Hold Everything (film)

Hold Everything is a 1930 American Pre-Code film. It was the first musical comedy film to be released that was photographed entirely in early two-color Technicolor. It was adapted from the DeSylva-Brown-Henderson Broadway musical of the same name that had served as a vehicle for Bert Lahr and starred Winnie Lightner and Joe E. Brown as the comedy duo. The romantic subplot was played by Georges Carpentier and Sally O'Neil. Only three songs from the stage show remained: "You're the Cream in My Coffee", "To Know You Is To Love You", and "Don't Hold Everything". New songs were written for the film by Al Dubin and Joe Burke, including one that became a hit in 1930: "When The Little Red Roses Get The Blues For You". The songs in the film were played by Abe Lyman and his orchestra.

Hold Everything
theatrical release poster
Directed byRoy Del Ruth
Written byRobert Lord
Based onplay by Buddy G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson, and John McGowan
StarringWinnie Lightner
Joe E. Brown
CinematographyDevereaux Jennings (Technicolor)
Edited byWilliam Holmes
Music byJoseph Burke
Ray Henderson
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 20, 1930 (1930-03-20)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$491,000
Box office$1,333,000
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