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Tail Spin top of page
Tail Spin
20th Century-Fox, 1939, B/W, 84 minutes
Released February, 1939

The story of women fliers in the late 1930s. Alice Faye and Connie Bennett are both highly competitive pilots, and they are both in love with the same man (of course).

Producer: Harry Joe Brown
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Screenplay: Frank Wead
Music: Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
Music Director: Louis Silvers
Art Direction: Bernard Herzbrun, Rudolph Sternad
Set Decoration: Thomas Little
Costume Design: Gwen Wakeling
Sound: Eugene Grossman, Roger Heman
Cinematography: Karl Freund
Film Editing: Allen McNeil

Cast: Alice Faye [Trixie Lee], Constance Bennett [Gerry Lester], Nancy Kelly [Lois Allen], Joan Davis [Babe Dugan], Charles Farrell [Bud], Jane Wyman [Alabama], Kane Richmond [Dick "Tex" Price], Wally Vernon [Chick], Joan Valerie [Sunny], Edward Norris [Speed Allen], J. Anthony Hughes [Al Moore], Harry Davenport [T. P. Lester], Mary Gordon [Mrs. Lee], Harry Rosenthal [Cafe Manager], Irving Bacon [Storekeeper], Sam Hayes [Announcer]

Musical Program: Are You in the Mood for Mischief (Alice Faye)

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game top of page
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
MGM, 1949, Color, 93 minutes, ***½
Premiere release March, 1949
General release April, 1949

Fast and fun turn-of-the-century musical teams Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly as baseball players trying to deal with their team's new female owner (Esther Williams). The score incudes "O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg"; Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold, Jules Munshin co-star under Busby Berkeley's direction.

The Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly Collection DVD Box Set (see right) contains this film, Anchors Aweigh and On the Town.

Produced by: Arthur Freed
Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Screen Play by: Harry Tugend and George Wells
Story by: Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Musical Direction: Adolph Deutsch
Lyrics and Music by: Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Roger Edens
Song: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" by Jack Norworth and Albert Vin Tilzer
Vocal Arrangements: Robert Tucker
Musical Numbers Staged by: Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Art Directors: Cedric Gibbons and Daniel B. Cathcart
Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis
Associate: Henry W. Grace
Women's Costumes by: Helen Rose
Men's Costumes by: Valles
Hair Styles Designed by: Sydney Guilaroff
Make-Up Created by: Jack Dawn
Recording Director: Douglas Shearer
Special Effects: Warren Newcombe
Montage Sequences: Peter Ballbusch
Color by: Technicolor
Director of Photography: George Folsey
Technicolor Color Consultant: Natalie Kalmus
Associate: James Gooch
Film Editor: Blanche Sewell

Cast: Frank Sinatra [Dennis Ryan], Esther Williams [K. C. Higgins], Gene Kelly [Eddie O'Brien], Betty Garrett [Shirley Delwyn], Edward Arnold [Joe Lorgan], Jules Munshin [Nat Goldberg], Richard Lane [Michael Gilhuly], Tom Dugan [Slappy Burke], Additional Cast: Murray Alper [Zalinka], Wilton Graff [Nick Donford], Mack Gray [Henchman], Charles Regan [Henchman], Saul Gorss [Steve], Douglas Fowley [Karl], Eddie Parkes [Dr. Winston], James Burke [Cop in Park], The Blackburn Twins [Specialty], Gordon Jones [Sen. Catcher], Jack Bruce, John Burger, Aaron Phillips, Eddie Cutler, Ellsworth Blake, Harry Allen, Joseph Roach, Hubie Kerns, Peter Kooy, Robert Simpson, Richard Landry, Jack Boyle, Richard Beavers [Wolves' Team Members], Virginia Bates, Joi Lansing [Girls on Train], Mitchell Lewis [Fisherman], Esther Michaelson [Fisherman's Wife], Almira Sessions, Isabel O'Madigan, Gil Perkins, Robert Stephenson, Charles Sullivan, Edna Harris [Fans], Frank Scannell [Reporter], Henry Kulky [Burly Acrobat], Dorothy Abbott [Dancer], Jackie Jackson [Kid], Si Jenks [Sam], Jack Rice [Room Clerk], Edward Cassidy [Teddy Roosevelt], Dick Wessel [Umpire], Sally Forrest [Dancer]

Musical Program: [0:06] Overture: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" / "The Right Girl for Me" (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:09] Take Me Out to the Ball Game (sung and danced by Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as O'Brien and Ryan vaudeville team); [0:15] Yes, Indeed (sung by Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Men's Chorus; danced by Kelly and Sinatra); [0:28] O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg (sung and danced by Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin); [0:33] Take Me Out to the Ball Game (reprised by Esther Williams while swimming in the hotel pool); [0:37] The Right Girl for Me (sung by Frank Sinatra); [0:53] It's Fate Baby, It's Fate (sung by Betty Garrett and Frank Sinatra); [0:59] Strictly U.S.A. (production number sung and danced by Betty Garrett, Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly and Chorus); [1:08] The Hat My Dear Old Father Wore upon St. Patricks Day (sung and danced by Gene Kelly and Chorus); [1:36] Finale: Strictly U.S.A. (sung and danced by the Gene Kelly, Esther Williams, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garret)




Tammy and the Bachelor top of page
Tammy and the Bachelor
Universal-International, 1957, Color, 89 minutes, ****
Released June, 1957
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Tammy (Debbie Reynolds) lives on a shanty boat in the Mississippi Delta area with her grandfather (Walter Brenan). Peter Brent crashes his plane nearby one day, and Tammy nurses him back to health. He thanks her and tells her that if she ever needs anything, she can find him at his home Brentwood Hall. So, when Grandpa is arrested for making moonshine, Tammy and her goat head for Brentwood Hall. Having never been away from home, Tammy finds a whole new world, which she greets with wide-eyed wonder while sweeping everyone around her off their feet with her old-world charm and wisdom.

One of my very favorite Debbie Reynolds films! Though not a musical, this popular hit film is notable for bringing us the "Tammy" phenomenon. Debbie Reynolds' rendition of the title song was a number 1 chart record, followed closely by the Ames Brothers record. The film inspired two sequels (starring Sandra Dee), a television series and the Tammy doll, among other things.

Produced by: Ross Hunter
Directed by: Joseph Pevney
Assistant Director: Joseph E. Kenny
Screenplay by: Oscar Brodney
Based on a Novel by Cid Ricketts Sumner (Tammy Out of Time)
Musical Score: Frank Skinner
Song: "Tammy" Words and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Sung by The Ames Brothers
Music: Frank Skinner
Music Supervision by: Joseph Gershenson
Art Direction: Richard H. Riedel, Bill Newberry
Set Decorations: Russell A. Gausman, Ray Jeffers
Gowns: Bill Thomas
Hair Stylist: Joan St. Oegger
Make-Up: Bud Westmore
Sound: Leslie I. Carey, Joseph Lapis
Director of Photography: Arthur E. Arling
Special Photography: Clifford Stine
Filmed in CinemaScope and Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultant: William Fritsche
Film Editor: Ted J. Kent

Awards: Nominated for Best Song Academy Award ("Tammy")

Cast: Debbie Reynolds [Tammy Tyree], Leslie Nielsen [Peter Brent], Walter Brennan [Grandpa], Mildred Natwick [Aunt Renie], Fay Wray [Mrs. Brent], Louise Beavers [Osia], Sidney Blackmer [Professor Brent], Mala Powers [Barbara], Philip Ober [Alfred Bissle], Craig Hill [Ernie], April Kent [Tina]

Musical Program: [0:00] Tammy (sung behind titles by The Ames Brothers); [0:40] Tammy (sung by Debbie Reynolds)




Tammy and the Doctor top of page
Tammy and the Doctor
Universal International / Ross Hunter Productions, 1963, Color, 88 minutes, ***½
Released May, 1963

When Tammy's elderly friend and companion, Mrs. Call suffers a heart attack, the doctor recommends that she be flown to Los Angeles where she can receive specialized care. Tammy travels with her, but must join the hospital staff in order to be near Mrs. Call. So Tammy becomes a sort of nurse's aide / Candy-Striper. Not knowing anything about hospitals or big-city life, Tammy manages to get herself caught up in all sorts of trouble, but she is so charming her supervisor can't handle the idea of firing her. While there, Tammy has a fling with a young intern (Peter Fonda in his feature film debut).

Cute film - the third in the Tammy movie series - but not quite as good as the original. Dee has the Tammy character down cold, though, complete with swamp-country dialect. She carries the entire film and does an outstanding job!

In Charge of Production: Edward Muhl
Produced by: Ross Hunter
Directed by: Harry Keller
Assistant Director: Phil Bowles
Written by: Oscar Brodney
Music: Frank Skinner
Music Supervision by: Joseph Gershenson
"Tammy" Words and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Art Directors: Alexander Golitzen and George Webb
Set Decorations: Howard Bristol
Wardrobe Designer: Rosemary Odell
Make-Up: Bud Westmore
Hair Stylist: Larry Germain
Sound: Waldon O. Watson, Frank H. Wilkinson
Director of Photography: Russell Metty
Eastman Color by Pathe
Film Editor: Milton Carruth

Cast: Sandra Dee [Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree], Peter Fonda (debut) [Dr. Mark Cheswick], Macdonald Carey [Dr. Wayne Bentley], Margaret Lindsay [Rachel Colman, Head Nurse], Beulah Bondi [Annie Call], Reginald Owen [Jason Tripp], Alice Pearce [Nurse Millie Baxter], Adam West [Dr. Eric Hassler], Joan Marshall [Nurse Vera Parker], Stanley Clements [Wally Day], Doodles Weaver [Traction Patient], Mitzi Hoag [Nurse Pamela Burke], Alex Gerry [Chief of Staff], Robert Foulk [Surgeon], Jill Jackson [Assistant Surgeon], Forrest Lewis [Dr. Crandall], Sondra Rodgers [First Nurse], Charles Seel [Dr. Smithers], Suzie Kaye [Dora], Paul Nesbitt [David]

Musical Program: [0:00] Tammy (instrumental arrangement played by Orchestra behind titles and used as theme in background score); [0:49] Tammy (sung by Sandra Dee)




Tammy Tell Me True top of page
Tammy Tell Me True
Ross Hunter Productions / Universal, 1961, Color, 97 minutes, ***½
Released July, 1961

Tammy leaves Brentwood Hall and moves her shanty boat upstream in order to attend Seminola College. To earn the money she needs for tuition and books, she applies for a job as a live-in aide for elderly Mrs. Call. However, Mrs. Call has been cooped up in her huge home for too long, and she wants to move in with Tammy on the Ellen B. to get back to the simple life she knew as a child. But her neice Suzanne Rook (Julia Mead) won't have it. Worried more about Mrs. Call's estate than Mrs. Call herself, Suzanne has the police chase Mrs. Call down and return her to her home. Subsequently, a competency hearing is held, and as the star witness Tammy definitely tells it true!

While all this is going on, Tammy attends Seminola college, taking a course in public speaking and a course in current events. Her professors find her old-world mannerisms quite delightful, but her fellow students aren't so easily impressed. Eventually, though, Tammy wins them all with her inescapable charm.

All three of the Tammy installments are really cute films. This is the first sequel, immediately following the original "Tammy and the Bachelor," starring Debbie Reynolds (see above). Debbie Reynolds was perfect as Tammy, and Sandra Dee does an amazing job as well.

Producer: Ross Hunter
Director: Harry Keller
Assistant Director: Joseph Kenny
Screenplay: Oscar Brodney
Based on the Novel Tammy Tell Me True by Cid Ricketts Sumner
Music Supervisor: Joseph Gershenson
Art Directors: Alexander Golitzen and Alfred Sweeney
Set Decorations: Howard Bristol
Costume Design: Rosemary Odell
Gowns: Rosemary Odell
Miss Grey's Wardrobe: Stanley Sherman for Couture Int'l.
Make Up: Bud Westmore
Hair Stylist: Larry Germain
Music by: Percy Faith
Music Supervision by: Joseph Gershenson
Song: "Tammy Tell Me True" words and music by Dorothy Squires
Sound: Waldon O. Watson, Frank H. Wilkinson
Director of Photography: Clifford Stine
Film Editor: Otto Ludwig

Cast: Sandra Dee [Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree], John Gavin [Tom Freeman], Charles Drake [Buford Woodly], Virginia Grey [Miss Jenks, Dean of Women], Julia Meade [Suzanne Rook, Mrs. Call's neice], Beulah Bondi [Mrs. Annie Call, "Shanty Annie"], Cecil Kellaway [Captain Joe], Edgar Buchanan [Judge Carver], Gigi Perreau [Rita], Juanita Moore [Della], Hayden Rorke [Joshua Welling], Ward Ramsey [Caleb Slade], Henry Corden [Captain Armand], Don Dorrell [Roger], Pat McNulty [Joan], Taffy Paul [Kay], Lowell Brown [John], William Herrin [Phil], Catherine McLeod [Mrs. Bateman], Ross Elliott [Professor Bateman], Ned Wever [Dr. Stach]

Musical Program: Tammy Tell Me True (sung by Sandra Dee)




Tea for Two top of page
Tea for Two
Warner Bros., 1950, Color, 98 minutes, ***
Released September, 1950

Musical comedy based on "No, No, Nanette" stars Doris Day as a would-be stage singer who, in order to win money for a Broadway play, must say "no" to every question asked her for 24 hours. Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Eve Arden and Billy De Wolfe also star. Musical highlights include "I Know That You Know," "I Want to Be Happy," "I Only Have Eyes for You" and "Oh Me, Oh My."

Produced by: William Jacobs
Directed by: David Butler
Screen Play by: Harry Clork
Musical Numbers Directed by: LeRoy Prinz
Dances Staged by: Eddie Prinz and Al White
Music Direction: Ray Heindorf
Songs: "Charleston" by Cecil Mack, Jimmy Johnson; "I Know That You Know" by Anne Caldwell, Vincent Youmans; "Crazy Rhythm" by Irving Caesar, Joseph Myer, Roger Wolfe Kahn; "I Only Have Eyes for You" by Al Dubin, Harry Warren; "Tea for Two" and "I Want to Be Happy" by Irving Caesar and Vincent Youmans; "Do, Do, Do" by Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin; "Oh Me! Oh My!" by Ira Gershwin, Vincent Youmans; "Here in My Arms" by Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers; "No, No, Nanette" by Otto Harbach, Vincent Youmans
Art Director: Douglas Bacon
Set Decorator: Lyle B. Reifsnider
Costumes by: Leah Rhodes
Sound by: Dolph Thomas, David Forrest
Director of Photography: Wilfred M. Cline
Color by Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultant: Mitchell Kovaleski
Film Editor: Irene Morra

Cast: Doris Day [Nanette Carter], Gordon MacRae [Jimmy Smith], Gene Nelson [Tommy Trainor], Patrice Wymore [Beatrice Darcy], Eve Arden [Pauline Hastings], Billy De Wolfe [Larry Blair], S. Z. Sakall [J. Maxwell Bloomhaus], Bill Goodwin [William Early], Virginia Gibson [Mabel Wiley], Crauford Kent [Stevens], Mary Eleanor Donahue [Lynne], John McGovern [Richard], Harry Harvey [Crotchety Man], George Baxter [Backer], Herschel Daugherty [Theater Manager], Abe Dinovitch [Taxi Driver], Elizabeth Flournoy [Secretary], Robert "Buddy" Shaw [Piano Mover], John Hedloe [Chorus Boy], Jack Daley [Truck Driver], Bess Flowers [Woman in Box], Art Gilmore [Radio Announcer]

Musical Program: [0:00] "Tea for Two" (sung by Chorus behind titles); [0:02] unidentified instrumental (short excerpt danced by Kids); [0:02] Charleston (danced by Kids); [0:05] I Know That You Know (sung by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae, danced by Gene Nelson and Doris Day); [0:11] Crazy Rhythm (production number sung by Patrice Wymore and Chorus, danced by Patrice Wymore, Gene Nelson and Chorus); [0:19] I Only Have Eyes for You (sung by Gordon MacRae, danced by Virginia Gibson); [0:25] Tea for Two (sung by Gordon MacRae, then sung by Gordon MacRae and Doris Day); [0:38] Tea for Two (sung by Doris Day); [0:47] Charleston (danced by Gene Nelson, Patrice Wymore, Billy DeWolfe, Virginia Gibson and Chorus); [0:53] I Want to Be Happy (sung by Doris Day and Gordon MacRae); [0:56] Do, Do, Do (sung by Gordon MacRae and Doris Day); [1:03] Oh Me! Oh My! (sung by Gene Nelson, danced by Gene Nelson, Doris Day and Chorus); [1:32] No, No, Nanette (sung and danced by Doris Day and Chorus); [1:33] Call of the Sea / Tea for Two (sung and danced by Gene Nelson, Gordon MacRae, Company and Chorus); [1:37] Tea for Two (short reprisal by Gordon MacRae and Doris Day)




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Texas Carnival top of page
Texas Carnival
MGM, 1951, Color, 77 minutes, **½
Released October, 1951

Carnival dunk tank performers Esther Williams and Red Skelton get into trouble at a Texas resort when Red poses as a millionaire oil tycoon. Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn and Glenn Strange co-star; songs include "It's Dynamite," "Young Folks Should Get Married" and "Deep in the Heart of Texas."

Produced by: Jack Cummings
Directed by: Charles Walters
Screen Play by: Dorothy Kingsley
Story by: George Wells and Dorothy Kingsley
Music by: Harry Warren
Lyrics by: Dorothy Fields
Musical Direction: David Rose
Choreography by: Hermes Pan
Art Directors: Cedric Gibbons and William Ferrari
Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis, Keogh Gleason
Women's Costumes Designed by: Helen Rose
Hair Styles Designed by: Sydney Guilaroff
Make-Up Created by: William Tuttle
Special Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe
Recording Supervisor: Douglas Shearer
Director of Photography: Robert Planck
Special Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie
Color by Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultants: Henri Jaffa, James Gooch
Film Editor: Adrienne Fazan

Cast: Esther Williams [Debbie Telford], Red Skelton [Cornie Quinell], Howard Keel [Slim Shelby], Ann Miller [Sunshine Jackson], Paula Raymond [Marilla Sabinas], Keenan Wynn [Dan Sabinas], Tom Tully [Sheriff Jackson], Glenn Strange [Tex Hodgkins], Dick Wessel [Concessionaire], Donald MacBride [Concessionaire], Marjorie Wood [Mrs. Gaytes], Hans Conried [Hotel Clerk], Thurston Hall [Mr. Gaytes], Duke Johnson [Juggler], Wilson Wood [Bell Boy], Foy Willing and His Orchestra [Themselves], Red Norvo Trio [Themselves], Michael Dugan [Card Player], Additional Cast: Douglas Carter [Cab Driver], Earle Hodgins [Doorman], Gil Patric [Assistant Clerk], Rhea Mitchell [Dealer], Emmett Lynn [Cook], Bess Flowers, Jack Daley, Fred Santley [People in Lobby], Joe Roach, Manuel Petroff, Robert Fortier, William Lundy, Alex Goudavich [Specialty Dancers]

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:02] Cornie's Pitch (sung by Red Skelton); [0:14] Whoa, Emma (sung by Howard Keel and Chorus); [0:28] It's Dynamite (sung by Ann Miller, danced by Ann Miller and Ensemble); [0:36] Deep in the Heart of Texas (sung by Howard Keel and Chorus, danced by Ann Miller, Esther Williams, Red Skelton and Ensemble); [0:44] Whoa, Emma (sung by the Red Norvo Trio); [0:46] Young Folks Should Get Married (sung by Howard Keel); [0:50] Young Folks Should Get Married (instrumental arrangement played by Orchestra with Esther's ghostly swimming scene where she appears to be swimming in mid-air in Howard Keel's hotel room)




Thank Your Lucky Stars top of page
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Warner Bros., 1943, B/W, 127 minutes, ***
Released October, 1943

Warner Brothers' contribution to the war effort was this songfest featuring their star players performing numerous hits. The plot revolves around the mishaps of Eddie Cantor and a look-alike cab driver. Stars include Humphrey Bogart, Joan Leslie, Olivia de Havilland, John Garfield, Bette Davis singing "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" and Errol Flynn singing "That's What You Jolly Well Get."

The Warner Bros. and the Homefront Collection DVD box set includes this film,
This Is the Army and Hollywood Canteen

Produced by: Mark Hellinger
Directed by: David Butler
Screen Play by: Norman Panama & Melvin Frank and James V. Kern
From an Original Story by: Everett Freeman, Arthur Schwartz
Music and Lyrics by: Arthur Schwartz and Frank Loesser
Musical Director: Leo F. Forbstein
Orchestral Arrangements: Ray Heindorf
Vocal Arrangements: Dudley Chambers
Dance Numbers Created and Staged by: LeRoy Prinz
Art Directors: Anton Grot, Leo F. Kuter
Set Decorations by: Walter F. Tilford
Gowns by: Milo Anderson
Makeup Artist: Perc Westmore
Sound by: Francis J. Scheid and Charles David Forrest
Director of Photography: Arthur Edeson
Special Effects by: H. F. Koenekamp
Film Editor: Irene Morra

Awards: Academy Award nomination for Best Song ("They're Either Too Young or Too Old")

Cast: Eddie Cantor [Joe Sampson / Himself], Joan Leslie [Pat Dixon], Dennis Morgan [Tommy Randolph], Dinah Shore [Herself], S. Z. Sakall [Dr. Schlenna], Edward Everett Horton [Farnsworth], Ruth Donnelly [Nurse Hamilton], Joyce Reynolds [Girl with Book], Richard Lane [Barney Jackson], Don Wilson [Himself], Henry Armetta [Angelo], Willie Best [Soldier], Humphrey Bogart, Jack Carson, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Alan Hale, Ida Lupino, Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith, George Tobias, Spike Jones and His City Slickers [Special Appearances], Frank Faylen [Sailor], Creighton Hale [Engineer], Jack Mower [Engineer], Noble Johnson [Charlie, the Indian], Edward Gargan [Doorman], Billy Benedict [Bus Boy], Hank Mann [Assistant Photographer], Don Barclay [Pete], Stanley Clements [Boy], James Copedge [Boy], Leah Baird, Joan Matthews, Phyllis Godfrey, Lillian West, Morgan Brown, George French [Bus Passenger], Joe De Rita [Milquetoast Type], Eleanor Counts [Sailor's Girl Friend], Charles Soldani, J. W. Cody [Indians], Harry Pilcer [Man in Broadcasting Station], Mike Mazurki [Olaf], Bennie Bartlett [Page Boy], Marjorie Hoshelle, Anne O'Neal [Maids], Jerry Mandy [Chef], Betty Farrington [Assistant Chef], William Haade [Butler], Lou Marcelle [Commentator], Mary Treen [Fan], Juanita Stark [Secretary], Paul Harvey [Dr. Kirby], Bert Gordon [Patient], David Butler [Himself], Mark Hellinger [Himself], Billy Wayne [Chauffeur], Howard Mitchell, James Flavin [Policemen], Dick Rich [Fred], Ralph Dunn [Marty], James Burke [Bill, the Intern Guard], Frank Mayo [Dr. Wheaton], Angi O. Poulos [Waiter], Boyd Irwin [Man], Helen O'Hara [Show Girl], Hattie McDaniel [Gossip], Rita Christiani [Ice Cold Katie], Jess Lee Brooks [Justice], Ford, Harris and Jones [Trio], Matthew Jones [Gambler], Monte Blue [Bartender], Art Foster, Fred Kelsey, Elmer Ballard, Buster Wiles, Howard Davies, Tudor Williams, Allan Cooke, Fred McEvoy, Bobby Hale, Will Stanton, Charles Irwin, David Thursby, Henry Iblings, Earl Hunsaker, Hubert Hend, Dudley Kuzello, Ted Billings [Pub Characters], Jack Norton [Drunk], Henri DeSoto [Maitre d'Hotel], Dick Elliott, Dick Earle [Customers], Harry Adams [Doorman], Sam Adams [Bartender], Conrad Wiedell [Jitterbug], Charles Francis [Bald-headed Man], Harry Bailey [Bald-headed Man], Joan Winfield [Cigarette Girl], Sylvia Opert [Hatcheck Girl / Lucky Star], Nancy Worth [Hatcheck Girl / Lucky Star], Harriette Haddon, Harriette Olsen, Joy Barlowe, Janet Barrett, Dorothy Schoemer, Dorothy Dayton, Lucille LaMarr, Mary Landa [Lucky Stars], Matt McHugh [Fireman], Georgia Lee Settle [Girl], Virginia Patton [Girl], Igor DeNavrotsky [Dancer], Brandon Hurst [Cab Driver], Angelita Mari [Duenna], Lynne Baggett [Miss Latin America], Mary Landa [Miss Spain], Sally Sweetland [singing voice of Joan Leslie]

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture: "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:01] Thank Your Lucky Stars (sung by Dinah Shore); [0:04] Blues in the Night (sung and spoken by John Garfield); [0:06] Now's the Time to Fall in Love (Potatoes Are Cheaper, Tomatoes Are Cheaper) (sung by Eddie Cantor, fades to background); [0:16] Hotcha Corina (played by Spike Jones and His City Slickers); [0:23] I'm Ridin' for a Fall (Sung by Dennis Morgan and Sally Sweetland dubbing for Joan Leslie with Spike Jones and His City Slickers); [0:30] We're Staying Home Tonight (sung by Eddie Cantor); [0:40] Goin' North (sung by Jack Carson and Alan Hale); [0:46] Love Isn't Born (sung by Anne Sheridan and Ensemble); [0:57] No You, No Me (sung by Dennis Morgan and Sally Sweetland dubbing for Joan Leslie); [1:06] The Dreamer (sung by Dinah Shore); [1:16] Ice Cold Katie (sung by Hattie McDaniel, Willie Best, Jesse Lee Brooks, Rita Christina and Chorus); [1:29] How Sweet You Are (sung and danced by Dinah Shore and Chorus); [1:34] That's What You Jolly Well Get (sung by Errol Flynn and Ensemble); [1:41] They're Either Too Young or Too Old (sung by Bette Davis); [1:47] The Dreamer (sung by Olivia DeHaviland, Ida Lupino and George Tobias); [1:53] Good Night, Good Neighbor (sung by Dennis Morgan, danced by Alexis Smith); [2:01] Finale: "We're Staying Home Tonight" (reprised by Eddie Cantor) / "How Sweet You Are (sung by Girls Chorus) / "Goin' North" (reprised by Alan Hale and Jack Carson) / "The Dreamer" (reprised by Dinah Shore; reprised by Olivia DeHaviland, Ida Lupino and George Tobias) / "I'm Ridin' for a Fall (reprised by Dennis Morgan and Sally Sweetland dubbing for Joan Leslie) / "Love Isn't Born" (reprised by Anne Sheridan) / "That's What You Jolly Well Get" (reprised by Errol Flynn) / "Good Night, Good Neighbor" (reprised by Dennis Morgan) / "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" (reprised by Bette Davis) / "Ice Cold Katie" (reprised by Eddie Cantor and Hattie McDainiel) / "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (reprised by The Company)




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Thanks for the Memory
Paramount, 1938, B/W, 79 minutes, ***
Released November, 1938

As newlywed novelist Steve Merrick, master of comedy Bob Hope has his hands full trying to finish his first Manhattan masterpiece in this delightful romantic classic. While Steve's beautiful bride Ann (Shirley Ross) dreams of a better life for them, their bon vivant friends - a motley mix of metropolitan loafers and ne'er-do-wells of the gin and tonic set - drop in and out as they please, keeping Steve up late and away from his typewriter. Meanwhile, Louella (Patricia "Honey Chile" Wilder), a beautiful Southern Belle from next door, keeps meddling into their blissful lives. When Ann resumes her modeling career to allow Steve some freedom, housekeeping gets the best of him and he blows his top, causing a muddled mess of epic proportion. Only romance and a good old-fashioned love song can save the day in this witty and charming comedy romp through the minefield of marriage.

After introducing his theme song in The Big Broadcast of 1938, Bob Hope reteamed with his co-star from that film, Shirley Ross, in this, his second film.

Adolph Zukor Presents
Producer: Mel Shauer
Directed by: George Archainbaud
Screen Play by: Lynn Starling
Based on a Play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich ("Up Pops the Devil")
Musical Direction: Boris Morros
Musical Interpolations: "Thanks for the Memory," by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin "Two Sleepy People," by Frank Loesser and Hoagy Carmichael
Art Direction by: Hans Dreier and Franz Bachelin
Costumes: Edith Head
Interior Decorations by: A. E. Freudeman
Sound Recording: Phil Wisdom and Glenn Rominger
Photographed by: Karl Struss
Edited by: Alma Ruth Macrorie

Cast: Bob Hope [Steve Merrick], Shirley Ross [Ann Merrick], Charles Butterworth [Biney], Otto Kruger [Gil Morrell], Hedda Hopper [Polly Griscom], Patricia "Honey Chile" Wilder [Luella May], Roscoe Karns [George Kent], Laura Hope Crews [Mrs. Kent], William Collier, Sr. [Mr. Platt], Emma Dunn [Mrs. Platt], Edward Gargan [Flanahan], Eddie Anderson [Janitor], Jack Norton [Bert Monroe], Additional Cast: Jack Chapin [Messenger], Barney Dean [Kelly], Pat West, Vernon Dent [Refuse Men], Johnnie Morris [Newsboy]

Musical Program: [0:31] Two Sleepy People (sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross); [1:16] Thanks for the Memory (sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross)




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That Certain Age
Universal, 1938, B/W, 101 minutes, ***
Released October, 1938

Smitten with her family's houseguest, visiting journalist Melvyn Douglas, teenager Deanna Durbin ignores former steady beau Jackie Cooper until Douglas sets things right in this song-filled romantic comedy that was co-scripted by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. Soundtrack includes "Be a Good Scout," "You're as Pretty as a Picture" and the title tune.

Producer: Joe Pasternak
Directed by: Edward Ludwig
Assistant Director: Joseph A. McDonough
Screenplay: Bruce Manning
Original Story by: F. Hugh Herbert
Musical Director: Charles Previn
"My Own," "That Certain Age," "Be a Good Scout," "You're As Pretty As a Picture"
Music: Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics: Harold Adamson
Vocal Supervision: Charles Henderson
Orchestrations: Frank Skinner
Art Director: Jack Otterson
Associate: John Ewing
Set Decorations: R. A. Gausman
Gowns: Vera West
Sound Supervisor: Bernard B. Brown
Technician: Joseph Lapis
Director of Photography: Joseph Valentine
Film Editor: Bernard W. Burton

Awards: Academy Award nominations for Best Song ("My Own") and Best Sound Recording (Bernard B. Brown)

Cast: Deanna Durbin [Alice Fullerton], Melvyn Douglas [Vincent Bullitt], Jackie Cooper [Ken], Irene Rich [Mrs. Fullerton], Nancy Carroll [Grace Bristow], John Halliday [Mr. Fullerton], Jack Searl [Tony], Juanita Quigley [The Pest], Peggy Stewart [Mary Lee], Charles Coleman [Stevens], Grant Mitchell [Jeweler], Additional Cast: Claire DuBrey [Horsewoman], Helen Greco [Girl], Lon McCallister [Billy], Buddy Pepper, Vondell Darr [Friends], Leonard Sues [Orchestra Leader], Bess Flowers, Ed Mortimer [Guests], Ruth Weston [Admirer], David Oliver [Farmer], Russell Hicks [Scout Leader], Boy Scouts of Los Angeles Troup 536 [Themselves]

Musical Program: [0:06] That Certain Age (sung by Chorus under titles); [0:07] Be a Good Scout (march arrangement played by Boy Scout Marching Band); [0:11] Be a Good Scout (sung by Deanna Durbin and Boy Scouts); [0:17] Les Filles de Cadiz (sung by Deanna Durbin); [0:40] You're as Pretty as a Picture (sung by Deanna Durbin); [1:00] Daisy (excerpts sung by Deanna Durbin and Melvyn Douglas); [1:26] My Own (sung by Deanna Durbin); [1:43] Juliet's Waltz Song ("Je veux vivre dans ce rêve," from the opera ROMÉO ET JULIETTE, sung by Deanna Durbin); [1:46] That Certain Age (sung by the kids)




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That Midnight Kiss
MGM, 1949, Color, 98 minutes, ***
Released September, 1949

In his first feature film, Mario Lanza plays opposite Kathryn Grayson (not a bad start, eh?) as a singing truck driver. Kathryn is the granddaughter of Abigail Budell (Ethel Barrymore), a wealthy patroness of the arts who decides to start a new opera company to showcase Mario and Kathryn. Of course, Kathryn and Mario fall in love, then feud. Lots of great opera music performed by Mario, Kathryn and Jose Iturbi.

Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory, Vol. 2 DVD Box Set (shown right) includes this film and The Pirate, Words and Music, That's Dancing, The Belle of New York, Royal Wedding, The Toast of New Orleans.

Produced by: Joe Pasternak
Directed by: Norman Taurog
Screen Play by: Bruce Manning and Tamara Hovey
Musical Direction: Charles Previn
Orchestrations: Leo Arnaud and Conrad Salinger
Musical Supervision: Jose Iturbi
"They Didn't Believe Me" Music by Jerome Kern, Lyrics by Herbert Reynolds
"I Know, I Know, I Know" Music by Bronislau Kaper, Lyrics by Bob Russell
Art Directors: Cedric Gibbons and Preston Ames
Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis
Associate: Arthur Krams
Costumes by: Helen Rose
Men's Costumes by: Valles
Hair Styles Designed by: Sydney Guilaroff
Make-Up Created by: Jack Dawn
Recording Supervisor: Douglas Shearer
Director of Photography: Robert Surtees
Color by Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultants: Henri Jaffa, James Gooch
Film Editor: Gene Ruggiero

Cast: Kathryn Grayson (Prudence Budell), Jose Iturbi (Himself), Ethel Barrymore (Abigail Trent Budell), Mario Lanza (Johnny Donetti), Keenan Wynn (Artie Geoffrey Glenson), J. Carrol Naish (Papa Donetti), Jules Munshin (Michael Pemberton), Thomas Gomez (Guido Russino Betelli), Marjorie Reynolds (Mary), Arthur Treacher (Hutchins), Mimi Aguglia (Mamma Donetti), Amparo Iturbi (Herself), Bridget Carr (Donna), Amparo Ballester (Rosina), Ann Codee (Mme. Bouget), Edward Earle (Jason), George Meader (Paul), Sheila Stein (Peanuts), Charles Smith (one of the boys in the garage)

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:02] unidentified instrumental number (played by Orchestra conducted by Jose Iturbi); [0:05] Caro nome che il mio cor (from RIGOLETTO, sung by Kathryn Grayson); [0:11] Veranno a Te sull'aure (from LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, excerpt sung by Kathryn Grayson rehearsing with Thomas Gomez); [0:15] Mamma mia che vò sapè (sung by Mario Lanza); [0:20] Santa Lucia (sung by J. Carrol Naish); [0:23] Down Among the Sheltering Palms (Keenan Wynn and the boys in the garage); [0:26] Una furtiva lagrima (from L'ELISIR D'AMORE, sung by Mario Lanza auditioning for Iturbi); [0:34] Piano Concerto No. 1 (music by Tchaikovsky, Jose Iturbi and Orchestra at concert); [0:37] Celeste Aida (from AÏDA, sung by Mario Lanza at concert); [0:42] They Didn't Believe Me (Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson); [0:48] Veranno a Te sull'aure (from LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, sung by Kathryn Grayson rehearsing with Thomas Gomez); [0:50] unidentified (Orchestra conducted by Jules Munshin); [1:01] unidentified aria (Kathryn Grayson and Mario Lanza rehearsing); [1:02] Nightingale (Kathryn Grayson); [1:05] Three O'Clock in the Morning (J. Carrol Naish); [1:08] I Know, I Know, I Know (Mario Lanza serenading Prudence); [1:15] Veranno a Te sull'aure (from LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, sung by Kathryn Grayson rehearsing with Thomas Gomez); [1:20] Revolutionary Étude (piano duet by Jose Iturbi and his sister Amparo Iturbi); [1:33] Sweet Are the Love Songs (lyrics to Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, Kathryn Grayson and Mario Lanza)




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That Night in Rio
20th Century-Fox, 1941, Color, 90 minutes, ***½
Released April, 1941

Remake of Folies Bergere (1935); the setting has been changed from Paris to Rio de Janeiro, and new songs were written for this version. The story was remade once more into On the Riviera with Danny Kaye (1951).

Don Ameche plays a dual role as entertainer Larry Martin and businessman Baron Duarte. With his airline in financial trouble, Duarte slips out of the country to try to make arrangements to save his business. While he's gone, Larry masquerades as the baron so his enemies, most notably Machado (J. Carrol Naish), don't know he's gone. Many laughs follow, especially in the scene where Larry has to bluff his way through a conversation in French (a language the baron speaks but the entertainer doesn't). But it doesn't take the baroness (Alice Faye) long to figure out that this guy isn't her husband. When the baron returns, he realizes he will have to become a better husband to live up to his wife's new, heightened expectations.

The Alice Faye Collection DVD Box Set (shown right) contains this film and Lillian Russell, On the Avenue and The Gang's All Here.

The box set is very nice. The films don't look restored, but rather look like pristine prints, which I find refreshing. All too often the restoration process seems to ruin the authenticity of the film, but these discs are beautiful!

Associate Producer: Fred Kohlmar
Directed by: Irving Cummings
Screen Play by: George Seaton, Bess Meredyth and Hal Long
Additional Dialogue by: Samuel Hoffenstein
Based on a play by Rudolph Lothar and Hans Adler ("The Red Cat")
Adapted by: Jessie Ernst
Lyrics and Music by: Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
Dances Staged by: Hermes Pan
Musical Direction: Alfred Newman
Art Direction: Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright
Set Decorations: Thomas Little
Costumes: Travis Banton
Sound: W. D. Flick, Roger Heman
Directors of Photography: Leon Shamroy, Ray Rennahan
Photographed in Technicolor
Technicolor Director: Natalie Kalmus
Associate: Morgan Padelford
Film Editor: Walter Thompson

Cast: Alice Faye [Baroness], Don Ameche [Larry Martin / Baron Duarte], Carmen Miranda [Carmen], S. Z. Sakall [Penna], J. Carrol Naish [Machado], Curt Bois [Salles], Leonid Kinskey [Pierre], Carmen Miranda's Orchestra [The Banda Da Lua], Frank Puglia [Pedro], Lillian Porter [Luiza], Maria Montez [Inez], Georges Renavent [Ambassador], Edward Conrad [Alfonso], Fortunio Bonanova [Pereira], Flores Brothers [Specialty Trio], Additional Cast: Fred Malatesta [Butler], Alberto Morin [Eca], Fredrik Vogeding [Trader], Jean Del Val [Man], Charles de Ravenne [Page Boy], Gino Corrado [Clerk], Eugene Borden [Official at Airport], Andre Cuyas [Waiter], George Bookasta [Bell Boy], Bess Flowers [Woman in Nightclub], Mary Ann Hyde, Vivian Mason, Barbara Lynn, Jean O'Donnell [Secretaries], Bettye Avery, Bunny Hartley, Marion Rosamond, Mary Joyce Walsh, Lillian Eggers, Roseanne Murray, Poppy Wilde, Dorothy Dearing, Bonnie Bannon, Monica Bannister [Models]

Musical Program: [0:01] Chica Chica Boom Chic (production number sung and danced by Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche and Chorus); [0:11] The Baron Is in Conference (musical skit performed by Don Ameche and Ensemble); [0:20] They Met in Rio (A Midnight Serenade) (sung in Portuguese by Don Ameche, Bando da Lua and Chorus; then sung in English by Alice Faye - beautiful number!); [0:51] Cae Cae (sung by Carmen Miranda with Bando da Lua); [0:54] I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much) (sung by Carmen Miranda with Bando da Lua); [1:09] Boa Noite (sung by Alice Faye); [1:27] Chica Chica Boom Chic (sung by ) / Boa Noite (sung by Don Ameche) / I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much) / Boa Noite (sung by Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Carmen Miranda and Chorus)




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That's Dancing!
MGM, 1985, Color and B/W, 104 minutes, ***
Released January, 1985

Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov and Ray Bolger take you on a tour of Hollywood musicals. Classic dance scenes from "Oklahoma!," "The Wizard of Oz," "42nd Street," "Flashdance" and other films are seen, with stars from Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to Shirley Temple and John Travolta.

Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory, Vol. 2 DVD Box Set (shown right) includes this film and The Pirate, Words and Music, The Belle of New York, Royal Wedding, That Midnight Kiss, The Toast of New Orleans.

Producer: Jack Haley, Jr. & David Niven, Jr.
Associate Producer: Bud Friedgen
Executive Producer: Gene Kelly
Original music by: Henry Mancini and Gary S. Scott (breakdance music)
Costume Design by: Ron Talsky
Cinematography by: Andrew Laszlo
Film Editing by: Michael J. Sheridan

Hosts: Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, Donald O'Connor, Gene Kelly, John Travolta

Archive Footage: Tommy Abbott, June Allyson, Ann-Margret, Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Robert Banas, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jennifer Beals, David Bean, Francesca Bellini, Busby Berkeley, Eric Blore, Monte Blue, Ray Bolger, John Brascia, Lucille Bremer, James Cagney, Irene Cara, Leslie Caron, Betty Carr, Gower Champion, Marge Champion, Cyd Charisse, Joan Crawford, Carole D'Andrea, Dan Dailey, Leroy Daniels, Sammy Davis Jr., Doris Day, Gloria DeHaven, Norma Doggett, Isadora Duncan, Buddy Ebsen, Taina Elg, Eliot Feld, Margot Fonteyn, Loie Fuller, Clark Gable, Judy Garland, Virginia Gibson, Cary Grant, Jack Haley, Carol Haney, June Haver, Robert Helpmann, Harvey Hohnecker, Judy Holliday, Jose Iturbi, Michael Jackson, Marine Jahan, Van Johnson, Ruby Keeler, Paula Kelly, Michael Kidd, Nancy Kilgas, Charles Laskey, Ruta Lee, Vivien Leigh, Bambi Linn, Peter Lorre, Susan Luckey, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Léonide Massine, Matt Mattox, Joan McCracken, Ray McDonald, Bert Michaels, Ann Miller, Liza Minnelli, James Mitchell, Ricardo Montalban, Annabelle Moore, Tony Mordente, George Murphy, Gene Nelson, Julie Newmar, Rudolf Nureyev, Donald O'Connor, Susan Oakes, Anna Pavlova, Marc Platt, Dick Powell, Eleanor Powell, Jane Powell, Tommy Rall, Debbie Reynolds, Jeff Richards, Bill Robinson, Mickey Rooney, Wini Shaw, Moira Shearer, Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton, Tucker Smith, James Stewart, Lyle Talbot, Russ Tamblyn, Tarita, Lilyan Tashman, Robert Taylor, Anthony "Scooter" Teague, Tamara Toumanova, Gina Trikonis, Lana Turner, Bobby Van, Vera-Ellen, Ethel Waters, Bobby Watson, Esther Williams, David Winters, Vera Zorina, Jacques d'Amboise.




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That's Entertainment!
MGM, 1974, Color and B/W, 134 minutes, ****
Premiere release May, 1974
General release June, 1974
Class Act
Class Act Must-See!
Must See!

MGM musicals anthology. Very entertaining and lots of fun. Features many, many clips of magic moments from some of the best movie musicals ever made!

Producer: Jack Haley, Jr.
Executive Producer: Daniel Melnick
Director: Jack Haley, Jr.
Music Director: Jesse Kaye and Henry Mancini
Writer: Jack Haley, Jr.
Film Editiong: David E. Blewitt, Bud Friedgen

Program:
[0:00] Overture

[0:03] Frank Sinatra hosts: Introduction; Clip from Hollywood Revue of 1929, Cliff Edwards singing "Singing in the Rain," chorus dancing; Jimmy Durante singing "Singing in the Rain," from Speak Easily, 1932; Judy Garland singing "Singing in the Rain," from Little Nellie Kelly, 1940; Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor with umbrellas, singing "Singing in the Rain," from Singin' in the Rain, 1952.

[0:06] Theme music, titles

[0:08] Frank Sinatra continues: Charles King singing "Broadway Melody" from The Broadway Melody, 1929; [0:10] Chorus singing "Rosalie," Eleanor Powell dancing on big drums, from Rosalie, 1937; [0:11] Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy singing "Indian Love Call" from Rose-Marie, 1936; [0:13] Dennis Morgan and Chorus singing "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" with huge spiral staircase "cluttered with beautiful women," from The Great Ziegfeld, 1936; Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire dancing to "Begin the Beguine," from Broadway Melody of 1940, 1940; Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Durante performing "The Song's Gotta Come from the Heart," from It Happened in Brooklyn, 1947.

[0:20] Liz Taylor hosts: Liz singing "The Music of Spring," from Cynthia (Cuddles Sakall at piano), 1947; [0:22] Lena Horne singing "Honeysuckle Rose" from Thousands Cheer, 1943; [0:23] Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly singing and dancing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" from Take Me Out to the Ball Game, 1949; [0:24] June Allyson and the Blackburn Twins singing "Thou Swell" from Words and Music, 1949; June Allyson, Peter Lawford and Chorus singing and dancing "The Varsity Drag" from Good News, 1947

[0:27] Peter Lawford hosts: Big production number with "native" dancers from On an Island with You, 1948; Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter singing "Aba Daba Honeymoon" from Two Weeks with Love, 1950; Elizabeth Taylor singing "It's a Most Unusual Day" from A Date with Judy, 1948; Jane Powell and Company singing "It's a Most Unusual Day" from A Date with Judy, 1948; Judy Garland and Company singing "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" from The Harvey Girls, 1946

[0:33] Jimmy Stewart hosts dramatic actors doing musical numbers: Robert Montgomery singing "It Must Be You" from Free and Easy, 1930; Joan Crawford singing and dancing "Gotta Feelin' for You" from Hollywood Revue of 1929, 1929; Jean Harlow and Chorines singing "Reckless" from Reckless, 1935; Jean Harlow and Cary Grant singing "Did I Remember" from Suzy, 1936; Jimmy Stewart singing "Easy to Love" from Born to Dance, 1936; Clark Gable and Girls singing "Puttin' on the Ritz" from Idiot's Delight, 1939; Judy Garland singing "Dear Mr. Gable" from Broadway Melody of 1938, 1937

[0:45] Mickey Rooney hosts "backyard musicals" segment: [0:47] montage of scenes from Mickey/Judy films; [0:49] Mickey, Judy and Company singing "Babes in Arms" from Babes in Arms, 1939; [0:50] Mickey, Judy and Ensemble singing and dancing "Hoe Down" from Babes on Broadway, 1941; [0:50] Mickey, Judy and Ensemble singing and dancing "Do the La Conga" from Strike Up the Band, 1940; [0:51] Mickey, Judy and Company singing and dancing "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" from the finale of Babes on Broadway, 1941; [0:52] Judy, Mickey, Richard Quine and Virginia Weidler singing "Babes on Broadway" from the finale of Babes on Broadway, 1941; [0:52] Mickey, Judy and Ensemble singing "Strike Up the Band" from the finale of Strike Up the Band, 1940

[0:53] Gene Kelly hosts Fred Astaire segment: [0:54] Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire dancing "The Babbitt and the Bromide" from Ziegfeld Follies, 1946; Fred Astaire singing and Fred and Ginger Rogers dancing "They Can't Take That Away from Me" from The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949; Fred Astaire and Joan Crawford dancing "Let's Go Bavarian" from Dancing Lady, 1933; Fred Astaire and Jack Buchanan singing and dancing "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" from The Band Wagon, 1953; Fred Astaire dancing to "Sunday Jumps" with a hat rack from Royal Wedding, 1951; Fred Astaire dancing "Shoes with Wings On" from The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949; Fred Astaire singing and dancing "You're All the World to Me" (on walls and ceiling) from Royal Wedding, 1951; Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse dancing "Dancing in the Dark" from The Band Wagon, 1953

[1:06] Donald O'Connor hosts Esther Williams segment: [1:06] Montage of clips from Esther's films; montage of clips of Esther swimming with Howard Keel in Pagan Love Song; Fernando Lamas in Dangerous When Wet; Van Johnson in Thrill of a Romance; Peter Lawford in On an Island with You; Ricardo Montalban in On an Island with You; Tom and Jerry (cartoon characters) in Dangerous When Wet; Jimmy Durante in This Time for Keeps; Red Skelton in Bathing Beauty; [1:08] Big swimming finale number from Bathing Beauty; [1:09] montage of big swimming production numbers

[1:13] Debbie Reynolds hosts: [1:13] Debbie Reynolds with Fred Astaire and Red Skelton and Debbie Reynolds with Carleton Carpenter singing "I Wanna Be Loved By You" from Three Little Words, 1950; [1:16] Ann Miller dancing and singing "I've Gotta Hear That Beat" from Small Town Girl, 1953; [1:18] Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson singing "Be My Love" from The Toast of New Orleans, 1950; [1:19] Donald O'Connor singing and dancing "Make 'Em Laugh" from Singin' in the Rain, 1952; [1:22] Chorus singing and dancing "Cotton Blossom" from Show Boat, 1951; [1:24] Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson singing "Make Believe" from Show Boat, 1951; [1:25] William Warfield singing "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat, 1951

[1:27] Fred Astaire hosts Gene Kelly segment: [1:28] Gene Kelly and the Nicholas Brothers sing and dance "Be a Clown" from The Pirate, 1948; [1:29] Gene Kelly stunts as a construction worker (unidentified film); [1:30] Gene Kelly dances "The Pirate Ballet" from The Pirate, 1948; [1:30] Gene Kelly dances Ballet scene from Anchors Aweigh, 1945; [1:31] Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin sing "New York, New York" from On the Town, 1949; [1:33] Gene Kelly and Jerry the mouse dance "The Worry Song" from Anchors Aweigh, 1945; [1:34] Gene Kelly sings and dances "Sinin' in the Rain" from Singin' in the Rain, 1952; Gene Kelly and Ensemble Dance "The Broadway Ballet" from Singin' in the Rain, 1952

[1:40] Liza Minnelli hosts Judy Garland segment: [1:40] finale scene with Liza as toddler from In the Good Old Summertime, 1949; [1:41] The Garland Sisters sing "La Cucaracha" from La Fiesta de Santa Barbara, 1935; [1:42] Judy and Edna Mae (Deanna) Durbin sing "Americana" from Every Sunday, 1936; Judy and Buddy Ebsen dance in the finale of Broadway Melody of 1938, 1937; [1:44] Judy and Munchkins sing and dance "You're Off to See the Wizard" from The Wizard of Oz, 1939; Judy, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr sing "If I Only Had the Nerve" from The Wizard of Oz, 1939; [1:45] Judy sings "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, 1939; [1:46] Judy sings "But Not for Me" from Girl Crazy, 1943; [1:47] Judy and Chorus sing "The Trolley Song" from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944; [1:48] Judy and Margaret O'Brien sing "Under the Bamboo Tree" from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944; [1:48] Judy sings "The Boy Next Door" from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944; [1:49] Judy sings "Get Happy" (partially over montage of clips from Judy's films) from Summer Stock, 1950

[1:51] Bing Crosby hosts: [1:52] Bing sings "Going Hollywood" from Going Hollywood, 1933; [1:53] Bing and Frank Sinatra sing "Well, Did You Evah" from High Society, 1956; Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly sing "True Love" from High Society, 1956; [1:57] Cast and Chorus sing and dance "Hallelujah" from Hit the Deck, 1956; [1:59] Ensemble dances the "Barn Dance" ballet from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954; [2:01] Louis Jourdan sings "Gigi" from Gigi, 1958; [2:03] Maurice Chevalier sings "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" from Gigi, 1958

[2:04] Frank Sinatra concludes: [2:05] Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron and Ensemble dance "An American in Paris Ballet" from An American in Paris, 1951

[2:10] Theme music, end titles
[2:12] Exit music




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That's Entertainment, Part 2
MGM, 1976, Color and B/W, 129 minutes, ***½
Released May, 1976

MGM musicals anthology; sequel to That's Entertainment. Not quite as spectacular as the first, but still a lot of fun.

Producer: Saul Chaplin and Daniel Melnick
Director: Gene Kelly
Writer: Leonard Gershe
Music Directors: Harry V. Lojewski and Nelson Riddle
Production Design: John De Cuir
Film Editing: David Blewitt, David Bretherton, Bud Friedgen, Peter C. Johnson

Program:
[0:00] Overture
[0:03] Introduction: Titles over montage of clips from MGM musicals
[0:06] Jack Buchanan, Fred Astaire, Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray sing "That's Entertainment," from The Band Wagon, 1953; partially over clips from other musicals.

[0:08] Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire host:
[0:10] Judy Garland and Gene Kelly sing and dance "For Me and My Gal" from For Me and My Gal, 1942; [0:11] "Fascinating Rhythm" sung by Chorus and danced by Eleanor Powell from Lady Be Good, 1941; Robert Taylor sings "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foo