Characters & Themes
Sweet Adeline (1934) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1934 · 87 mins · English
- Directed by
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Starring
- Irene Dunne, Louis Calhern, Donald Woods, Ned Sparks, Joseph Cawthorn, Hugh Herbert
Set in 1898, composer Sid Barnett persuades his beloved Adeline, a popular beer‑garden singer, to headline his new Broadway operetta, provoking jealousy in Elysia, the former star. As rehearsals progress, Sid grows uneasy when Adeline spends more time with the charismatic Major Day, endangering his project and romance.
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