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Hitting a New High (1937)
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85 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Hitting a New High (1937)

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85 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Lili Pons and Jack Oakie star as a nightclub singer with aspires to be an opera diva and the met star whom she chases all the way to a safari in Africa to make her dreams come true in this wacky musical comedy.

Director

Raoul Walsh

Writers

Robert Harari (story) | Maxwell Shane (story) | Gertrude Purcell (screenplay) | John Twist (screenplay)

Producer

Jesse L. Lasky

Cinematographer

J. Roy Hunt

Editor

Desmond Marquette

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Release date

Dec 24, 1937 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award.

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Lily Pons Suzette, aka Oogahunga, the Bird-Girl Suzette, aka Oogahunga, the Bird-Girl See fewer	I Dream Too Much (1935)
Jack Oakie Corny Davis Corny Davis See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
John Howard Jimmy James Jimmy James See fewer	The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Eric Blore Cedric Cosmo, aka Captain Braceridge Hemingway Cedric Cosmo, aka Captain Braceridge Hemingway See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Edward Everett Horton Lucius B. Blynn Lucius B. Blynn See fewer	Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Eduardo Ciannelli Andreas Mazzini Andreas Mazzini See fewer	Gunga Din (1939)
Luis Alberni Luis Marlo Luis Marlo See fewer	The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
Vinton Hayworth Carter Haig (as Jack Arnold) Carter Haig (as Jack Arnold) See fewer	Broadway Television Theatre (1952)
Leonard Carey Jervons, Blynn's Butler Jervons, Blynn's Butler See fewer	Rebecca (1940)
Joe Bacon African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer
Jack Clisby African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer	Double Deal (1939)
James Conaty Guest (uncredited) Guest (uncredited) See fewer
Nathan Curry African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer	Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
LeRoy Edwards African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer
Kathleen Ellis Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited) See fewer	Mr. Novak (1963)
Elias English African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer	On Such a Night (1937)
Elmer Fain African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer	Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
Harold Farley African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer
Tom Farrell African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer
Curtis Hamilton African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer
Richard Lane Owner of the Chez Suzette Nightclub (uncredited) Owner of the Chez Suzette Nightclub (uncredited) See fewer	The Big Wheel (1949)
Larry Law Man (unconfirmed) (uncredited) Man (unconfirmed) (uncredited) See fewer
Doc McGill African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer
Richard 'Pop' Penson African Native (uncredited) African Native (uncredited) See fewer
Paul Rochin Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited) See fewer
Rolfe Sedan Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited) See fewer	Ninotchka (1939)
Larry Steers Man at Al Fresco Musical Evening (uncredited) Man at Al Fresco Musical Evening (uncredited) See fewer	The King of the Kongo (1929)
Russell Wade Nightclub Dance Extra (uncredited) Nightclub Dance Extra (uncredited) See fewer	The Body Snatcher (1945)