Writing

Matt Brooks

Born December 25, 1907 · New York, New York, U.S.A.

Died November 25, 1990 · aged 82

Matt Brooks was a writer, known for Radio City Revels (1938), Ship Ahoy (1942) and Swing Fever (1943).

Known For

Swing FeverSwing Fever · 1943
Swing Fever
6.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
Plane NutsPlane Nuts · 1933
Plane Nuts
5.31933
MovieMusicComedy
Ted Healy and His Stooges alternate mildly risque vaudeville routines with semi-elaborate Berkeleyesque musical numbers with beautiful chorines.
Radio City RevelsRadio City Revels · 1938
Radio City Revels
7.71938
Movie
A down-on-his-luck songwriter attempts to peddle musical compositions of a naive Arkansas hillbilly under his own name. Comedy.
Nertsery RhymesNertsery Rhymes · 1933
Nertsery Rhymes
5.61933
MovieComedy
Three boys play are told some "bedtime stories" by their parents.
Hello PopHello Pop · 1933
Hello Pop
7.31933
MovieComedyMusic
A stage director is trying to put on a musical/comedy revue, but has to contend with temperamental musicians, an inept stage crew and his three idiot sons.
The Big IdeaThe Big Idea · 1934
The Big Idea
4.61934
MovieComedy
Ted Healy is the proprietor of the "Big Idea Scenario Company" (Ideas While You Wait). Unfortunately, various visitors to his one-room office constantly interrupt his train of thought. These include a man with a machine gun, a woman who empties waste baskets on the floor, and a trio of musicians who play "Marching Through Georgia" on various instruments.
Beer and PretzelsBeer and Pretzels · 1933
Beer and Pretzels
6.11933
MovieMusicComedy
Ted Healy and his Stooges are fired and evicted from a theatre because Ted is annoying women working there. They then get jobs as waiters at a nightclub. Chaos and a few musical numbers ensue.

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