Sweet Adeline 89 years old

In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. But Sid frets as Adeline spends increasing amounts of time with the dashing Major Day.

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Sweet Adeline Cast

Name Character
Irene Dunne She was 36, 91 years old when she died as Adeline 'Addie' Schmidt
Hugh Herbert He was 50, 67 years old when he died as Rupert Rockingham
Ned Sparks He was 51, 73 years old when he died as Dan Herzig
Nydia Westman She was 32, 68 years old when she died as Nellie
Wini Shaw She was 27, 75 years old when she died as Elysia
Louis Calhern He was 39, 61 years old when he died as Major Jim Day
Dorothy Dare She was 23, 70 years old when she died as Dot
Donald Woods He was 1, 67 years old when he died as Sid Barnett
Joseph Cawthorn He was 66, 80 years old when he died as Oscar Schmidt
Phil Regan He was 28, 89 years old when he died as Michael

Sweet Adeline Crew

Name Department
Orry-Kelly as Costume Design. He was 36 (66) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Sol Polito as Director of Photography. He was 42 (67) years old when He died Camera
Robert M. Haas as Art Direction. He was 45 (73) years old when He died Art
Heinz Roemheld as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (83) years old when He died Sound
Mervyn LeRoy as Director. He was 34 (86) years old when He died Directing
Oscar Hammerstein II as Writer. He was 39 (65) years old when He died Writing
Erwin S. Gelsey as Screenplay. He was 34 (88) years old when He died Writing
Harold McLernon as Editor. He was 42 (55) years old when He died Editing
Jerome Kern as Writer. He was 49 (60) years old when He died Writing
Emily Moore as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
Charles David Forrest as Sound. He was 32 (88) years old when He died Sound
Gordon Hollingshead as Assistant Director. He was 42 (60) years old when He died Directing
Sweet Adeline poster
Sweet Adeline (89 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, December 29, 1934
  • Runtime: 87 minutes