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Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) [NR]

Featuring:
Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff

Written by:
Harry Tugend
Jack Yellen
Milton Sperling

Directed by:
Sidney Lanfield


Release Date:
August 21, 1936

Original Title:
Sing, Baby, Sing

Genres:
Music

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 90

A Mad, Merry, Musical Delight!

Overview from TheMovieDB

The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed in this delightful 20th Century Fox musical. Adolphe Menjou plays the Barrymore counterpart, a loose-living movie star with a penchant for wine, women, and more wine. Alice Faye plays a nightclub singer hungry for publicity. Her agent (Gregory Ratoff) arranges a "romance" between Faye and Menjou. Eventually Faye winds up with Michael Whalen, allowing Menjou to continue his blissful, bibulous bachelorhood. Sing, Baby, Sing represented the feature-film debut of the Ritz Brothers, who are in top form in their specialty numbers--and who are awarded a final curtain call after the "The End" title, just so the audience won't forget them (The same device was used to introduce British actor George Sanders in Fox's Lancer Spy [37]).

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Overview from Open Movies

Nightclub singer Joan Warren's agent Nicky puts her into situations designed to advance her career.

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Rankings and Honors

Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.8/10
Awards Won: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Mark-Lee Kirk

Costume Design:
Royer

Director:
Sidney Lanfield

Director of Photography:
J. Peverell Marley

Editor:
Barbara McLean

Producer:
Darryl F. Zanuck

Set Decoration:
Thomas Little

Writer:
Milton Sperling
Harry Tugend
Jack Yellen

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