Something to Shout About (film)
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Something to Shout About | |
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Directed by | Gregory Ratoff |
Produced by | Gregory Ratoff |
Starring | Don Ameche Janet Blair |
Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Edited by | Otto Meyer |
Music by | Gil Grau |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Something to Shout About is a 1943 Columbia Pictures musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff. The film stars Don Ameche and Janet Blair, and was nominated for two Academy Awards.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Nicolai Remisoff.
Plot
The film takes place behind the scenes of a fictional vaudeville play. The story centers on a recently divorced woman. She decides to use her alimony settlement to produce her own show. Unfortunately her chief backer insists on starring in it. She is saved by a talented man, who puts everything on risk to replace the talentless chief backer.
Cast
- Don Ameche – Ken Douglas
- Janet Blair – Jeanie Maxwell
- Jack Oakie – Larry Martin
- William Gaxton – Willard Samson
- Cobina Wright, Jr. – Donna Davis
- Veda Ann Borg – Flo Bentley
- Cyd Charisse (billed as Lily Norwood) – Lily
Soundtrack
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Written by Cole Porter
- Sung by Janet Blair and Don Ameche
- I Always Knew
- Written by Cole Porter
- Hasta Luego
- Written by Cole Porter
References
- ^ "The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
External links
- Something to Shout About at IMDb
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