Something to Sing About (1937)
September 30, 1937Release Date
Something to Sing About (1937)
September 30, 1937Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
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
John "Skins" Miller
Dancer in Drag in 'Deck Number' (as Skins Miller)
Dwight Frye
Mr. Easton
Johnny Arthur
Mr. Daviani
William B. Davidson
Mr. Richards
Richard Tucker
Mr. Blaine
Victor Schertzinger
Director
Kathleen Lockhart
Miss Amy Robbins
James Newill
Jimmy - Band Member
Austin Parker
Writer
Harry Barris
Pinky - Band Pianist
Zion Myers
Producer
Cully Richards
Cully - Band Member
The Vagabonds
The Vagabonds
John Stumar
Cinematographer
Marjorie Kane
Regan's Receptionist (uncredited)
Gene Milford
Editor
Frank Mills
Cabbie (uncredited)
Myrl Alderman
Original Music Composer
Harold Lewis
Production Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 30, 1937
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingNR
Budget$900,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Something to Sing About (1937), re-released in 1947 as Battling Hoofer, is the second and final film James Cagney made for Grand National Pictures – the first being Great Guy – before mending relations with and returning to Warner Bros. It is one of the few films besides Footlight Parade and Yankee Doodle Dandy to showcase Cagney's singing and dancing talents. It was directed by Victor Schertzinger, who also wrote the music and lyrics of the original songs, as well as the story that Austin Parker's screenplay is based on. Cagney's co-stars are Evelyn Daw and William Frawley, and the film features performances by Gene Lockhart and Mona Barrie.
The film, which is a satire on the movie industry's foibles, flopped in theaters, causing the just recently started "Poverty Row" independent Grand National, which had gone significantly overbudget making the film, to close its doors in 1940.
When, at 80 years of age, Cagney was asked which of his films – outside of Yankee Doodle Dandy – that he'd like to see again, this was the film he chose. Since the copyright on the film was not renewed in 1965, the film is now in the public domain in the United States.