Coney Island (1943)

Director:

Walter Lang

Writer:

George Seaton (writer)

Release Date:

18 June 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Comedy

Plot:

Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend...

Plot Keywords:

Amusement Park | Dance | Music Hall | Music | Rival

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Betty Grable	...	Kate Farley
George Montgomery	...	Eddie Johnson
Cesar Romero	...	Joe Rocco
Charles Winninger	...	Finnigan
Phil Silvers	...	Frankie
Matt Briggs	...	William 'Willie' Hammerstein
Paul Hurst	...	Louie
Leo Diamond	...	Himself - Solidaires Leader (as Leo Diamond and His Solidaires)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herbert Ashley	...	Heckler (uncredited)
Eddie Borden	...	Man in Carnival Crowd (uncredited)
George Boyce	...	Horse routine (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford	...	Bit (uncredited)
Alec Craig	...	Billy (uncredited)
Carmen D'Antonio	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson	...	Cashier (uncredited)
Harold DeGarro	...	Stiltwalker (uncredited)
Abe Diamond	...	Member, the Solidaires (uncredited)
Tom Dugan	...	Charlie Fitch (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee	...	Bricklayer (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Dining Extra at Eddie's Club (uncredited)
Byron Foulger	...	Organist at Wedding (uncredited)
Jack George	...	Violinist (uncredited)
Ruth Gillette	...	Bit (uncredited)
George Gramlich	...	Member of quartette, singing waiters (uncredited)
William Halligan	...	Murph, the Cop (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon	...	(uncredited)
Sam Harris	...	Saloon Extra (uncredited)
Richard Hayman	...	Member, the Solidaires (uncredited)
Claire James	...	Girl friend (uncredited)
Bud Jamison	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Delos Jewkes	...	Member of quartettes, 'Irish' number and singing waiters (uncredited)
John Kelly	...	Bricklayer (uncredited)
Phyllis Kennedy	...	Dolly (uncredited)
George Lloyd	...	Bit (uncredited)
Sally Loomis	...	Drum Majorette (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas	...	Heckler (uncredited)
Pete Maggio	...	Member, the Solidaires (uncredited)
Trudy Marshall	...	Eddie's Girl Friend (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
Harry Masters	...	Member of quartette, 'Irish' number, and horse routine (uncredited)
Matt McHugh	...	Bit (uncredited)
Pat McKee	...	Man in Audience / Saloon Tough (uncredited)
Ed McNamara	...	Policeman (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller	...	Drunken Bricklayer (uncredited)
James Mitchell	...	Chorus Boy in Pretty Baby Number (uncredited)
Joe Niemeyer	...	Member of quartette, 'Irish' number (uncredited)
Frank Orth	...	Member of quartette, 'Irish' number (uncredited)
Hermes Pan	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Gene Ramey	...	Member of quartette, singing waiters (uncredited)
Gus Reed	...	Member of quartette, singing waiters (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson	...	Man Outside Harem (uncredited)
Harry Roller	...	Member, the Solidaires (uncredited)
Francis Sayles	...	Heckler (uncredited)
Harry Seymour	...	Piano Player (uncredited)
Libby Taylor	...	Libby, Kate's Maid (uncredited)
Andrew Tombes	...	Arthur Carter (uncredited)
Jim Toney	...	Drunken Bricklayer (uncredited)
Buddy Williams	...	Singing waiter (uncredited)

Directed by
Walter Lang

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
George Seaton		writer

Produced by
William Perlberg	....	producer

Cinematography by
Ernest Palmer

Film Editing by
Robert L. Simpson		(as Robert Simpson)

Art Direction by
Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright

Set Decoration by
Frank E. Hughes
Thomas Little

Costume Design by
Helen Rose

Makeup Department
Guy Pearce	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Saul Wurtzel	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Roger Heman Sr.	....	sound (as Roger Heman)
E. Clayton Ward	....	sound

Special Effects by
Fred Sersen	....	special photographic effects

Editorial Department
Henri Jaffa	....	associate color consultant

Music Department
Karl Hoschna	....	composer: song "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine"
Alfred Newman	....	musical director
Ben Gage	....	singing voice: George Montgomery (uncredited)

Other crew
Angela Blue	....	assistant choreographer
Fanchon	....	dance supervisor
Natalie Kalmus	....	color advisor: Technicolor
Hermes Pan	....	choreographer
Hermes Pan	....	specialty dancer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1943) (USA) (theatrical)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #8899)

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Betty Grable starred in this as well as its 1950 remake, Wabash Avenue (1950).

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Biography: Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-up" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Get the Money

This is THE Betty Grable movie to see...

...this movie has everything that everyone expects of Betty Grable every time. It is bright and colorful and silly and funny and loads of fun. Betty, (ever the independent and employed woman) is working as an entertainer in an odd little dive. Well, a friend of the owners does what we would now call a corporate take-over--and then he does a make-over on Betty and she becomes a big musical comedy star--but wait--it is more complicated than that! See this and you will understand why Betty Grable was loved at the box office for so long. She is wonderful.