"It's Only Money" is a song from the 1951 RKO Radio Pictures musical ''

Double Dynamite ''Double Dynamite'' is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, and Frank Sinatra. The film was written by Leo Rosten (story), Melville Shavelson (screenplay), Mannie Manheim ( ...

'', written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn and performed by Frank Sinatra and

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. The song's title was initially also the title song of the film, before RKO owner Howard Hughes changed the title to ''Double Dynamite'' as a reference to co-star Jane Russell's famous cleavage. The song is performed twice in the film: first in a scene where Sinatra and Marx are walking rapidly down a street, with Sinatra "trying to keep pace with Groucho Marx's trademark loping walk"; and then at the finale of the film, sung this time by Sinatra, Marx, and Russell. The song was included in the 2002

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s review of this 6-CD set mentioned the inclusion of this "lesser known" song as one of the compilation's "more charming" moments."Vital Reissues"
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References

{{authority control 1951 songs Frank Sinatra songs Songs with music by Jule Styne Songs with lyrics by Sammy Cahn Songs written for films Groucho Marx songs