runtime

19371h 20mMusical

Musical film with a runtime of 80 minutes, released in 1937. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 20m

Minutes80

One SittingYes

With Break1h 32m

Spoiler-Free Synopsis

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In this musical, a nightclub singer secretly aspires to sing at the Met. To help her, her agent decides to dress her up as "Ooga-Hunga, the Bird Girl" and send her off on a merry chase of an influential opera lover who has gone on an African Safari. When the Great White Hunter sees her, he is truly agog and at last she fulfills her lifelong goal. Songs include: "You're Like a Song," "I Hit a New High," "Let's Give Love Another Chance," and "This Never Happened Before." Excerpts from operas include: "Lucia Di Lammermoor," "Mignon," "Je Suis Titania," and "Le Rossignol Et La Rose.".

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Runtime1h 20m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 32m

Movie Facts

Release DateDecember 24, 1937

Runtime1h 20m

LanguageEnglish

GenresMusical

DirectorRaoul Walsh

ProducerJesse L. Lasky, Jesse Lasky

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