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Hitting a New High

Thrill to the Voice that makes Swing Song Sounds..Hear Her Trilling Those Golden Arias!

5.5(11)19371h 25m1

A Paris cabaret singer dreams of becoming a Metropolitan Opera singer. A press agent arranges her Manhattan debut by way of Africa.

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Released
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Box office
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Language
English
  • ship
  • africa
  • safari
  • musical
  • singer

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Director

Raoul Walsh

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical24 Dec 1937
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical6 Apr 1938

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Hitting a New High was released on 24 December 1937.

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    CinemaSerf

    8/22/2025

    6/10

    For a brief while, I thought the MGM lion had strayed onto set and was going to shorten this feature for us, but he merely yawned and went back to sleep. Now that is quite an accomplishment as for much of this film we are treated to the pizzicato dulcets of aspiring opera singer “Suzette” (Lily Ponsj. Luckily for her, she is “discovered” by the very aptly named theatrical agent “Corny” (Jack Oakie) who is so determin…

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