I Could Go On Singing
United Artists, 1963, Color, 99 minutes, ***
Released May, 1963

In her final film appearance, Judy Garland plays a concert singer who has given up everything important to reach the top. Top-notch acting by Bogarde and Garland make for a captivating drama filled with "live" concert numbers by Judy. The story parallels Judy's own personal life in many ways, and is a hauntingly poignant look at the personal life of a major star. A favorite among Judy's many concert era fans.

Produced by: Stuart Millar and Lawrence Turman
Directed by: Ronald Neame
Assistant Director: Colin Brewer
Screenplay by: Mayo Simon
Story by: Robert Dozier
Title Song: "I Could Go On Singing," Music by Harold Arlen, Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg
Music by: Mort Lindsey
Musical Supervisor: Saul Chaplin
Music Director: Mort Lindsey
Production Designer: Wilfred Shingleton
Set Decorator: John Hoesli
Miss Garland's Costumes: Edith Head
Additional Costumes: Beatrice Dawson
Makeup: Harold Fletcher
Hair Stylist: Pearl Tipaldi
Sound: Buster Ambler, Red Law
Director of Photography: Arthur Ibbetson
Filmed in Panavision, Color by Technicolor
Editor: John Shirley

Cast: Judy Garland [Jenny Bowman], Dirk Bogarde [David Donne], Jack Klugman [George Kogan], Aline MacMahon [Ida], Gregory Phillips [Matt], Russell Waters [Reynolds], Pauline Jameson [Miss Plimpton], Jeremy Burnham [Hospital Surgeon], Eric Woodburn, Robert Rietty, Gerald Sim [Assistant Manager of Palladium], David Lee [Pianist], Leon Cortez [The Busker], Al Paul

Musical Program: [0:00] I Could Go On Singing (sung by Judy Garland behind titles); [0:24] excerpt from H.M.S. Pinafore (sung by Boys performing the opera); [0:26] British National Anthem ("God Save the Queen") (sung by Boys and Audience); [0:29] I Am the Monarch of the Sea (sung by Judy Garland and Boys); [0:37] Hello Bluebird (sung by Judy Garland in concert); [0:47] It Never Was You (sung by Judy Garland in concert); [1:07] By Myself (sung by Judy Garland in concert); [1:33] I Could Go On Singing (sung by Judy Garland in concert)

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I Dood It
MGM, 1943, B/W, 102 minutes, ***
Released September, 1943

Slapstick musical-comedy, directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on Buster Keaton's "Spite Marriage," stars Red Skelton as a hapless taylor's apprentice whose dream girl (Eleanor Powell) agrees to marry him only after her beau jilts her. With Sam Levene, Lena Horne, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra; songs include "Star Eyes," "Taking a Chance on Love," "One O'Clock Jump."

Even though it's a Minnelli film, it's not quite up to MGM's usual standards. It seems a little disjointed, as though it were hastily done or made with a small budget. Still, it's a fun film saved mostly by Skelton's comical sequences and Eleanor Powell's fantastic Rope Dance. Jimmy Dorsey's "One O'Clock Jump" is a standout, as is "Star Eyes."

Produced by: Jack Cummings
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Screen Play by: Sig Herzig and Fred Saidy
Musical Direction: Georgie Stoll
Song Score: Lew Brown, Ralph Freed and Sammy Fain
Dance Direction: Bobby Connolly
Musical Presentation: Merrill Pye
Art Director: Cedric Gibbons
Associate: Jack Martin Smith
Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis
Associate: Helen Conway
Costume Supervision: Irene
Associate: Sharaff
Men's Costumes by: Gile Steele
Recording Director: Douglas Shearer
Director of Photography: Ray June
Film Editor: Robert J. Kern

Cast: Red Skelton [Joseph Rivington Reynolds], Eleanor Powell [Constance "Connie" Shaw], Richard Ainley [Larry West], Patricia Dane [Suretta Brenton], Sam Levene [Ed Jackson], Thurston Hall [Kenneth Lawlor], Lena Horne [Herself], Hazel Scott [Herself], John Hodiak [Roy Hartwood], Butterfly McQueen [Annette], Marjorie Gateson [Mrs. Spelvin], Andrew Tombes [Mr. Spelvin], Morris Ankrum [Brinker], Charles Judels [Stage Manager], Helen O'Connell, Bob Eberly, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra [Themselves], Additional Cast: Tommy Dorsey [Cameo], Joe Yule [Stage Doorman]

Musical Program: [0:00] One O'Clock Jump (played by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra behind titles); [0:05] So Long, Sarah Jane (Title Card Reads: "USO BAZARR / Miss Constance Shaw / in her / Western Rope Dance / assisted by / Bob Eberly / and / Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra" (sung by Bob Eberly and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Western Rope Dance by Eleanor Powell and Chorus); [0:19] Star Eyes (instrumental arrangement played by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, comedy dance by Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton); [0:32] Star Eyes (sung by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra); [0:50] Skelton comedy sequnce: trying to put sleeping Eleanor Powell on the bed; [1:04] Hola E Pae (Skelton dream sequence, sung by Chorus, danced by Eleanor Powell in grass skirt - this film footage was lifted from the film Honolulu); [1:10] Taking a Chance on Love (played by Hazel Scott at the piano); [1:12] Jericho (sung and danced by Lena Horne, Hazel Scott and Chorus, Hazel Scott on piano); [1:25] comedy sequence: Skelton fills in for Hodiak in the play; [1:40] Swinging the Jinx Away / Anchors Aweigh (Finale Production Number: instrumental arrangement danced by Eleanor Powell and Chorus dressed as Navy Band, all on battleship set; Chorus sings an excerpt of "Anchors Aweigh")

I Dream of Jeanie
Republic, 1952, B/W, 102 minutes, ***
Released June, 1952

A musical biography and celebration of the works of Stephen Collins Foster. Foster was the first major American songwriter. Includes many of Foster's greatest songs, most of which are still very popular today. Much of his music is timeless, including "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," "Beautiful Dreamer," "Oh! Susanna," "My Old Kentucky Home," and many others. Very enjoyable film! The title is erroneously spelled "Jeannie" on the videotape sleeve, and consequently it is misspelled on many video stores' web sites (minor detail).

Producer: Herbert J. Yates
Directed by: Allan Dwan
Written by: Alan LeMay
Music Adapted and Directed by: Robert Armbruster
Song Score: Stephen Foster
Dance Direction: Nick Castle Company
Art Director: Frank Hotaling
Set Decorations: John McCarthy, Jr.; James Redd
Costumes Designed by: Adele Palmer
Makeup Supervision: Bob Mark
Hair Stylist: Peggy Gray
Sound: T. A. Carman, Howard Wilson, John A. Stransky, Jr.
Photographed by: Reggie Lanning
Special Effects: Howard and Theodore Lydecker
Film Editor: Fred Allen

Cast: Ray Middleton [Edwin P. Christy], Bill Shirley [Stephen Foster], Muriel Lawrence [Inez McDowell], Dick Simmons [Dunning Foster], Rex Allen [Mr. Tambo / Narrator], Lynn Bari [Mrs. Dowell], Louise Beavers [Mammy], Eileen Christy [Jeanie McDowell], Robert Neil [Milford Wilson], Percy Helton [Mr. Horker], James Kirkwood [Doctor], James Dobson [Spike], Fred Moultrie [Chitlins], Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer [Freddie], Andrew Tombes [R. E. Howard], Glen Turnbull [Specialty Dancer]

Musical Program: [0:01] Oh! Susanna (excerpt sung by Chorus and played on Calliope); [0:05] Oh! Boys, Carry Me 'Long (sung by Chorus); [0:10] Old Dog Tray (sung by Bill Shirley and Tray the Dog); [0:12] Oh! Susanna (sung by Bill Shirley and Eileen Christy); [0:13] De Camptown Races (sung by Bill Shirley and Eileen Christy); [0:14] Soirée Polka (introduced as "Jeanie's Own Polka") (played on flute by Bill Shirley onscreen, danced by Eileen Christy); [0:16] On Wings of Song (sung by Muriel Lawrence and Bill Shirley); [0:29] Lo! Here the Gentle Lark (sung by Muriel Lawrence, accompanied by Bill Shirley on flute onscreen and other musicians); [0:31] The Glendy Burk (sung by Ray Middleton); [0:35] Nelly Bly (sung by Ray Middleton); [0:37] Melinda May (sung by Ray Middleton); [0:38] My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night (sung by Ray Middleton); [0:40] Gentle Annie (excerpt sung by Ray Middleton); [0:42] Medley of Foster's songs played and sung during Christy's parade; [0:46] Ring de Banjo (sung by Christy's Minstrels); [0:49] Old Folks at Home (sung and danced by Christy's Minstrels); [0:52] Beautiful Dreamer (sung by Bill Shirley serenading Inez); [0:58] Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming (sung by Rex Allen and Christy's Minstrels); [1:02] Medley of Foster's songs danced by Glen Turnbull; [1:03] Some Folks (sung and danced by Christy's Minstrels); [1:08] Head Over Heels (sung and danced by Eileen Christy); [1:15] Ribbon in Your Hair (sung by Muriel Lawrence and Eileen Christy); [1:17] Old Black Joe (sung by fisherman as steamboat passes by); [1:19] The Jeannie Polka (?) (reprised by Bill Shirley on flute onscreen); [1:21] The Glendy Burk (reprised by Ray Middleton); [1:23] I See Her Still in My Dreams (sung by Eileen Christy and Bill Shirley); [1:27] Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (sung by Bill Shirley, Ray Middleton, Eileen Christy and Chorus)

I Love Melvin
MGM, 1953, Color, 76 minutes, ***½
Released March, 1953

A favorite of mine, I Love Melvin finds Judy LeRoy (Debbie Reynolds) an aspiring Broadway star. She's just landed a part in a Broadway college musical... playing the part of the football in a college football game! She meets Melvin Hoover (Donald O'Connor), photographer from "Look" Magazine, and he suggests a photo spread in the magazine might help Judy's career. He even offers to try to get her on the cover. Lots of laughs in this musical comedy. Musical highlights include Debbie's "A Lady Loves," Debbie and Donald's "Where Did You Learn to Dance?" and Noreen Corcoran's cute rendition of "Life Has Its Funny Little Ups and Downs."

Produced by: George Wells
Directed by: Don Weis
Assistant Director: Marvin Stuart
Screen Play by: George Wells
Additional Dialogue by: Ruth Brooks Flippen
Story by: Laslo Vadnay
Music Direction: Georgie Stoll
Musical Arrangements by: Skip Martin
Songs: Lyrics by Mack Gordon, Music by Josef Myrow
Dances Staged and Directed by: Robert Alton
Art Directors: Cedric Gibbons and Jack Martin Smith, Eddie Imazu
Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis, Jacque Mapes
Costumes Designed by: Helen Rose
Hair Styles by: Sydney Guilaroff
Make-Up Created by: William Tuttle
Recording Supervisor: Douglas Shearer
Director of Photography: Harold Rosson
Special Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie
Montage Sequence by: Peter Ballbusch
Color by Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultant: Henri Jaffa
Color Consultant: Alvord Eiseman
Film Editor: Adrienne Fazan

Cast: Donald O'Connor [Melvin Hoover], Debbie Reynolds [Judy LeRoy], Una Merkel [Mom Schneider], Richard Anderson [Harry Flack], Allyn Joslyn [Pop Schneider], Les Tremayne [Mr. Hennenman], Noreen Corcoran [Clarabelle], Jim Backus [Mergo], Barbara Ruick [Studio Guide], Robert Taylor [Guest Star]

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture (played by Orchestra behind titles); [2:00] A Lady Loves (sung and danced by Debbie Reynolds with Mens Chorus); [0:09] We Have Never Met As of Yet (sung by Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor); [0:15] Saturday Afternoon Before the Game (sung and danced by Chorus); [0:22] Where Did You Learn To Dance? (sung and danced by Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor - fantastic number!); [0:33] Life Has Its Funny Little Ups and Downs (sung by Noreen Corcoran, danced by Noreen and Donald O'Connor on roller skates - really cute!); [0:39] I Wanna Wander (instrumental excerpt danced by Chorus in movie); [0:45] I Wanna Wander (danced by Donald O'Connor); [1:01] Judy's Dream Sequence: And There You Are (danced by Debbie Reynolds with three Fred Astaires and three Gene Kellys); [1:08] Saturday Afternoon Before the Game (reprised by Orchestra behind montage)


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I Married an Angel
MGM, 1942, B/W, 84 minutes, ***
Released July, 1942

In their final film together, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy make heavenly music together. Playboy banker Eddy thinks he's found the girl of his dreams in MacDonald, but is she (literally) an angel in disguise? The songs include "Spring Is Here," "Tira Lira La" and the title tune.

Produced by: Hunt Stromberg
Directed by: Maj. W. S. Van Dyke II
Screen Play by: Anita Loos
"Based upon the Broadway stage success produced by Dwight Deere Wiman of the musical adaptation by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart of the play by Vassary Janos." ("Angyalt Vettem Felesegul")
Songs by: Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Added Lyrics: Bob Wright, Chet Forrest
The Music Score by: Herbert Stothart
Dance Direction: Ernst Matray
Art Director: Cedric Gibbons
Associates: John S. Detlie and Motley
Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis
Costumes by: Motley
Gowns by: Kalloch
Hair Styles Created by: Sydney Guilaroff
Make-Up Created by: Jack Dawn
Recording Director: Douglas Shearer
Director of Photography: Ray June
Special Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie and Warren Newcombe
Film Editor: Conrad A. Nervig

Cast: Jeanette MacDonald [Anna Zador / Brigitta], Nelson Eddy [Count "Willie" Palaffi], Edward Everett Horton [Peter], Binnie Barnes [Peggy], Reginald Owen ["Whiskers"], Douglas Dumbrille [Baron Szigethy], Mona Maris [Marika], Janis Carter [Sufi], Inez Cooper [Iren], Leonid Kinskey [Zinski], Anne Jeffreys [Polly], Marion Rosamond [Dolly], Additional Cast: Marek Windheim [Marcel], Georges Renavent [Pierre], Max Willenz [Assistant Manager], Francine Bordeaux, Lisl Valetti, Mildred Shay [Maids], Odette Myrtil [Modiste], Tyler Brooke [Lucien], Jacques Vanaire [Max], Luis Alberni [Jean Frederique], Micheline Cheirel [Annette], Rafaela Ottiano [Madelon], Margaret Moffat [Mother Zador], Vaughan Glaser [Father Andreas], Gino Corrado [Valet], Sidney D'Albrook, Mitchell Lewis [Porters], Sig Arno [Waiter], Jacqueline Dalya [Olga], George Humbert [Taxi Driver], Ben Hall [Delivery Boy], Ferdinand Munier [Rich Man], George Davis [Pushcart Vendor], Jack Vlaskin [Milk Wagon Driver], Veda Ann Borg, Carol Hughes [Willie's Morning Ladies], Ludwig Stossel [Janitor], Robert Greig [Major-Domo], Maxine Leslie, Lillian Eggers [Willie's Evening Ladies], Fredrik Vogeding, Charles Judels [Customs Officers], Anthony Blair, Joel Friedkin, Major James H. McNamara, Earle Dewey, Bert Roach [Board Members], Maude Eburne [Juli], Suzanne Kaaren [Simone], Leonard Carey [Servant], Guy Bellis [Servant], Esther Dale [Mrs. Gherkin], Grace Hayle [Mrs. Gabby], Gertrude W. Hoffman [Lady Gimcrack], Maude Allen [Woman], Eva Dennison [Woman], Florence Auer [Mrs. Roquefort], Walter Soderling [Mr. Kipper], Dick Elliott [Mr. Scallion], Oliver Prickett (aka Oliver Blake) [Mr. Gherkin], Almira Sessions [Mrs. Scallion], Lon Poff [Mr. Dodder], Charles Brabin [Mr. Fairmind], Otto Hoffman [Mr. Flit], Beryl Wallace [Fifi], Anita Sharp Bolster [Mrs. Kipper], Frank Reicher [Driver], Rafael Storm [Berti], Cecil Cunningham [Mrs. Fairmind], Jack Lipson [Mr. Roquefort], Harry Worth, James B. Carson [Waiters], Alphonse Martell [Headwaiter], Arthur Dulac, Harry Horwitz [French News Vendors], Sam Savitsky [Doorman], Evelyn Atchinson [Marie Antoinette], Charles Bancroft [Chimney Sweep], Muriel Barr [Mermaid], Edwina Coolidge [Queen Elizabeth], Ruth Adler [Night No. 1], Leda Nicova [Night No. 2], Vivian DuBois [Night No. 3], Betty Hayward [Night No. 4], George Ford [Neptune], Guy Gabriel, Dorothy Hans, Aileen Haley [Infanta], Joe Hartman [Marc Anthony], John Marlowe [Louis XIV], Paul Power [Scottish Highlander], Robert Spencer [Peacock]

Musical Program: The music is heavily integrated into the story and dialogue along with quite a lot of verse -- similar to the way it was done in Hallelujah I'm a Bum, so it is difficult, and quite unneccessary, to time-tag all of it. I have listed the more important songs here, you will find them (and fragments of them) scattered throughout the film:
[0:15] Tira Lira La (sung by Marjorie Briggs, Betty Noyes, and Dorothy Compton dubbing for Mona Maris, Janice Carter, Inez Cooper, Marion Rosamond, and Anne Jeffreys; Twins; Nelson Eddy; Burgren Sisters Childrens Quartet dubbing for the three black children onscreen; at the Count's birthday party); [0:24] "From afar you sent for an angel," to the tune of I Married an Angel (sung by Jeanette MacDonald as she makes her angelic entry into Nelson Eddy's dreams); [0:33] I Married an Angel / I'll Tell the Man in the Street / Hey Butcher (sung by Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald and Ensemble); [0:44] Spring Is Here (sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy); [0:46] Harp concert: Villanelle (excerpt sung by Jeanette MacDonald); [0:50] May I Present the Girl (sung by Nelson Eddy); [1:01] Oh! Susanna (played by Orchestra as Brigitta endlessly rearranges the table seating); [1:06] But What of Truth (short excerpt sung by Jeannette MacDonald) / A Twinkle in Your Eye (sung and danced by Jeanette MacDonald and Binnie Barnes); [1:11] A Twinkle in Your Eye (part spoken in verse, part sung by Jeanette MacDonald); [1:16] Medley / Montage: Chanson Bohème (from the opera CARMEN / Anges Purs (from the opera FAUST / Aloha Oe (sung by Jeanette MacDonald, sung in counterpoint to Nelson's plea); [1:22] Finale medley: I Married an Angel / Spring Is Here (sung by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald)

I'll Be Yours
Universal, 1947, B/W, 94 minutes, ***
Released February, 1947

Scripter Preston Sturges adapted the Ferenc Molnar play "The Good Fairy" to suit the talents of star Deanna Durbin. The result was this delightful musical comedy in which New York theater usherette Durbin tries to help handsome attorney Tom Drake land a job with meat-packing tycoon Adolphe Menjou. With William Bendix, Franklin Pangborn, Dudley Dickerson.

Produced by: Felix Jackson
Associate Producer: Howard Christie
Directed by: William A. Seiter
Assistant Director: William Holland
Adapted by: Felix Jackson
From the Screenplay: "The Good Fairy" by Preston Sturges
Based on a Comedy by: Ferenc Molnar
Original Play Translated and Adapted by: Jane Hinton
Music: Frank Skinner
Musical Direction for Miss Durbin: Walter Schumann
Vocal Coach: Al Procter
Orchestrations: David Tamkin
Miss Durbin's Songs: "Granada" (by) Augistin Lara
"It's Dream Time" (by) Walter Schumann, Jack Brooks
"Love's Own Sweet Song" (by) Emmerich Kalman
Art Direction: John B. Goodman
Set Decorations: Russell A. Gausman
Costumes: Travis Banton
Director of Make-Up: Jack A. Pierce
Hair Stylist: Carmen Dirigo
Director of Sound: Charles Felstead
Technician: Joe Lapis
Songs Recorded by: Lawrence Aicholtz
Director of Photography: Hal Mohr
Special Photography by: David S. Horsley
Film Editor: Otto Ludwig

Cast: Deanna Durbin [Louise Ginglebusher], Tom Drake [George Prescott], William Bendix [Wechsberg], Adolphe Menjou [J. Conrad Nelson], Walter Catlett [Mr. Buckingham], Franklin Pangborn [Barber], William Trenk [Captain], William Brooks [Stagedoor Johnny], Joan Fulton [Blonde], John Phillips [in titles, but what part did he play?], Additonal Cast: Patricia Alphin (aka Audrey Young) [Usherette], Bess Flowers [Party Guest]

Musical Program: [0:15] Cobleskill School Song (sung by Deanna Durbin and Walter Catlett); [0:35] Granada (sung by Deanna Durbin with Mens Chorus); [1:07] It's Dream Time (harmonica introduction, sung by Deanna Durbin and Chorus); [1:30] Love's Own Sweet Song (sung by Deanna Durbin while dancing with Tom Drake, accompanied by Chorus); There are also a number of instrumentals used at the party, and there is one vocal used in the movie that Walter Catlett watches.

I'll Cry Tomorrow
MGM, 1955, B/W, 117 minutes, ***½
Released December, 1955

One of the finest Hollywood biopics ever made, an unflinching look at the life of singer / actress Lillian Roth and her struggle with alcoholism. Susan Hayward earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Roth and also did her own singing. With Jo Van Fleet, Richard Conte, Don Taylor.

Produced by: Lawrence Weingarten
Directed by: Daniel Mann
Assistant Director: Al Jennings
Screen Play by: Helen Deutsch and Jay Richard Kennedy
Based on the Book "I'll Cry Tomorrow" by Lillian Roth, Mike Connolly and Gerold Frank
Technical Adviser: Lillian Roth
Miss Hayward Sings: "Sing You Sinners," "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along," "The Vagabond King Waltz"
Musical Supervision: Johnny Green
Dramatic Music Score by: Alex North
Miss Hayward's Songs Arranged and Conducted by: Charles Henderson
Art Directors: Cedric Gibbons and Malcolm Brown
Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt
Costumes by: Helen Rose
Hair Styles by: Sydney Guilaroff
Make-Up Created by: William Tuttle
Recording Supervisor: Dr. Wesley C. Miller
Director of Photography: Arthur E. Arling
Special Effects: Warren Newcombe
Film Editor: Harold F. Kress

Awards: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Helen Rose); Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Susan Hayward), Best Art Direction / Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown, Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt), Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Arthur E. Arling)

Cast: Susan Hayward [Lillian Roth], Richard Conte [Tony Bardeman], Eddie Albert [Burt McGuire], Jo Van Fleet [Katie Roth], Don Taylor [Wallie], Ray Danton [David Tredman], Margo [Selma], Virginia Gregg [Ellen], Don Barry [Jerry], David Kasday [David as a Child], Carole Ann Campbell [Lillian as a Child], Peter Leeds [Richard], Tol Avery [Fat Man], Additional Cast: Gail Ganley [Lillian, age 15], Anthony Jochim [Paul], Robert Dix [Henry], Eve McVeagh [Ethel], Ralph Edwards [Himself, Host of "This Is Your Life"], Jack Daley [Cab Driver], George Pembroke [Husband], Mary Bear [Wife], Nesdon Booth [Pawnbroker], Bill Walker, Joel Fluellen [Porters], Larry J. Blake [AA Member], Kenner G. Kemp [AA Patient], Veda Ann Borg [Waitress], Peter Brocco [Doctor], George Selk [Switchman], Budd Buster [Streetcar Switchman], Herbert Lytton [Streetcar Conductor], Timothy Carey [Derelict], Florence Ravenel, Elizabeth Holmes, Jeane Wood, Alyn Lockwood, Lucille Curtis [Stage Mothers], Joe Duval [Bartender], Kay English [Dress Designer], Stanley Farrar [Movie Director], Jack Gargan [Restaurant Cashier], Sam Harris [Party Guest], Bob Hopkins [MC], Sonny Howe [Acrobatic Dancer], Robert R. Stephenson [Bartender], Bess Flowers [Nightclub Patron], Henry Kulky, Marc Krah, Guy Wilkerson [Barflies], Frank Kreig [Bar Patron], Eddie Lee [Chinese Grocer], Nora Marlowe [Nurse], Alphonse Martell [Nightclub Waiter], Cheerio Meredith [Elderly Lady], Frank Mills [Dock Worker], Jimmy Ogg [Usher], Voltaire Perkins [Mr. Byrd], Vernon Rich [Club Manager], Ruth Storey [Marge Belney], Kenneth Patterson [Audition Director], Charles Tannen [Audition Stage Manager], Harlan Warde [Stage Manager], George Lloyd [Studio Messenger], Henry Brock, Harry Cody, Robert Williams [Stagehands]

Musical Program: [0:00] Main Title (played by MGM Orchestra behind titles); [0:07] Sing You Sinners (sung and danced by Susan Hayward and Chorus); [0:25] When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along (sung by Susan Hayward); [1:04] Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (sung by Susan Hayward); [1:50] "AA Medley": When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along / ? / Sing You Sinners / Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (sung by Susan Hayward with Eddie Albert at the piano onscreen)

I'll See You in My Dreams
Warner Bros., 1951, B/W, 110 minutes, ***
Released December, 1951

A music-filled biography of songwriter Gus Kahn (played by Danny Thomas), chronicling his early career in Chicago, his success with Ziegfeld in New York, his problems during the Depression era and his relationship with wife Grace LeBoy (played by Doris Day). Songs include "It Had to Be You," "Love Me or Leave Me," "Ain't We Got Fun," "I Never Knew" and more. With Frank Lovejoy.

Very entertaining biopic of Gus Kahn, one of the most gifted and prolific lyricists of the first half of the twentieth century. You'll find many of his songs right here on Class Act! Plenty of great music in this one.

The Doris Day Collection, Vol. 2 DVD Box Set includes this movie, Romance on the High Seas, My Dream Is Yours, On Moonlight Bay, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, and Lucky Me.

Produced by: Louis F. Edelman
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Written by: Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose
Musical Direction: Ray Heindorf
Music: Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Musical Numbers Staged and Directed by: LeRoy Prinz
Art Director: Douglas Bacon
Set Decorator: George James Hopkins
Wardrobe by: Leah Rhodes, Marjorie Best
Makeup Artist: Gordon Bau
Sound by: Oliver S. Garretson, David Forrest
Director of Photography: Ted McCord
Film Editor: Owen Marks

Cast: Doris Day [Grace LeBoy Kahn], Danny Thomas [Gus Kahn], Frank Lovejoy [Walter Donaldson], Patrice Wymore [Gloria Knight], James Gleason [Fred], Mary Wickes [Anna], Julie Oshins [Johnny], Jim Backus [Sam Harris], Minna Gombell [Mrs. LeBoy], Harry Antrim [Mr. LeBoy], William Forrest [Florenz Ziegfeld], Bunny Lewbel [Irene Kahn, age 6], Robert Lyden [Donald Kahn, age 8], Mimi Gibson [Irene Kahn, age 3], Christie Olson [Donald Kahn, age 4], Hans Conried [Mr. Rossiter], Richard Simmons [Bert], Else Neft [Mrs. Kahn], Jack Williams [Dancer], Clarence Landry [Dancer], Ray Kellogg [John McCormack], George Neise [Isham Jones], Vince Barnett [Comic], Dan Barton [Hollywood Producer]

Musical Program: [0:00] I'll See You in My Dreams (sung by Chorus behind titles); [0:02] It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight (two unidentified lady singers at Rossiter's); [0:03] Shine On, Harvest Moon (unidentified lady singer at Rossiter's); [0:12] I Wish I Had a Girl (Doris Day and Chorus); [0:26] Memories (Ray Kellogg as John McCormack); [0:32] Pretty Baby (Danny Thomas); [0:39] The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else (Doris Day); [0:43] Camp Tour Montage: Nobody's Sweetheart / My Buddy / Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye (Doris Day); [0:49] It Had to Be You (Danny Thomas); [0:51] Yes Sir, That's My Baby / Swingin' Down the Lane (Doris Day, Danny Thomas and kids); [1:00] Carolina in the Morning (Patrice Wymore); [1:05] Love Me or Leave Me (Patrice Wymore on telephone); [1:08] Love Me or Leave Me (sung and danced by Patrice Wymore and Chorus); [1:13] Makin' Whoopee (with special lyric, Danny Thomas and Doris Day); [1:16] No No Nora (Doris Day) / Your Eyes Have Told Me So (Danny Thomas); [1:22] It Had to Be Me (parody, Danny Thomas); [1:34] I'll See You in My Dreams (Doris Day); [1:41] Carioca (danced by marionettes); [1:47] I Wish I Had a Girl (Danny Thomas and Doris Day); [1:49] I'll See You in My Dreams (Chorus)

I'll Take Sweden
Superior / UA, 1965, Color, 96 minutes, ***
Released June, 1965

Overprotective dad Bob Hope gets transferred to Sweden in order to stop the romance between daughter Tuesday Weld and rock-and-roller Frankie Avalon. But soon she's romanced by a suave playboy, so Bob invites Frankie overseas to stop the liaison. Lively, music-filled comedy co-stars Dina Merrill, Jeremy Slate and The Vulcanes.

Produced by: Edward Small
Associate Producer: Alex Gottlieb
Production Supervisor: Harold E. Knox Directed by: Frederick de Cordova
Assistant Director: Herbert S. Green
Screenplay: Nat Perrin, Bob Fisher and Arthur Marx
Story by: Nat Perrin
Music by: Jimmy Haskell and "By" Dunham
Conducted by: Jimmy Haskell
Title Song: "I'll Take Sweden" by Diane Lampert and Ken Lauber
"The Bells Keep Ringing," "There'll Be Rainbows Again" by "By" Dunham and Bobby Beverly
"Watusi Jo" by James Economides and Jimmie Haskell
"Take It Off" by "By" Dunham and Jimmie Haskell
"Would You Like My Last Name?" by Diane Lampert and Ken Lauber
Choreography: Miriam Nelson
Art Director: Robert Peterson
Set Decorator: Frank Tuttle
Costume Designer: Paula Giokaris
Makeup by: Layne Britton
Hair Stylist: Hedwig Dimmit
Sound: Al Overton
Director of Photography: Daniel L. Fapp
Filmed in Technicolor
Supervising Film Editor: Grant Whytock

Cast: Bob Hope [Bob Holcomb], Tuesday Weld [JoJo Holcomb], Frankie Avalon [Kenny Klinger], Dina Merrill [Karin Grandstedt], Jeremy Slate [Erik Carlson], Rosemarie Frankland [Marti], Walter Sande [Bjork], John Qualen [Olaf], Peter Bourne [Ingemar], Fay De Witt [Hilda], Alice Frost [Greta], Roy Roberts [Captain], Maudie Prickett [Spinster], Beverly Hills [Electra], Siv Marta Aberg [Inter], The Vulcanes (Rock Group) [Themselves]

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture: I'll Take Sweden (sung by Chorus behind titles); [0:01] The Bells Keep Ringing (instrumental arrangement with bells danced by the Kids); [0:04] Would You Like My Last Name (sung by Frankie Avalon); [0:08] The Bells Keep Ringing (sung by Frankie Avalon, danced by Frankie Avalon and Kids); [0:15] Take It Off (played by band [offscreen] at the Pink Kitten); [0:49] There'll Be Rainbows Again (sung by Frankie Avalon); [1:04] I'll Take Sweden (sung by Frankie Avalon with The Vulcanes); [1:35] I'll Take Sweden (sung by Chorus behind end credits)

I'm No Angel
Paramount, 1933, B/W, 87 minutes, ***
Released October, 1933

Tira (Mae West) is an exotic dancer and lion tamer for Big Bill Barton's traveling carnival. On the side, she gets a little lovin' and other more material trinkets from stage door Johnnys she meets in every town. When she hits on the idea of putting her head in a lion's mouth, Barton is excited by the idea and signs her to a five-year contract. The act does well, and Tira hits the big time.

But just as she's about to be married and settle down, she's accused of promoting, and may have to stand trial. At a pre-trial hearing, Tira gets special permission to cross-examine the witnesses, and she slam dunks them all in one of Mae's best scenes ever. She may be no angel, but she's no dummy, either! Meet Tira -- they call her Sister Honky Tonk!

Produced by: William LeBaron
Directed by: Wesley Ruggles
Story, Screenplay and All Dialogue by: Mae West
With Suggestions by: Lowell Brentano
Continuity by: Harlan Thompson
Music by: Harvey Brooks
Lyrics by: Gladys duBois and Ben Ellison
Photographed by: Leo Tover
Film Editor: Otho Lovering

Cast: Mae West [Tira], Cary Grant [Jack Clayton], Gregory Ratoff [Benny Pinkowitz], Edward Arnold [Big Bill Barton], Ralf Harolde [Slick Wiley], Kent Taylor [Kirk Lawrence], Gertrude Michael [Alicia Hatton], Russell Hopton [The Barker], Dorothy Peterson [Thelma], William B. Davidson [The Chump], Gertrude Howard [Beulah], Libby Taylor [Maid]

Musical Program: [0:05] They Call Me Sister Honky-Tonk (sung and "wiggled" by Mae West); [0:17] (Nobody Loves Me Like) That Dallas Man (sung by Mae West); [0:44] I Found a New Way to Go to Town (sung by Mae West); [1:01] I Want You, I Need You (sung by Mae West); [1:26] I'm No Angel (sung on-screen and behind end credits by Mae West)

Iceland
20th Century-Fox, 1942, B/W, 79 minutes, ***
Released August, 1942

Marine Corporal James Murfin (John Payne), on shore leave in Iceland, flirts with native Katina Jonsdottir (Henie) and finds that his advances have obligated him to marry the lass, according to Icelandic tradition. Definitely not the marrying type, Murfin does all he can to rid himself of the girl, but she pursues him relentlessly. Lots of laughs in this cute Henie musical-comedy. Musical highlights include "Lover's Knot" and several wonderful skating numbers with Sonja.

Produced by: William LeBaron
Directed by: Bruce Humberstone
Original Screen Play by: Robert Ellis and Helen Logan
Lyrics and Music by: Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
Musical Direction: Emil Newman
Skating Ensembles by: James Gonzales
Art Direction: Richard Day, Wiard B. Ihnen
Set Decorations: Thomas Little
Costumes: Billy Livingston
Makeup Artist: Guy Pearce
Sound: Eugene Grossman, Roger Heman
Director of Photography: Arthur Miller
Film Editor: James B. Clark

Cast: Sonja Henie [Katina Jonsdottir], John Payne [Cpl. James Murfin], Jack Oakie [Slip Riggs], Felix Bressart [Papa], Osa Massen [Helga], Joan Merrill [Adele Wynn], Fritz Feld [Tegnar], Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra [Themselves], Sterling Holloway [Sverdrup Svensson], Adeline DeWalt Reynolds [Grandma], Ludwig Stossel [Valtyr's Father], Duke Adlon [Valtyr], Ilka Gruning [Aunt Sophie], Eugene Turner [Skating Partner], James Flavin [Sergeant], William Haade [Sentry], James Bush [Master Sergeant], Carol Curtis Brown [Canteen Girl]

Musical Program: [0:00] Let's Bring New Glory to Old Glory (chorus behind titles); [0:02] You Can't Say No to a Soldier (Joan Merrill and Chorus with Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra); [0:06] Let's Bring New Glory to Old Glory (Mens Chorus with Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra); [0:14] There Will Never Be Another You (sung by John Payne while dancing with Sonja); [0:25] Lover's Knot (sung and danced by Chorus and Ensemble); [0:29] Ice Carnival (production number: Sonja and Ensemble skates to choral and instrumental military songs medley and Hawaiian songs medley); [0:45] There Will Never Be Another You (Joan Merrill with Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra); [1:08] Lover's Knot (sung by Chorus, skated by Ensemble); [1:14] I Like a Military Tune (Joan Merrill and Chorus with Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra); [1:15] Finale (production number: Sonja and Ensemble skate to choral and instrumental medley of military tunes, including "I Like a Military Tune" and "Let's Bring New Glory to Old Glory")

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Idiot's Delight
MGM, 1939, B/W, 105 minutes, ***
Released January, 1939

This film is not a musical at all, but it is a good movie. It's included here because of Clark Gable's rendition of "Puttin' on the Ritz," which is a must-see! He sings and dances with Chorus Girls, and he does a pretty good job, too. Clark Gable and Norma Shearer sing "Onward Christian Soldiers."

Producer: Hunt Stromberg
Director: Clarence Brown
Screenplay: Robert E. Sherwood (based on his play)
Music Director: Herbert Stothart
Song Score: various
Choreography: George King
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Wade B. Rubottom
Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis
Gowns: Adrian
Cinematography: William Daniels
Film Editing: Robert J. Kern

Cast: Norma Shearer [Irene Fellara], Clark Gable [Harry Van], Edward Arnold [Achille Weber], Charles Coburn [Dr. Waldersee], Joseph Schildkraut [Capt. Kirvline], Burgess Meredith [Quillery], Laura Hope Crews [Mme. Zuleika], Skeets Gallagher [Donald Navadel], Peter Willes [Mr. Cherry], Pat Paterson [Mrs. Cherry], William Edmunds [Dumptsy], Fritz Feld [Pittatek], Virginia Grey [Shirley Laughlin], Lorraine Krueger [Bebe], Paula Stone [Beulah Tremeyne], Virginia Dale [Francine], Joan Marsh [Elaine Messiger], Bernadene Hayes [Edna Creesh], Edward Raquello [Chiari], Frank Orth [Benny Zinssar], George Sorel [Major], Hobart Cavanaugh [Frueheim, the Theater Manager], Bernard Suss [Auguste], William Irving [Sandro], Harry Strang [Sergeant], Emory Parnell [Fifth Avenue Cop], Bud Geary [Ambulance Driver], Mitchell Lewis [Indian], Joe Yule [Comic], Gertrude Bennett [Woman with Powders], Jimmy Conlin [Stagehand], Bonita Weber [Woman with Catsup], Rudolph Myzet [Czech Announcer], Adolph Milar [Fellara], Clem Bevans [Jimmy Barzek], Claire McDowell [Mother], Robert Middlemass [Hospital Commandant], Evalyn Knapp [Nurse], Eddie Gribbon [Cop], Buddy Messinger [Usher], Charles Judels [Greek Restaurant Owner], Paul Panzer [Greek Chef], E. Alyn Warren [Clerk, Grand Hotel], Frank Faylen [Ed], Frank M. Thomas [Bert], Garry Owen [Newsstand Man], Lee Phelps [Train Announcer], Francis McDonald [Flight Captain]

Musical Program: Puttin' on the Ritz (sung and danced by Clark Gable and Girls); Onward Christian Soldiers (Clark Gable and Norma Shearer)

If I Had My Way
Universal, 1940, B/W, 94 minutes, ***
Released May, 1940

When Patricia's (Gloria Jean) father is killed in an accident, Buzz (Bing Crosby) takes her back east to live with her closest relatives. Little does he know she will be thrust into the middle of a family feud.

Buzz's close friend and traveling companion Axel (El Brendel) discovers a long-lost friend now has a restaurant, which is not doing well, and in a moment of weakness (and more than a bit tipsy), he buys the restaurant so his friend can go back home to Minnesota. This means Buzz and Axel are liable for all of the restaurant debts, so they decide to throw themselves into making the restaurant work to avoid jail! For publicity, they throw a party with some of their old vaudeville friends putting on acts to draw in the customers, and the night is a big success!

Fun movie. Gloria Jean is sweet as ever and serves up some great songs. And old-timers like Blanche Ring reprise some of their best-remembered vaudeville acts.

This film is included in the DVD Box Set (shown right), along with Waikiki Wedding, Double or Nothing, East Side of Heaven, and Here Come the WAVES

Produced and Directed by: David Butler
Assistant Director: Joseph A. McDonough
Screen Play: William Conselman, James V. Kern
Original Story: David Butler, William Conselman, James V. Kern
Musical Director: Charles Previn
Orchestration: Frank Skinner
Original Songs: Lyrics by Johnny Burke, Music by James V. Monaco
"Ida" words and music by Eddie Leonard
"If I Had My Way" words by Lou Klein, music by James Kendis
"Rings on My Fingers" words by Weston & Barnes, music by Maurice Scott
"Little Grey Home in the West" words by D. Eardley-Wilmot, music by Hermann Lohr
Art Director: Jack Otterson
Associate: Richard H. Riedel
Set Decorations: R. A. Gausman
Gowns: Vera West
Sound Supervisor: Bernard B. Brown
Technician: Charles Carroll
Director of Photography: George Robinson
Film Editor: Irene Morra

Cast: Bing Crosby [Buzz Blackwell], Gloria Jean [Patricia Johnson], Charles Winninger [Joe Johnson], El Brendel [Axel Swenson], Allyn Joslyn [Jarvis Johnson], Claire Dodd [Brenda Johnson], Moroni Olsen [Mr. Blair], Nana Bryant [Marian Johnson], Donald Woods [Fred Johnson], Kathryn Adams [Miss Corbett], Brandon Hurst [Hedges], Emory Parnell [Gustav Erickson], Verna Felton [Mrs. DeLacey], Barnett Parker [Floorwalker], Joe Whitehead [Si], Del Henderson [Mr. Harris], Blanche Ring, Eddie Leonard, Trixie Friganza, Julian Eltinge, Grace La Rue, Six Hits and a Miss [Guests], Additional Cast: Selmer Jackson [Mr. Melville], Virginia Brissac [Mrs. Blair], Janet Waldo [Miss Courtney], Rod Cameron [Slim], Richard Keene [Soda Jerk], Edward Earle [Headwaiter], Larry McGrath [Waiter], Louis Mercier [Chef], Al Bridge [Doorman], Rafael Corio [Rhumba Teacher], Lillian West [Saleslady], Paul Gordon [Bicyclist], Lew Harvey [G-Man], Joe King [Bank Guard], Lee White [Bus driver]

Musical Program: [0:07] Meet the Sun Halfway (with opera parody introduction) (sung by Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean, joined by Chorus); [0:11] Doodle Dum Da (sung and played on jugband instruments by "Joe Bluett and His Rolicking Riveteers"); [0:14] My Friend the Bridge (poem recited by Gloria Jean and Bing Crosby); [0:26] I Haven't Time to Be a Millionaire (sung by Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean, joined by El Brendel at the end); [0:36] Little Grey Home in the West (sung by Gloria Jean); [0:44] The Pessimistic Character (With the Crab Apple Face) (sung by Bing Crosby, Charles Winninger, Gloria Jean, El Brendel, Nana Bryant, Emory Parnell; Winninger plays bridge on trombone; all accompanied by small band onscreen - fun number!); [0:50] If I Had My Way (sung by Bing Crosby to Gloria Jean); [1:17] Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider (sung and danced by Eddie Leonard, joined by Six Hits and a Miss); [1:20] Unicycle act (Paul Gordon); [1:23] I've Got Rings on My Fingers (sung by Blanche Ring, joined by Six Hits and a Miss); [1:25] April Played the Fiddle (sung by Bing Crosby, joined by Six Hits and a Miss); [1:32] Meet the Sun Halfway (reprised by Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean)

If I'm Lucky
20th Century-Fox, 1946, B/W, 79 minutes, ***
Released September, 1946

This vivacious remake of the film Thanks a Million [1935] stars Hollywood legends Carmen Miranda, Perry Como, Edgar Buchanan, Vivian Blaine and Harry James. When the vocalist (Como) for an underemployed swing band is hired to perform at a gubernatorial candidate's rally, he's delighted. But before he realizes it, he's part of a corrupt scheme to make him the candidate! And even after he tells the public that his backers are crooks, he still wins the election! Featuring Miranda's dynamic numbers "Follow the Band" and "Bet Your Bottom Dollar," this classic hit is one you'll feel lucky to add to your DVD collection.   [from back of DVD case]

The Carmen Miranda Collection DVD Box Set (shown right) includes this film and
The Gang's All Here, Something for the Boys, Greenwich Village and Doll Face.

Produced by: Bryan Foy
Directed by: Lewis Seiler
Screen Play by: Snag Werris, Robert Ellis, Helen Logan and George Bricker
From a Story by Edwin Lanham
Music and Lyrics by: Josef Myrow and Edgar De Lange
Dances Staged by: Kenny Williams
Musical Director: Emil Newman
Associate Musical Director: Charles Henderson
Art Direction: James Basevi, Leland Fuller
Set Decorations: Thomas Little
Associate: Frank E. Hughes
Costumes: Eleanor Behm
Costumes for Carmen Miranda Designed by: Sascha Brastoff
Makeup Artist: Ben Nye
Sound: W. D. Flick, Roger Heman
Special Photographic Effects: Fred Sersen
Director of Photography: Glen MacWilliams
Film Editor: Norman Colbert

Cast: Vivian Blaine [Linda Farrell], Perry Como [Allen Clark], Harry James [Earl Gordon], Carmen Miranda [Michelle O'Toole], Phil Silvers [Wallingham M. Jones], Edgar Buchanan [Darius J. Magonnagle], Reed Hadley [Jed Conklin], Harry James' Music Makers [Themselves], Lewis L. Russell [P. H. Gillingwater], Dewey Robinson [Mug in Leather Jacket], Larry Nunn [Messenger Boy], Charles C. Wilson [Police Chief]

Musical Program: [0:08] Follow the Band (performed by Phil Silvers, Carmen Miranda and Vivian Blaine with Harry James and His Music Makers); [0:13] If I'm Lucky (sung by Perry Como); [0:21] If I'm Lucky (sung by Vivian Blaine and Perry Como); [0:27] If I'm Lucky (instrumental version played by Harry James and His Music Makers, Harry James on Trumpet); [0:32] One More Kiss (sung by Perry Como); [0:39] Bet Your Bottom Dollar (sung by Vivian Blaine and Carmen Miranda accompanied by Harry James' Music Makers); [0:47] One More Vote (sung by Perry Como with Girls Chorus); [0:53] Jam Session in Brazil (The Batacada) (production number performed by Carmen Miranda and Chorus with Harry James and His Music Makers); [1:07] If I'm Lucky (reprised by Vivian Blaine); [1:17] Follow the Band (reprised by Phil Silvers, Carmen Miranda, Vivian Blaine, Perry Como and Chorus with Harry James and His Music Makers)

In Old Chicago
20th Century-Fox, 1938, B/W, 96 minutes, ***
Premiere release January, 1938
General release April, 1938

Follows the story of Mrs. O'Leary (legend has it that Mrs. O'Leary's cow started the great Chicago fire) and two of the O'Leary boys as they grow and gain power in Chicago. Climaxed by the great Chicago fire of 1871. Unsurpassed special effects were probably designed to compete with MGM's earthquake footage in the film San Francisco (1936).

Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Associate Producer: Kenneth MacGowan
Director: Henry King
Screenplay: Lamar Trotti and Sonya Levien
Music Director: Louis Silvers
Song Score: Lew Pollack and Sidney Mitchell
Art Direction: William Darling, Rudolph Sternad
Set Decoration: Thomas Little
Costume Design: Royer
Sound: Eugene Grossman, Roger Heman
Special Effects: Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen and Louis J. White
Photographed by: J. Peverell Marley
Film Editing: Barbara McLean

Awards: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Alice Brady); Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Original Story (Niven Busch), Best Score, Best Sound Recording (E.H. Hansen) and Best Assistant Director (Robert Webb). Note that this film, though released in April 1938, competed in the 1937 Academy Awards.

Cast: Tyrone Power [Dion O'Leary], Alice Faye [Belle Fawcett], Don Ameche [Jack O'Leary], Alice Brady [Molly O'Leary], Andy Devine [Pickle Bixby], Brian Donlevy [Gil Warren], Phyllis Brooks [Ann Colby], Tom Brown [Bob O'Leary], Madame Sultewan [Hattie], Berton Churchill [Senator Colby], Sidney Blackmer [General Sheridan], June Storey [Gretchen O'Leary], Paul Hurst [Mitch], J. Anthony Hughes [Patrick O'Leary], Gene Reynolds [Younger Dion O'Leary], Bobs Watson [Younger Bob O'Leary], Billy Watson [Younger Jack O'Leary], Spencer Charters [Beavers], Russell Hicks [Man in Jack's Office], Rondo Hatton [Body Guard], Thelma Manning [Carrie Donahue], Eddie Collins [Drunk], Clarence Wilson [Lawyer], Gustav von Seyffertitz [Man in Jack's Office], Tyler Brooke [Specialty Singer], Ruth Gillette [Miss Lou], Scotty Mattraw [Beef King], Charles Lane [Booking Agent], Frank Dae [Judge], Harry Stubbs [Fire Commissioner], Joe King [Ship's Captain], Francis Ford [Driver], Robert (Bob) Murphy [Police Officer], Wade Boteler [Police Officer]

Musical Program: [0:00] In Old Chicago (instrumental, played by Orchestra); [0:16] I've Taken a Fancy to You (excerpt sung and danced by Chorus Girls); [0:16] Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (Alice Faye, Male Quartet and Chorus Girls); [0:30] In Old Chicago (sung and danced by Alice Faye and Chorus Girls); [0:37] I'll Never Let You Cry (Alice Faye and Male Quartet); [0:44] Sweet Genevieve (excerpt sung by O'Leary Family); [0:57] Take a Dip in the Sea; (excerpt sung and danced by Tyler Brooke and Chorus Girls); Many short excerpts of a variety of songs sprinkled throughout film.

In Search of the Castaways
Walt Disney, 1962, Color, 98 minutes, ***
Released November, 1962 (UK)
Released December, 1962 (USA)

Jules Verne's adventure story "Captain Grant's Children" becomes a spectacular Disney thriller. Hayley Mills teams with professor Maurice Chevalier on a quest to find her missing sea captain father, a search filled with such dangers as earthquakes, cannibals and a volcano. George Sanders, Keith Hamshire also star.

Begins in Glasgow, 1858.

Produced by: Walt Disney
Associate Producer: Hugh Attwooll
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Assistant Director: Eric Rattray
Screenplay by: Lowell S. Hawley
(based on the novel Les Enfants du capitaine Grant by Jules Verne)
Music Composed by: William Alwyn
Musical Director: Muir Mathieson
Songs by: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Music Director: Muir Mathieson
Art Director: Michael Stringer
Set Dresser: Vernon Dixon
Costume Design: Margaret Furse
Make-up: Harry Frampton
Hairdressing: Barbara Ritchie
Director of Photography: Paul Beeson
Special Effects: Syd Pearson
Special Photographic Effects: Peter Ellenshaw
Filmed in Technicolor
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, England
Editor: Gordon Stone

Cast: Maurice Chevalier [Prof. Jacques Paganel], Hayley Mills [Mary Grant], George Sanders [Thomas Ayerton], Wilfrid Hyde-White [Lord Glenarvan], Michael Anderson [John Glenarvan], Antonio Cifariello [Thalcave], Keith Hamshere [Robert Grant], Wilfrid Brambell [Bill Gaye], Jack Gwillim [Captain Grant], Ronald Fraser [Guard], Inia Wiata [Maori Chief]

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture (BBC Philharmonic Orchestra); [0:19] Merci Beaucoup (just a few bars sung and danced by Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills and Keith Hamshere); [0:19] Grimpsons / Let's Climb (sung in French by Maurice Chevalier, reprised in English by Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills, Michael Anderson and Keith Hamshere); [0:26] The Castaway's Theme (sung by Hayley Mills); [0:42] Enjoy It (sung by Maurice Chevalier and Hayley Mills) [Classic Disney, Vol. 4]; some instrumental excerpts include: Ship's Waltz (score segment played by BBC Philharmonic Orchestra) [British Film Classics]; Rumba (score segment played by BBC Philharmonic Orchestra) [British Film Classics]