Doctor Rhythm

Doctor Rhythm is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Beatrice Lillie, and Andy Devine. Based on the short story The Badge of Policeman ORoon by O. Henry, the film is about a doctor who pretends to be a policeman assigned as the bodyguard of a wealthy matron, whose beautiful niece becomes the object of his affections. The film features the songs On the Sentimental Side and My Heart Is Taking Lessons.

The movie was filmed in Hollywood starting on October 13, 1937 and finishing in December of the same year. It had its Los Angeles premiere at the Paramount on April 28, 1938 and its New York premiere at the Paramount on May 18, 1938. This was Crosbys second independent feature outside his Paramount contract. George Stoll was the Musical Director with John Scott Trotter handling the musical arrangements and orchestration.Frank S. Nugent writing in The New York Times was not impressed. In the Paramounts Doctor Rhythm, Bing Crosby, Bea Lillie amp Co. are wooing the comic muse as though they had abet on its surrender. Maybe abet. Nothing quite so grim as their pursuing of the elfin guffaw has been seen in these parts since Martha Raye fell down the incinerator chute....An advantage we might say the only advantage is the complete informality of the show, an attitude for which Miss Lillie is largely and blessedly responsible....This puts her one up on Mr. Crosby, whose crooning is almost too liquid this time. On the Sentimental Side, This Is My Night to Dream and My Heart Is Taking Lessons were not so much sung as wrung out. Too bad, too, for theyre good numbers. ........

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