SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT(1937)
A James Cagney vehicle wherein he plays, what
else, a dancer/singer/actor! He starts out in N.Y.
and winds up in Hollywood where he's doing great,
but the producer doesn't want him to know, so
he makes sure that no one making the film tells
him anything good about his abilities!! So he
feels like he's doing terrible and calls on his
sweetie to come and meet him and they get married!
They go on their honeymoon and everyone goes out
trying to find him because his movie is such a
success! A lot of mis-directing here! Several
laughs and some good music and dancing! B
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
James Cagney got tired of film studios wanting
him to make gangster films and typecasting him,
so he went to Grand National Pictures and made
this film with a Independent film maker. In this
picture Caqney plays the role as Terry Rooney a
band leader who has a great show in Manhattan
with a great singer, Rita Wyatt, (Evelyn Daw)
and there is plenty of comedy and great dancing
routines throughout the show. Terry is very well
liked as well as his singer Rita. Hollywood
becomes interested in Terry and Bennett Regan,
(Gene Lockhart) is a Hollywood director who
wants to give Terry a contact to make a picture.
Terry finds it hard to break into the Hollywood
scheme of things and gets down in the dumps about
his performances. Little does Terry realize that
the producers and directors all like Terry and
feel he is doing a great job, but Bennett Regan
does not want to tell him that in order to keep
him from getting a big head on his shoulders.
Great Cagney film with outstanding dance
routines. - whpratt1
James Cagney ... Thadeus McGillicuddy aka Terry Rooney
Evelyn Daw ... Rita Wyatt
William Frawley ... Hank Meyers
Mona Barrie ... Stephanie 'Steffie' Hajos
Gene Lockhart ... Bennett O. 'B.O.' Regan
Philip Ahn ... Ito
Marek Windheim ... Mr. Farney
Dwight Frye ... Mr. Easton
Johnny Arthur ... Mr. Daviani (as John Arthur)
William B. Davidson ... Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)
Richard Tucker ... Mr. Blaine
Kathleen Lockhart ... Miss Amy Robbins
James Newill ... Jimmy - Band Member
Harry Barris ... Pinky - Band Pianist
Cully Richards ... Cully - Band Member
Candy Candido ... Candy - Band Bassist
Perc Launders ... Band Violinist (as Percy Launders)
Paul McLarind ... Band Member (as Paul McLarand)
Harland Dixon ... Dancer in 'Deck Number'
Johnny Boyle ... Dancer in 'Deck Number' (as John Boyle)
John 'Skins' Miller ... Dancer in Drag in 'Deck Number' (as Skins Miller)
Pat Moran ... Dancer in 'Deck Number'
Joe Bennett ... Dancer in 'Deck Number'
The Vagabonds ... The Vagabonds
Eddie Allen ... Dancer (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford ... Daisy - Stephanie's Maid (uncredited)
William Carey ... Singer (uncredited)
Chick Collins ... Eddie - Man Terry Fights (uncredited)
Duke Green ... Joe - Second Man Terry Fights (uncredited)
Kenneth Harlan ... Transportation Manager (uncredited)
Edward Hearn ... Studio Guard (uncredited)
Virginia Lee Irwin ... Member - Three Shades of Blue (uncredited)
Eddie Kane ... San Francisco Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Marjorie Kane ... Regan's Receptionist (uncredited)
Bo Peep Karlin ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Buck Mack ... Dancer (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell ... Maurice - Nightclub Headwaiter (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie ... Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Dottie Messmer ... Member - Three Shades of Blue (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Cabbie (uncredited)
Joe Niemeyer ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Eleanore Prentiss ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson ... Studio Attorney (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... Movie Preview Attendee (uncredited)
William Ruhl ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Studio Official (uncredited)
Jim Toney ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Dolly Waldorf ... Member - Three Shades of Blue (uncredited)
Elinore Welz ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Florence Wix ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ernest Wood ... Edward Burns (uncredited)
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