Sing, Baby, Sing
5.6
“A Mad, Merry, Musical Delight!”
The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed in this delightful 20th Century Fox musical. Adolphe Menjou plays the Barrymore counterpart, a loose-living movie star with a penchant for wine, women, and more wine. Alice Faye plays a nightclub singer hungry for publicity. Her agent (Gregory Ratoff) arranges a "romance" between Faye and Menjou. Eventually Faye winds up with Michael Whalen, allowing Menjou to continue his blissful, bibulous bachelorhood. Sing, Baby, Sing represented the feature-film debut of the Ritz Brothers, who are in top form in their specialty numbers--and who are awarded a final curtain call after the "The End" title, just so the audience won't forget them (The same device was used to introduce British actor George Sanders in Fox's Lancer Spy [37]).
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Cast
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Alice Faye
Joan Warren
Known for
Fallen Angel
Adolphe Menjou
Bruce Farraday
Known for
Paths of Glory
The Front Page
Gregory Ratoff
Nicholas K. Alexander
Known for
All About Eve
I'm No Angel
Patsy Kelly
Fitz
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
Freaky Friday
Ted Healy
Al Craven
Known for
Mad Love
San Francisco
Michael Whalen
Ted Blake
Also in
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
Blonde Ice
Al Ritz
Himself
Also in
The Gorilla
The Three Musketeers
Jimmy Ritz
Himself
Also in
The Gorilla
The Three Musketeers
Harry Ritz
Himself
Known for
Silent Movie
Montagu Love
Robert Wilson
Known for
The Wind
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Dixie Dunbar
Telephone Operator
Also in
Pigskin Parade
King of Burlesque
Douglas Fowley
Mac
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
From Noon Till Three
Sidney Lanfield Director · Harry Tugend Writer Milton Sperling Writer
United States release August 21, 1936 · Produced in United States
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 21, 1936
Theatrical
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