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Pagan Love Song
MGM, 1950, Color, 76 minutes, **½

Lively musical romance with Howard Keel as a teacher in Tahiti who falls for American Esther Williams, whom he believes to be an island native. Rita Moreno co-stars in this MGM production showcasing dazzling swimming choreography and songs like "Singing in the Sun", "Tahiti" and "The House of the Singing Bamboo."

Produced by: Arthur Freed
Associate Producer: Ben Feiner, Jr.
Directed by: Robert Alton
Screen Play by: Robert Nathan and Jerry Davis
Based on the Book Tahiti Landfall by William S. Stone
Music Director: Adolph Deutsch
Music by: Harry Warren
Lyrics by: Arthur Freed
"Pagan Love Song" by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Musical Direction: Adolph Deutsch
Vocal Arrangements: Robert Tucker
Orchestrations: Conrad Salinger
Art Directors: Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell
Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis
   Associate: Jack D. Moore
Costumes by: Helen Rose
Hair Styles Designed by: Sydney Guilaroff
Make-Up Created by: William J. Tuttle
Recording Supervisor: Douglas Shearer
Cinematography: Charles Rosher
Special Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe
Color by Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultants: Henri Jaffa, James Gooch
Film Editor: Adrienne Fazan

Cast: Esther Williams [Mimi Bennett], Howard Keel [Hazard Endicott], Minna Gombell [Kate Bennett], Rita Moreno [Terru], Charles Mauu [Tavae], Philip Costa [Manu], Dione Leilani [Tani], Charles Freund [Papera], Marcelle Corday [Countess Mariani], Sam Maikai [Tua], Helen Rapoza [Angele], Birdie DeBolt [Mama Ruau], Bill Kaliloa [Mata], Carlo Cook [Mons. Bouchet], Betty Wand [singing voice of Esther Williams for "The Sea of the Moon" and "The House of the Singing Bamboo" finale]

Musical Program: [0:00] Pagan Love Song (sung by Chorus behind titles); [0:03] Pagan Love Song (sung by Chorus); [0:11] The House of the Singing Bamboo (sung by Howard Keel); [0:13] The House of the Singing Bamboo (sung by Chorus); [0:17] Singing in the Sun (sung by Howard Keel); [0:21] The House of the Singing Bamboo (reprised by Howard Keel); [0:37] Etiquette (sung by Howard Keel and Children); [0:40] Singing in the Sun (sung by Chorus, Esther Williams and Swimming Ensemble); [0:50] Why Is Love So Crazy (sung by Howard Keel); [0:53] Singing in the Sun (sung by Chorus); [0:54] Tahiti (sung by Rita Moreno and Chorus); [0:58] The Sea of the Moon (sung by Betty Wand dubbing for Esther Williams); [1:07] Pagan Love Song (sung by Howard Keel and Chorus; danced by Chorus; Esther Williams and Howard Keel Swimming); [1:14] The House of the Singing Bamboo (sung by Children, Howard Keel and Chorus)




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Paint Your Wagon
Paramount, 1969, Color, 164 minutes, ***½

Lerner and Loewe's Broadway smash became the first and only musical undertaking for Clint Eastwood, who stars alongside Lee Marvin as two corners of a love triangle involved with beautiful Jean Seberg and partners in a bizarre financial enterprise in Gold Rush-era California. Songs include "They Call the Wind Maria", "I Talk to the Trees" and "I'm on My Way". Directed by Joshua Logan.

Dirty Harry sings to trees! Lee Marvin croaks out a love song!

This is a really fun film. If you haven't seen it, you're missing out on some great comedy. Clint Eastwood and partner Lee Marvin wonder how much gold dust falls through the cracks in the floors of the saloons of the mining town, so they begin to dig a virtual honeycomb of tunnels under the entire town! It makes The Great Escape look like child's play. And there are a lot of strange goings on in a mining town, too, adding to the fun. Great fun, lots of laughs and the beautiful song "They Call the Wind Maria" sung by a mangy bunch of miners! Don't miss it!

Produced by: Alan Jay Lerner
Associate Producer: Tom Shaw
Directed by: Joshua Logan
Screenplay and Lyrics by: Alan Jay Lerner
Based upon the musical play "Paint Your Wagon" presented on the stage by Cheryl Crawford
Adaptation by: Paddy Chayefsky
Music by: Frederick Loewe
Music for Additional Songs by: Andre Previn
Choral Arrangements and Music Assistant to the Producer: Joseph J. Lilley
Ochestral Music Scored and Conducted by: Nelson Riddle
Choral Music Conducted by: Roger Wagner
Song Score: Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe and André Previn
Choreography: "Gold Fever" and "Best Things," Jack Baker
Costumes and Production Designed by: John Truscott
Art Director: Carl Braunger
Set Decorator: James I. Berkey
Costume Coordinator: Anne Laune
Costume Supervisor: Bill Jobe
Makeup: Frank McCoy
Hairdresser: Vivian Zavitz
Director of Photography: William A. Fraker
Special Effects: Maurice Ayers and Larry Hampton
Color by Technicolor, Filmed in Panavision
Film Editor: Robert C. Jones

Awards: Academy Award nomination for Best Score (Nelson Riddle)

Cast: Lee Marvin [Ben Rumson], Clint Eastwood ["Pardner"], Jean Seberg [Elizabeth], Harve Presnell ["Rotten Luck Willie"], Ray Walston ["Mad Jack" Duncan], Tom Ligon [Horton Fenty], Alan Dexter [Parson], William O'Connell [Horace Tabor], Ben Baker [Haywood Holbrook], Alan Baxter [Mr. Fenty], Paula Trueman [Mrs. Fenty], Robert Easton [Atwell], Geoffrey Norman [Foster], H. B. Haggerty [Steve Bull], Terry Jenkins [Joe Mooney], Karl Bruck [Schermerhorn], John Mitchum [Jacob Woodling], Sue Casey [Sarah Woodling], Eddie Little Sky [Indian], Harvey Parry [Higgins], H. W. Gim [Wong], William Mims [Frock-Coated Man], Roy Jenson [Hennessey], Pat Hawley [Clendennon], Anita Gordon [singing voice of Jean Seberg], The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [Vocals]

Musical Program: [0:00] I'm On My Way (sung by Mens Chorus offscreen behind titles); [0:07] I'm On My Way (sung by Mens Chorus offscreen); [0:09] I Still See Elisa (sung by Clint Eastwood); [0:16] The First Thing You Know (sung by Lee Marvin); [0:18] Hand Me Down That Can o' Beans (sung by Lee Marvin, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Chorus, danced by the Miners); [0:25] They Call the Wind Maria (sung by Harve Presnell and Mens Chorus); [0:40] Whoop-Ti-Ay (sung by the Miners [Chorus] while Ben is being cleaned up for the wedding); [0:51] A Million Miles Away Behind the Door (sung by Anita Gordon dubbing for Jean Seberg); [1:07] I Talk to the Trees (sung by Clint Eastwood); [1:11] There's a Coach Comin' In (sung by Chorus for the Miners); [1:27] Intermission; [1:34] The Gospel of No Name City (sung by Alan Dexter); [1:45] Best Things (sung by Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Pat Hawley, Geoffrey Norman and Ray Walston); [1:54] Wand'rin' Star (sung by Lee Marvin and the Miners [Chorus]); [2:17] Gold Fever (sung by Clint Eastwood, the Miners and Dance Hall Girls); [2:27] The Gospel of No Name City (sung by Chorus); [2:36] I'm On My Way (sung by Chorus); [2:38] Exit Medley: excerpts of most songs from the film




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The Pajama Game
Warner Bros., 1957, Color, 101 minutes, ***½

Labor relations take on a whole new meaning in George Abbott's filming of the hit Broadway musical, with garment worker activist Doris Day and factory foreman John Raitt playing the enemies-turned-lovers. "Steam Heat", "Hernando's Hideaway" and "I'm Not at All in Love" are among the memorable Adler / Ross tunes enhanced by Bob Fosse's choreography. Special video edition includes outtakes of the unused "The Man Who Invented Love" number and original theatrical trailers for Day's "Romance on the High Seas" and "Calamity Jane", and Adler and Ross' "Damn Yankees".

A fun film. Doris is cute and feisty. Carol Haney plays a prominent role, and we get a rare opportunity to see her really do her stuff, especially in the big hit "Hernando's Hideaway." See what really goes on in a pajama factory!

The Doris Day Collection, Vol. 1 DVD Box Set (shown right) contains this film and Jumbo, Calamity Jane, The Glass Bottom Boat, Love Me or Leave Me, Lullaby of Broadway, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Young Man with a Horn.

Produced and Directed by: George Abbott and Stanley Donen
Associate Producers: Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith, Harold S. Prince
Assistant Director: Russ Llewellyn
Screen Play by: George Abbott and Richard Bissell
Based Upon the Play "Tha Pajama Game;" Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell from Richard Bissell's novel "7½ Cents;" Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Original Stage Production Directed by George Abbott and Jerome Robbins; Produced by Brisson, Griffith and Prince
Music and Lyrics by: Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Orchestral Arrangements: Nelson Riddle and Buddy Bregman
Vocal Arrangements: Charles Henderson
Technical Advisor: Weldon Pajama Company
Choreography by: Bob Fosse
Art Director: Malcolm Bert
Set Decorator: William Kuehl
Costumes Designed by: William and Jean Eckart
Assisted by: Frank Thompson
Makeup Artist: Gordon Bau
Sound by: M. A. Merrick, Dolph Thomas
Director of Photography: Harry Stradling
Filmed in WarnerColor
Film Editor: William Ziegler

Cast: Doris Day [Kate "Babe" Williams], John Raitt [Sid Sorokin], Carol Haney [Gladys Hotchkiss], Eddie Foy, Jr. [Vernon Hines], Reta Shaw [Mabel], Barbara Nichols [Poopsie], Thelma Pelish [Mae], Jack Straw [Prez], Ralph Dunn [Hasler], Owen Martin [Max], Jackie Kelk [First Helper], Ralph Chambers [Charlie], Mary Stanton [Brenda], Buzz Miller, Kenneth LeRoy [Featured Dancers], Additional Cast: Ralph Volkie [Second Helper], Jack Waldron [Salesman], Franklin Fox [Pop Williams], William A. Forester [Joe], Peter Gennaro [Dancer], Elmore Henderson [Waiter], Fred Villani [Tony the Headwaiter], Kathy Marlowe [Holly], Otis Griffith [Otis]

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture (includes excerpts of "Hey There", "Fernando's Hideaway", "The Pajama Game" (played by Orchestra, some parts sung by Chorus); [0:01] The Pajama Game (performed by Ensemble); [0:03] Racing with the Clock (sung by Ensemble); [0:11] I'm Not At All in Love (sung by Doris Day); [0:17] I'll Never Be Jealous Again (sung and danced by Eddie Foy, Jr. and Rita Shaw); [0:26] Hey There (sung by John Raitt); [0:36] Once-a-Year Day (sung by John Raitt, Doris Day and Ensemble; danced by Carol Haney and Ensemble); [0:43] Small Talk (sung by John Raitt and Doris Day); [0:48] There Once Was a Man (sung by Doris Day and John Raitt); [0:54] Racing with the Clock (reprised by Ensemble during slow-down); [0:58] Steam Heat (sung and danced by Carol Haney, Buzz Miller and Kenneth LeRoy); [1:08] Hey There (sung by Doris Day); [1:16] Hernando's Hideaway (sung and danced by Carol Haney with John Raitt and Ensemble); [1:31] Seven and a Half Cents (performed by Jack Straw, Doris Day and Ensemble); [1:39] "The Sleep Tight Fashion Parade" (performed by Company)




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Pajama Party
(aka The Maid and the Martian)
American International Pictures (AIP) / Orion, 1964, Color, 82 minutes, **½

Wacked-out AIP entry finds Martian Tommy Kirk landing on Earth to scope it out for a future invasion and finding romance with curvaceous Annette Funicello, much to the dismay of boyfriend Jody McCrea. Mix in Harvey Lembeck's Eric Von Zipper, a couple of crooks, Buster Keaton as Chief Rotten Eagle, Dorothy Lamour, and a pajama party thrown by Annette's aunt Elsa Lanchester, and you have a beach party classic minus the sand.

Produced by: James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff
Co-Producer: Anthony Carras
Production Supervisor: Joe Wonder
Directed by: Don Weis
Assistant Director: Clark Paylow
Written by: Louis M. Heyward
Musical Supervision: Al Simms
Musical Director: Les Baxter
Music Score: Les Baxter
Songs: "It's That Kind of Day", "There Has to Be a Reason", "Where Did I Go Wrong?", "Pajama Party", "Beach Ball", "Among the Young", "Stuffed Animal" by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner
Choreography by: David Winters
Art Direction: Daniel Haller
Set Decorator: Harry Reif
Costuming and Designing by: Marjorie Corso
Makeup: Bob Dawn
Hairdresser: Eve Newing
Sound: Phil Mitchell
Director of Photography: Floyd Crosby
Special Effects: Roger George, Joe Zonar
Filmed in Panavision, Pathecolor
Film Editors: Fred Feitshans, Eve Newman

Cast: Tommy Kirk [Go Go], Annette Funicello [Connie], Elsa Lanchester [Aunt Wendy], Harvey Lembeck [Eric Von Zipper], Jesse White [J. Sinister Hulk], Jody McCrea [Big Lunk], Ben Lessy [Fleegle], Donna Loren [Vikki], Susan Hart [Jilda], Bobbi Shaw [Helga], Cheryl Sweeten [Francine], Luree Holmes [Perfume Girl], Candy Johnson [Candy], The Nooney Rickett 4 [Themselves, Rock Group], Buster Keaton [Special Guest Star as Chief Rotten Eagle], Dorothy Lamour [Special Guest Star], Andy Romano, Linda Rogers, Alan Fife, Alberta Nelson, Jerry Brutsche, Bob Harvey [Rat Pack], Joi Holmes [Topless Bathing Suit Model], Renie Riano [Maid], Kerry Kollmar [Little Boy], Don Rickles ["Big Bang", the Martian], Frankie Avalon [Socum], Joan Neel, Patricia O'Reilly, Marion Kildany, Linda Opie, Mary Hughes, Patti Chandler, Laura Nicholson, Linda Benson, Carey Foster, Stacey Maxwell, Teri Hope, Margo Mehling, Diane Bond, Keva Page, Toni Basil, Kay Sutton, Connie Ducharme, Joyce Nizzari, Leslie Wenner [Pajama Girls], Ray Atkinson, Frank Alesia, Ned Wynn, Ronnie Rondell, Howard Curtis, John Fain, Mike Nader, Rick Newton, Guy Hemric, Ed Garner, Frank Montiforte, Ronnie David, Gus Trikonis, Bob Pane, Roger Bacon, Ronnie Dayton [Pajama Boys]

Musical Program: [0:00] It's That Kind of Day (sung by Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk and Chorus behind titles); [0:03] It's That Kind of Day (instrumental arrangement played by The Nooney Rickett 4, danced by the Pajama Boys and the Pajama Girls -- this number is played throughout the background score when the kids are dancing onscreen); [0:16] Beach Ball (instrumental played by The Nooney Rickett 4, danced by the Pajama Boys and the Pajama Girls at the beach); [0:19] Among the Young (sung by Donna Loren accompanied by The Nooney Rickett 4, danced by the Pajama Boys and the Pajama Girls); [0:34] There Has to Be a Reason (sung by Tommy Kirk and Annette Funicello); [0:37] Where Did I Go Wrong? (sung by Dorothy Lamour, danced by fashion models); [0:52] Stuffed Animal (sung by Annette Funicello); [1:05] It's That Kind of Day (instrumental arrangement played by The Nooney Rickett 4, danced by the Pajama Boys and the Pajama Girls); [1:07] Pajama Party (sung by Annette Funicello accompanied by The Nooney Rickett 4, danced by the Pajama Boys and the Pajama Girls)




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Pal Joey
Essex / George Sidney / Columbia, 1957, Color, 111 minutes, ***

Frank Sinatra is the womanizing nightclub singer caught between his attraction to chorus girl Kim Novak and rich socialite Rita Hayworth in Rodgers and Hart's classic musical. Score includes "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "My Funny Valentine".

Produced by: Fred Kohlmar
Directed by: George Sidney
Assistant Director: Art Black
Screen Play by: Dorothy Kingsley
From the musical play, Book by John O'Hara, Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, Produced on the stage by George Abbott
Music Supervised and Conducted by: Morris Stoloff
Musical Arrangements: Nelson Riddle
Music Adaptation: George Duning, Nelson Riddle
Orchestrations: Arthur Morton
Music Advisor: Fred Karger
Choreography: Hermes Pan
Art Director: Walter Holscher
Set Decorations: William Kiernan, Louis Diage
Gowns by: Jean Louis
Makeup by: Ben Lane
Hair Styles by: Helen Hunt
Recording Supervisor: John Livadary
Sound: Franklin Hansen
Director of Photography: Harold Lipstein
Color by Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultant: Henri Jaffa
Film Editors: Viola Lawrence, Jerome Thoms

Awards: Academy Award nominations for Best Sound (John P. Livadary), Best Art Direction / Set Decoration (Walter Holscher, William Kiernan, Louis Diage), Best Costume Design (Jean Louis) and Best Film Editing (Viola Lawrence and Jerome Thoms)

Cast: Rita Hayworth [Vera Simpson], Frank Sinatra [Joey Evans], Kim Novak [Linda English], Barbara Nichols [Gladys], Bobby Sherwood [Ned Galvin], Hank Henry [Mike Miggins], Elizabeth Patterson [Mrs. Casey], Additional Cast: Robin Morse [Bartender], Frank Wilcox [Col. Langley], Pierre Watkin [Mr. Forsythe], Barry Bernard [Anderson], Ellie Kent [Carol], Mara McAfee [Sabrina], Betty Utey [Patsy], Bek Nelson [Lola], Henry McCann [Shorty], John Hubbard [Stanley], James Seay [Livingston], Hermes Pan [Choreographer], Ernesto Molinari [Chef Tony], Jean Corbett [Specialty Dance Double], Robert Rietz [Boy Friend], Cheryl Kubert [Girl Friend], Jules Davies [Red-Faced Man], Judy Dan [Hat Check Girl], Gail Bonney [Heavy-Set Woman], Tol Avery [Detective], Robert Anderson [Policeman], Genie Stone [Girl], Raymond McWalters [Army Captain], Bob Glenn [Sailor], Sue Boomer [Secretary], Helen Eliot [Traveler's Aid], Hermie Rose [Bald Club Owner], Jack Railey [Hot Dog Vendor], Frank Wilimarth [Sidewalk Artist], Howard Sigrist [Sidewalk Photographer], Roberto Piperio [Waiter], Bobbie Lee, Connie Graham, Bobbie Jean Henson, Edith Powell, Jo Ann Smith, Ilsa Ostroffsky, Rita Barrett [Strippers], Paul Cesari, Everett Glass [Pet Store Owners], Maurice Argent, Michael Ferris [Tailors], Eddie Bartell, Albert Nalbandian, Joseph Miksak, Sydney Chatton, Frank Sully [Barkers], Andrew Wong [Chinese Club Owner], George Chan [Chinese Pianist], Allen Gin [Chinese Drummer], Barbara Yung, Pat Lynn, Jean Nakaba, Elizabeth Fenton, Lessie Lynne Wong, Nellie Gee Ching [Chinese Dancers], Giselle D'Arc [Vera's Maid], Leon Alton [Printer Salesman], Jane Chung [Flower Lady], George Ford, Steve Benton [Electricians], Ramon Martinez, George Nardelli [Headwaiters], George DeNormand, Oliver Cross, Bess Flowers, Franklyn Farnum [Bits], Trudy Erwin [singing voice of Kim Novak], Jo Ann Greer [singing voice of Rita Hayworth]

Musical Program: [0:01] Overture (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:07] That Terrific Rainbow (sung and danced by Kim Novak and Chorus Girls, Trudy Erwin dubbing for Kim Novak); [0:09] I Didn't Know What Time It Was (sung by Frank Sinatra); [0:12] Great Big Town (sung and danced by Girls Chorus); [0:15] There's a Small Hotel (sung by Frank Sinatra); [0:20] Zip (sung and danced by Rita Hayworth, Jo Ann Greer dubbing for Rita Hayworth); [0:31] I Could Write a Book (sung and danced by Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak); [0:51] The Lady Is a Tramp (sung by Frank Sinatra with Jazz Combo); [0:55] The Lady Is a Tramp (played by Jazz Combo, danced by Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth); [1:02] Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (sung by Jo Ann Greer dubbing for Rita Hayworth); [1:11] My Funny Valentine (sung by Trudy Erwin dubbing for Kim Novak); [1:22] Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (reprised by Frank Sinatra); [1:42] Dream Sequence and Finale: What Do I Care for a Dame and a Ballet / Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (sung by Frank Sinatra with Orchestra, danced by Sinatra with Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak); [1:48] I Could Write a Book (short reprisal by Chorus)




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The Paleface
Paramount, 1948, Color, 80 minutes, ***½

Bob Hope is a daffy dentist and a shaky gun; Jane Russell is the gorgeous gunslinger Calamity Jane, and together they tame the Wild West with laughter in one of Bob's best comedies. Features the Oscar-winning song "Buttons and Bows".

This movie keeps me laughing all the way through - not many movies can do that. It's a barrage of corny one-liners, slapstick and funny escapades that never lets up. A high-paced comedy that makes you sure that half of it is going in one ear and out the other. The movie features the wonderful "Buttons and Bows", sung by Bob Hope to Jane Russell. The song was later made popular by Dinah Shore. Don't miss this one!

Produced by: Robert L. Welch
Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod
Assistant Director: Alvin Ganzer
Original Screenplay by: Edmund Hartmann and Frank Tashlin
Additional Dialogue by: Jack Rose
Editor: Ellsworth Hoagland
Music Score: Victor Young
Songs by: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Dances Staged by: Billy Daniel
Art Direction: Hans Dreier and Earl Hedrick
Set Decoration: Sam Comer and Bertram Granger
Costumes: Mary Kay Dodson
Men's Wardrobe: Gile Steele
Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore
Sound Recording: Gene Merritt and John Cope
Director of Photography: Ray Rennahan
Special Photographic Effects: Gordon Jennings
Process Photography: Farciot Edouart
Color by Technicolor
Technicolor Color Director: Natalie Kalmus
Associate: Monroe W. Burbank
Edited by: Ellsworth Hoagland

Awards: Academy Award Academy Award for Best Song ("Buttons and Bows")

Cast: Bob Hope ["Painless" Peter Potter], Jane Russell [Calamity Jane], Robert Armstrong [Terris], Iris Adrian [Pepper], Robert Watson [Toby Preston], Jack Searl [Jasper Martin], Joseph Vitale [Indian Scout], Charles Trowbridge [Governor Johnson], Clem Bevans [Hank Billings], Jeff York [Joe], Stanley Andrews [Commissioner Emerson], Wade Crosby [Jeb], Chief Yowlachie [Chief Yellow Feather], Iron Eyes Cody [Chief Iron Eyes], John Maxwell [Village Gossip], Tom Kennedy [Bartender], Henry Brandon [Wapato, the Medicine Man], Francis J. McDonald [Lance], Frank Hagney [Greg], Skelton Knaggs [Pete], Olin Howlin [Undertaker], George Chandler [First Patient], Nestor Paiva [Second Patient], Additional Cast: Earle Hodgins [Clem], Arthur Space [Zach], Edgar Dearing [Sheriff], Dorothy Granger [Bath House Attendant], Charles Cooley [Mr. "X"], Eric Alden [Bob], Babe London [Woman on Wagon Train], Loyal Underwood [Bearded Character], Billy Engle, Houseley Stevenson, Al Hill [Pioneers], Margaret Field, Laura Corbay [Guests], Duke York, Ethan Laidlaw [Henchmen], John "Skins" Miller [Bellhop], Wally Boyle [Hotel Clerk], Stanley Blystone, Bob Kortman [Onlookers], Lane Chandler [Tough-Looking Galoot], Oliver Blake [Westerner], Trevor Bardette, Alan Bridge, Carl Andre, Ted Mapes, Kermit Maynard [Horsemen], Dick Elliott [Mayor], Betty Hannon, Charmienne Harker, Dee La Nore, Maria Tavares, Marilyn Gladstone, June Glory [B-Girls], Harry Harvey, Paul E. Burns [Justices of the Peace], Jody Gilbert [Woman in Bath House], Hall Bartlett [Handsome Cowboy], Syd Saylor [Cowboy], Sharon McManus [Child]

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture: "Buttons and Bows" (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:26] Buttons and Bows (sung by Bob Hope); [0:41] Get a Man (sung and danced by Chorus Girls in The Dirty Shame Saloon); [0:52] Meetcha 'Round the Corner (sung by Iris Adrian in The Dirty Shame Saloon, then danced by Iris and Bob Hope)




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Palmy Days
Goldwyn / UA, 1931, B/W, 80 minutes, ***

Stage and screen star Cantor gets mixed up with a group of phony fortune-tellers in this breezy early musical, in which he warbles the immortal "My Baby Said Yes, Yes". Dance routines are choreographed by the legendary Busby Berkeley. A funny story, though mostly a big ribbon around a lot of beautiful girls and great music. Fun movie.

Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn
Directed by: Edward Sutherland
Story and Dialogue by: Eddie Cantor, Morrie Ryskind and David Freedman
Continuity by: Keene Thompson
Musical Direction by: Alfred Newman
Music by: Con Conrad and Harry Akst
Dances and Ensembles by: Busby Berkeley
Settings by: Richard Day and Willy Pogany
Costumes Designed by: Alice O'Neill
Sound Technician: Vinton Vernon
Photography by: Gregg Toland
Film Edited by: Sherman Todd

Cast: Charlotte Greenwood [Helen Martin], Barbara Weeks [Joan Clark], Spencer Charters [A. B. Clark], Paul Page [Steve Clayton], Charles Middleton [Yolando], George Raft [Joe the Frog], Harry Woods [Plug Moynihan], and Eddie Cantor [Eddie Simpson], Additional Cast: Loretta Andrews, Edna Callaghan, Nadine Dore, Ruth Eddings, Betty Grable, Amo Ingraham, Jean Lenivick, Betty Lorraine, Neva Lynn, Nancy Nash, Fay Pierre, Nita Pike, Hylah Slocum, Betty Stockton, Hazel Witter [The Goldwyn Girls]

Musical Program: [0:04] Bend Down, Sister (sung and danced by Charlotte Greenwood and Goldwyn Girls in gymnasium); [0:41] There's Nothing Too Good for My Baby (sung by Eddie Cantor); [1:02] Yes, Yes (My Honey Said Yes, Yes) (sung and danced by Eddie Cantor and Goldwyn Girls); [1:16] Yes, Yes (My Honey Said Yes, Yes) (reprised by Eddie Cantor, Charlotte Greenwood and Preacher)

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Panama Hattie
MGM, 1942, 79 minutes, **½

Ann Sothern is the sassy saloon keeper whose Central American bar is a haven for fighting sailors, romancing couples, and sinister spies in this filming of the Cole Porter Broadway musical. Dan Dailey, Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Lena Horne also star; songs include "It Was Just One of Those Things", "I've Still Got My Health", "The Son of a Gun Who Picks on Uncle Sam".

Opening remark: "Warning! Any resemblance between the three sailors in this story and human beings is purely accidental."

Produced by: Arthur Freed
Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod
Screen Play by: Jack McGowan and Wilkie Mahoney
   Based on the Play by: Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva,
   Produced by B. G. DeSylva, Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Musical Adaptation: Roger Edens
Musical Direction: Georgie Stoll
Musical Numbers Staged by: Vincente Minnelli
Dance Director: Danny Dare
Additional Songs by: Roger Edens, Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg
Song: "At the Savoy" by Walter Donaldson
Vocals and Orchestrations: Leo Arnaud, George Bassman, Conrad Salinger
Art Director: Cedric Gibbons
   Associate: John S. Detlie
   Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis
   Associate: Hugh Hunt
Musical Presentation: Merrill Pye
Gowns by: Kalloch
Hair Styles by: Sydney Guilaroff
Recording Director: Douglas Shearer
Director of Photography: George Folsey
Film Editor: Blanche Sewell

Cast: Ann Sothern [Hattie Maloney], Dan Dailey [Dick Bulliet], Red Skelton [Red], Marsha Hunt [Leila Tree], Virginia O'Brien [Flo Foster, Cigarette Girl], Rags Ragland [Rags], Alan Mowbray [Jay Perkins, Butler], Ben Blue [Howdy], Jackie Horner [Geraldine "Gerry" Bulliet, Dick's daughter], Carl Esmond [Lucas Kefler], Pierre Watkin [Admiral Tree], Stanley Andrews [Colonel John Briggs], George Watts [Mac the Bartender], Lucien Prival [Hans], Joe Yule [Waiter], Duke York [Bruno], Fred Graham [Naval Policeman], Roger Moore [Spy], Max Wagner [Guard], Grant Withers [Shore Patrol], Zedra Conde, Carmen Amaya, Carmen Morales [Local Girls in "Good Neighbors" Number], Lena Horne [Specialty], The Berry Brothers [Themselves], The Music Maids [Vocals], Six Hits and a Miss [Vocals], Carmen Amaya Dancers [Themselves]

Musical Program: [0:01] Hattie from Panama (sung and danced by Mixed Chorus including Six Hits and a Miss, The Music Maids and The Carmen Amaya Dancers); [0:03] I've Still Got My Health (sung and danced by Ann Sothern); [0:06] Berry Me Not (instrumental danced by The Berry Brothers); [0:18] Just One of Those Things (sung by Lena Horne); [0:26] Fresh As a Daisy (sung by Virginia O'Brien with a little help from Red Skelton, Rags Ragland and Ben Blue); [0:31] Good Neighbors (sung and danced by Red Skelton, Rags Ragland, Ben Blue, Zedra Conde, Carmen Amaya, Carmen Morales, joined by Chorus); [0:38] Let's Be Buddies (sung by Ann Sothern with Jackie Horner and Virginia O'Brien with Alan Mowbray); [1:06] Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here (excerpt played by Marching Band); [1:08] (Did I Get Stinkin') At the Savoy (sung by Virginia O'Brien); [1:11] The Sping (sung and danced by Lena Horne and The Berry Brothers); [1:18] Finale: The Son of a Gun Who Picks on Uncle Sam (sung by the Company)

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Papa's Delicate Condition
Amro / Paramount, 1963, Color, 98 minutes, ***

Charming period comedy about Corrine Griffith's childhood, and her father's "condition" ... perpetual drunkenness! Of course, his prim wife disapproves and delightful comedy ensues. Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Elisha Cook, Jr. star; features the Oscar-winning song "Call Me Irresponsible".

Produced by: Jack Rose
Directed by: George Marshall
Assistant Director: Arthur Jacobson
Screenplay by: Jack Rose
From a book by Corinne Griffith)
Music Director: Joseph J. Lilley
Music Scored and Conducted by: Joseph J. Lilley
New Song: "Call Me Irresponsible" by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen
Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Arthur Lonergan
Set Decoration: Sam Comer, James Payne
Costumes: Edith Head
Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore
Hair Style Supervision: Nellie Manley
Sound Recording by: Gene Merritt and Charles Grenzbach
Director of Photography: Loyal Griggs
Special Photographic Effects: Paul K. Lerpae
Process Photography: Farciot Edouart
Filmed in Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultant: Richard Mueller
Edited by: Frank P. Keller

Awards: Academy Award Academy Award for Best Song ("Call Me Irresponsible")

Cast: Jackie Gleason [Jack Griffith], Glynis Johns [Amberlyn Griffith], Charles Ruggles [Anthony Ghio], Laurel Goodwin [Augusta Griffith], Linda Bruhl [Corrie], Ned Glass [Mr. Sparrow], Murray Hamilton [Mr. Harvey], Elisha Cook, Jr. [Mr. Keith], Charles Lane [Mr. Cosgrove], Don Beddoe [Mayor Ghio's assistant], Juanita Moore [Ellie]

Musical Program: [0:00] Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:01] Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (playing on phonograph in opening scene); [0:05] Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (sung by Jackie Gleason, Engineer and Fireman on train); [0:22] The Rose of Tralee (sung by Miss Rita Summers at party); [0:39] Call Me Irresponsible (played on music box); [0:41] Circus Parade; [0:56] Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (played on calliope during parade); [1:05] Call Me Irresponsible (played on music box, sung by Jackie Gleason); [1:20] My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (sung by men at political rally); [1:36] Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (sung by Glynis Johns at the piano)




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Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Paramount, 1966, Color, 91 minutes, ***

Back in the Aloha State once more, Elvis this time is an ex-airline pilot who starts a charter helicopter sightseeing service and finds himself coping with pretty tourists, FAA officials, and a chopper full of dogs! And remember, "Last one out of the water is a papaya picker!" Suzanna Leigh, James Shigeta co-star. Songs include "A Dog's Life", "Sand Castles" and "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?"

Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection DVD Box Set (shown right) includes this film and Blue Hawaii, Easy Come, Easy Go, Fun in Acapulco, G.I. Blues, Girls! Girls! Girls!, King Creole, Roustabout.

Produced by: Hal B. Wallis
Associate Producer: Paul Nathan
Directed by: Michael Moore
Assitant Director: James Rosenberger
Screenplay by: Allan Weiss and Anthony Lawrence
Story by: Allan Weiss
Music Scored and Conducted by: Joseph J. Lilley
Vocal Accompaniment by: The Jordanaires and The Mellowmen
Technical Advisor: Col. Tom Parker
Song: "Drums of the Islands" Music adapted by Iserali Racule based on "Bula Lai" by permission of the Polynesian Cultural Center
Musical Numbers Staged by: Jack Regas
Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler
Set Decoration: Robert Benton, Ray Moyer
Costumes: Edith Head
Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore
Hair Style Supervision: Nellie Manley
Sound Recording: John Carter, Charles Grenzbach
Director of Photography: W. Wallace Kelley
Aerial Photography by: Nelson Tyler
Special Photographic Effects: Paul K. Lerpae
Process Photography: Farciot Edouart
Color by Technicolor
Editorial Supervision: Warren Low

Cast: Elvis Presley [Rick Richards], Suzanna Leigh [Judy Hudson], James Shigeta [Danny Kohana], Donna Butterworth [Jan Kohana], Marianna Hill [Lani Kaimana], Irene Tsu [Pua], Linda Wong [Lehua Kawena], Julie Parrish [Joanna], Jan Shepard [Betty Kohana], John Doucette [Mr. Belden], Grady Sutton [Mr. Cubberson], Doris Packer [Mrs. Barrington], Don Collier [Andy Lowell], Philip Ahn [Moke Kaimana], Mary Treen [Mrs. Belden], Gi Gi Verone [Peggy], Additional Cast: Shanon Hale [Blonde Applicant], The Jordanaires, The Mellowmen [backup vocals]

Musical Program: [0:00] Paradise, Hawaiian Style (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Mellowmen behind titles); [0:07] Queenie Wahine's Papaya (sung by Elvis Presley and Donna Butterworth); [0:19] Scratch My Back (sung by Marianna Hill and Elvis Presley); [0:28] Pupu A O Ewa (sung by Chorus); [0:29] Drums of the Islands (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Mellowmen); [0:36] A Dog's Life (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Mellowmen); [0:51] Datin' (sung by Elvis Presley and Donna Butterworth with The Jordanaires and The Mellowmen); [0:54] House of Sand (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Mellowmen, danced by Girls Chorus); [1:15] Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (sung by Donna Butterworth); [1:18] Stop Where You Are (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Mellowmen, danced by Girls Chorus); [1:23] Drum dance (performed by Islanders); [1:25] This Is My Heaven (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Mellowmen); [1:27] Drums of the Islands (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Mellowmen)




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Pardon My Sarong
Mayfair / Universal, 1942, B/W, 84 minutes

Chicago bus drivers Abbott and Costello take a really wrong turn when their involvement with a wealthy playboy winds up taking them to the South Seas and into a den of jewel thieves. Robert Paige, Lionel Atwill, Virginia Bruce, William Demarest and The Ink Spots co-star.

Associate Producer: Alex Gottlieb
Directed by: Erle C. Kenton
Assistant Director: Howard Christie
Original Screen Play: True Boardman, Nat Perrin, John Grant
Original Music: Don Raye, Gene de Paul, June Hershey, Frank Skinner
Songs: "Lovely Luana," "Vingo Jingo" words and music by Don Raye, Gene de Paul
Musical Director: Charles Previn
Musical Supervisor: Ted Cain
Dances originated and staged by: Katherine Dunham
Art Director: Jack Otterson
Associate: Martin Obzina
Set Decorations: R. A. Gausman
Associate: E. R. Robinson
Gowns: Vera West
Sound Director: Bernard B. Brown
Technician: Robert Pritchard
Director of Photography: Milton Krasner
Film Editor: Arthur Hilton

Cast: Bud Abbott [Algy Shaw], Lou Costello [Wellington Pflug], Virginia Bruce [Joan Marshall], Robert Paige [Tommy Layton], Lionel Atwill [Varnoff], Leif Erickson [Whaba], Nan Wynn [Luana], William Demarest [Detective Kendall], Samuel S. Hinds [Chief Kolua], Marie McDonald [Ferna], Elaine Morey [Amo], The Four Ink Spots [Themselves], Tip, Tap and Toe [Themselves], Additional Cast: Sig Arno [Marco the Magician], Irving Bacon [Gas Station Proprietor], Chester Clute [Bus Company Checker]

Musical Program: [0:08] Do I Worry? (sung by The Four Ink Spots); [0:21] Shout, Brother, Shout (sung by The Four Ink Spots, danced by Tip, Tap and Toe); [0:49] Lovely Luana (sung by Nan Wynn and Chorus, danced by Chorus Girls); Malayan Funeral Procession; [1:02] Vingo Jingo (production number sung by Nan Wynn and Chorus, danced by Chorus Girls)




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The Parent Trap
(aka Petticoats and Bluejeans)
Walt Disney, 1961, Color, 129 minutes, ***½

Hayley Mills plays a dual role in this charming film (versions of which have hit the silver screen at least three times). She and her twin sister are separated at birth when their parents split up, and one goes with Dad and the other with Mom. Neither parent has told either twin about the separation or the other twin. When they meet - purely by chance - at summer camp, it isn't long before they figure out what happened. They decide to switch places so each can spend some time with the parent they've never met. Really cute film -- Lots of fun!

Hayley sings a couple songs in this film. She may not be the greatest singer in the world, but she has some kind of magic charm rather like Shirley Temple had, and her singing is cute and fun to listen to. One of Hayley's best films.

Produced by: Walt Disney
Associate Producer: George Golitzin
Written for the Screen and Directed by: David Swift
Based on the book "Das Doppelte Lottchen" by Erich Kastner
Assistant Director: Ivan Volkman
Music: Paul Smith
Orchestration: Franklyn Marks
Songs: "The Parent Trap", "For Now For Always", "Let's Get Together"
   (by) Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Music Editor: Evelyn Kennedy
Art Direction: Carroll Clark, Robert Clatworthy
Set Decoration: Emile Kuri, Hal Gausman
Costumes Designed by: Bill Thomas
Costumers: Chuck Keehne, Gertrude Casey
Make-Up: Pat McNalley
Hair Stylist: Ruth Sandifer
Sound Supervisor: Robert O. Cook
Sound: Dean Thomas
Director of Photography: Lucien Ballard
Special Photographic Effects: Ub Iwerks
Filmed in Technicolor
Film Editor: Philip W. Anderson

Awards: Academy Award nominations for Best Sound (Robert O. Cook) and Best Film Editing (Philip W. Anderson)

Cast: Hayley Mills [Sharon McKendrick / Susan Evans], Maureen O'Hara [Maggie McKendrick], Brian Keith [Mitch Evans], Charlie Ruggles [Charles McKendrick], Una Merkel [Verbena], Leo G. Carroll [Rev. Mosby], Joanna Barnes [Vicky Robinson], Cathleen Nesbitt [Louise McKendrick], Ruth McDevitt [Miss Inch], Crahan Denton [Hecky], Linda Watkins [Edna Robinson], Nancy Kulp [Miss Grunecker], Frank DeVol [Mr. Eaglewood]

Musical Program: [0:00] The Parent Trap (sung behind titles by Tommy Sands and Annette Funicello); [0:10] Let's Get Together (excerpt sung by Annette Funicello offscreen, danced by Haley Mills and Campers); [0:16] Colonel Bogey March (played by Orchestra as Campers go hiking); [0:39] For Now For Always (Maggie's Theme) (short excerpt sung by Maureen O'Hara, picked up in background score); [1:38] Let's Get Together (Hayley Mills double-mixed and split screen as Susan and Sharon singing together); [2:08] For Now For Always (Maggie's Theme) (excerpt sung by Chorus at end of film)

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Pennies from Heaven
Columbia, 1936, B/W, 80 minutes, ***½
Released November, 1936

Legendary crooner Bing Crosby sings and dances his way through this charming and delightful story of a wanderer who drifts into the lives and hearts of the residents of the small town of Middletown, New Jersey. Featuring music and lyrics by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston, including the classics "So Do I," "Pennies from Heaven" (Academy Award nominee for Best Music / Song), "Skeleton in the Closet" and "Let's Call a Heart a Heart".

With incredible supporting performances by the amazing Louis Armstrong, the beautiful Madge Evans, and the talented Edith Fellows, Pennies from Heaven is one of the crown jewels from the golden age of Hollywood when real stars weren't found only in heaven... and a fistful of pennies still went a long way.  [from back of DVD case]

An Emanuel Cohen production
Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod
Screen Play: Jo Swerling
Based on The Peacock Feather by Katherine Leslie Moore)
and the Story by William Rankin
Music: Arthur Johnston
Lyrics: John Burke
Song Arrangements: John Scott Trotter
Musical Director: George Stoll
Technical Advisor: Norman Blackburn
Art Director: Stephen Goosson
Photography: Robert Pittack
Film Editor: John Rawlins

Awards: nominated for Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song "Pennies from Heaven" (words by Johnny Burke, music by Arthur Johnston)

Cast: Bing Crosby [Larry Poole], Madge Evans [Susan Sprague], Edith Fellows [Patsy "Sarge" Smith], Louis Armstrong [Henry], Donald Meek [Gramps], John Gallaudet [J. C. Hart], William Stack [Clarence B. Carmichael], Nana Bryant [Miss Howard], Tommy Dugan [Crowbar Miller], Nydia Westman [Hotel Maid], Additional Cast: Lew Kelly [Sheriff], Stanley Blystone [Detective Gilroy], Stanley Andrews [Detective Stephens], Eddie Borden [Bilkins], Billy Dooley [W. F. Arbuthnot], Lionel Hampton [Band Member], Charles C. Wilson [Warden], Howard C. Hickman [Chaplain], Budd Fine, Harry Hollingsworth [Prison Guards], Maston Williams [Prisoner], William Anderson [Western Union Messenger], Mickey Daniels [Hay Wagon Driver], Harry Depp [Union Costume Supply Man], Arthur Hoyt [Tax Collector], Tiny Jones [Little Woman at Window], Margaret Mann [White Haired Woman], Russ Powell [Coin Tosser], Syd Saylor [Sign Painter], Frank Darien [Chicken Farmer], Brick Sullivan [Smiling Cop in Central Park], Harry Tyler [Carnival Concessionaire], George Chandler [Waiter], Dorothy Vernon [Restaurant Patron], Morgan Wallace [Restaurant Partner], Helen Dickson, Sheldon Jett [Nightclub Extras], Eugene Anderson, Jr., George Billings [Boys], Nick Copeland [Middle-aged man], Frank Austin, Edward Peil, Sr. [Old Men]

Musical Program: [0:00] Main Title ("Pennies from Heaven") (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:07] So Do I (sung by Bing Crosby, danced by Edith Fellows); [0:16] Old MacDonald (Had a Farm) (with special lyric, sung by Edith Fellows, Bing Crosby and Donald Meek); [0:24] Pennies from Heaven (sung by Bing Crosby); [0:41] The Skeleton in the Closet (sung by Louis Armstrong); [0:46] Let's Call a Heart a Heart (sung by Bing Crosby); [1:05] Pennies from Heaven (sung by Bing Crosby); [1:06] One, Two Button Your Shoe (sung by Bing Crosby); [1:14] So Do I (sung by Bing Crosby); [1:19] One, Two Button Your Shoe (continued by Bing Crosby)




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Pennies from Heaven
MGM, 1981, Color, 108 minutes, ***

It's the Great Depression in Chicago. Sheet music salesman Arthur Parker is trying to sell his products but it's not easy to convince unwilling music store owners to buy them. Although he's already married to the somewhat drab Joan, when he meets school teacher Eileen in a music store, he falls in love with her.

Quite an interesting mish-mash of Sam Spade, noir, deco and Great Depression (economic and mental)... Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters sing and dance their way through this colorful, over-the-top film lip-synching to music of the era. It's a fun romp, but a bit depressing. Definitely worth seeing.

Warning: Adult Themes, brief nudity

Produced by: Nora Kaye & Herbert Ross
Associate Producer: Ken Adam
Executive Producer: Richard McCallum
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Written for the Screen and Based on Original Material by: Dennis Potter
Music Arranged and Conducted by: Marvin Hamlisch and Billy May
Choreography by: Danny Daniels
Art Directors: Fred Tuch and Bernie Cutler
Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Costumes Designed by: Bob Mackie
Special Effects: Glen Robinson
Director of Photography: Gordon Willis
Edited by: Richard Marks

Awards: nominated for Academy Awards for Best Costume Design (Bob Mackie); Best Sound (Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler, Al Overton Jr.); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Dennis Potter)

Cast: Steve Martin [Arthur Parker], Bernadette Peters [Eileen "Lulu"], Christopher Walken [Tom], Jessica Harper [Joan Parker], Vernel Bagneris [Accordion Man], John McMartin [Mr. Warner], John Karlen [Detective], Jay Garner [Banker], Robert Fitch [Al], Tommy Rall [Ed], Eliska Krupka [Blind Girl], Frank McCarthy [Bartender], Raleigh Bond [Mr. Barrett], Gloria LeRoy [Prostitute], Toni Kaye, Shirley Kirks [Tarts], Nancy Parsons [Old Whore], Hunter Watkins [Boy], Jack Fletcher [Elevator Operator], M. C. Gainey [Young Policeman], George P. Wilbur [Motorcycle Policeman], Will Hare [Father Everson], Mark Campbell [Newsboy], Jim Boeke [Hangman], Joshua Cadman [Jumbo], Mark Martinez [Schoolboy], James Mendenhall [Warden], Duke Stroud [Counterman], Joe Medalis [Counterman], Richard Blum, William Frankfather [Pool Players], Robert Lee Jarvis [Policeman], Luke Andreas [Customer], Paul Valentine, Bill Richards, John Craig, Alton Ruff [Bar Patrons], Karla Bush, Robin Hoff, Linda Montana, Dorothy Cronin [Bank Secretaries], Twink Caplan, Lillian D'Honau, Barbara Nordella, Dean Taliaferro [Bank Customers], Wayne Storm [Bank Guard], Gene Ross, Edward J. Heim, Dave Adams, Greg Finley, Paul Michael, Joe Ross [Bank Tellers]

Musical Program: [0:00] The Clouds Will Soon Roll By (sung by Elsie Carlisle with Ambrose and His Orchestra, played behind titles); [0:03] I'll Never Have to Dream Again (sung by Connie Boswell, lip-synced by Steve Martin); [0:09] Yes, Yes (sung by Sam Browne and The Carlysle Cousins, danced and lip-synced by Steve Martin and bank employees, complete with Berkeley-esque camera work); [0:15] Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? (sung by Bing Crosby, lip-synced by Steve Martin when he first sees Bernadette Peters); [0:20] Pennies from Heaven (sung by Arthur Tracy, lip-synced and danced by Vernel Bagneris); [0:30] It's the Girl (sung by rhe Boswell Sisters with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, lip-synced by Steve Martin and two men); [0:34] Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You (sung by Phyllis Robbins with Orlando and His Orchestra, lip-synced by Bernadette Peters, danced by School Children); [0:46] Let's Put Out the Lights (And Go to Sleep) (sung by Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees, short excerpt played in background); [0:48] It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (sung by Dolly Dawn with George Hall and His Orchestra, lip-synced by Jessica Harper); [1:01] I Want to Be Bad (sung by Helen Kane, lip-synced by Bernadette Peters); [1:05] The Clouds Will Soon Roll By (sung by Elsie Carlisle with Ambrose and His Orchestra, used in background); [1:10] Let's Misbehave (sung by Irving Aaronson and His Commanders, lip-synced by Christopher Walken, danced by Christopher Walken and bar patrons); [1:16] Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (sung by Walt Harrah, Gene Merlino, Vern Rowe, Robert Tebow and Al Vescovo; lip-synced by Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper and Steve Martin); [1:29] Let's Face the Music and Dance (sung by Fred Astaire, excerpt playing in theater, lip-synced by Steve Martin, danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on theater screen, danced by Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters); [1:41] Pennies from Heaven (sung by Steve Martin); [1:43] The Glory of Love (sung by steve Martin, Bernadette Peters and Chorus); [1:44] Pennies from Heaven (sung by Arthur Tracy) / Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You (sung by Phyllis Robbins with Orlando and His Orchestra) played behind end credits