Thu 15 May 2025
Archived Movie Review: WALKING ON AIR (1936).
Posted by Steve under Films: Comedy/Musicals , Reviews[2] Comments
WALKING ON AIR. RKO Radio Pictures, 1936. Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern. Director: Joseph Santley.
A girl hires an obnoxious suitor to force her father to let her marry the man she loves. Nature naturally takes its own way in such matters, and here is no exception. You can very easily write the rest on your own.
Gene Raymond’s character is also an aspiring young radio singer, which allows for a fine opportunity for a few extra songs, resulting in a pleasant mixture of comedy and music. If Ann Southern could never be called beautiful, she was the next best thing to it.
— Reprinted from Movie.File.1, March 1988.

May 17th, 2025 at 1:06 am
Whatever Ann lacked in classic beauty she more than made up for in vivacity, humor, and sex appeal. She and Joan Blondell were the standard for the heart of gold blonde in their day.
May 18th, 2025 at 8:49 pm
Very much so, David, both ladies!