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Director:
Walter Lang
Writers:
Pamela Harris (story)
Robert Ellis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 November 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Musical | Romance more
Plot:
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. more
User Comments:
Song & Dance more (8 total)

Cast

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Alice Faye ... Katie Blane

Betty Grable ... Lily Blane
Jack Oakie ... Harry Aloysius Calhoun
John Payne ... Francis Aloysius 'Skeets' Harrigan
Allen Jenkins ... Casey (janitor)
Esther Ralston ... Nora Bayes
Fayard Nicholas ... Dance Specialty (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Harold Nicholas ... Dance Specialty (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Ben Carter ... Black man in Skeets' corner
John Loder ... Captain Reginald 'Reggie' Carstair
Elisha Cook Jr. ... Joe Codd, Composer
Fred Keating ... Harvey Raymond
Billy Gilbert ... The Sheik of Araby
Lillian Porter ... Telephone Operator
Princess Vanessa Ammon ... Specialty Dancer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #6601)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Scenes which were deleted from final version appear in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV). more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "M*A*S*H: Big Mac (#3.21)" (1975) more
Soundtrack:
Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France more

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Song & Dance, 13 October 2002
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Author: (willrams@earthlink.net) from Santa Maria, CA

A most entertaining musical film of the early teens with songwriters Calhoun & Harrigan, Jack Oakie and John Payne with singers Alice Faye and Betty Grable. Such great songs like "Harrigan", "K K KKATIE", and several good numbers. One of my favorite movies with all these stars. 20th Century Fox had the best in talent, and don't forget the fabulous Nicholson brothers; they tapped their flying feet all over the place! What a shame that black entertainers did not share the honors until 50 years later! Also, Billy Gilbert as the shiek was a momentous riot!

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