black-and-white
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey.
Media
The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. ...
Jane Frazee
Mary Jane Frehse (July 18, 1915 – September 6, 1985), was an American actress, singer, and dancer.
Professional life
Jane, age six, and her 12-year-old sister Ruth formed a singing vaudeville act known as The Frazee Sisters.Lon Chaney, Jr.
Creighton Tull Chaney (February10, 1906 – July12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dra ...
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Shemp Howard
Samuel Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was called "Shemp" because "Sam" came out that way in his mother's thick Litvak accent.
He is best known as the ...
; it was also designed as a showcase for the then-popular vocal group
The Merry Macs
The Merry Macs were an American close-harmony pop music quartet active from the 1920s till the 1960s and best known for the hits " Mairzy Doats", "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" and " Sentimental Journey". The group also sang on recording ...
. The plot involves two rival groups of entertainers converging on an abandoned roadhouse with the intent to reopen it, unaware that a gangster is eyeing the property for his own scheme.
Plot
Cast
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Jane Frazee
Mary Jane Frehse (July 18, 1915 – September 6, 1985), was an American actress, singer, and dancer.
Professional life
Jane, age six, and her 12-year-old sister Ruth formed a singing vaudeville act known as The Frazee Sisters.Robert Paige – Con Conway
* Eve Arden – Gabby Trent
* Lon Chaney Jr. – Jigsaw Kennedy
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Shemp Howard
Samuel Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was called "Shemp" because "Sam" came out that way in his mother's thick Litvak accent.
He is best known as the ...
– Benny the Bounce
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The Merry Macs
The Merry Macs were an American close-harmony pop music quartet active from the 1920s till the 1960s and best known for the hits " Mairzy Doats", "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" and " Sentimental Journey". The group also sang on recording ...
– Themselves, The Merry Macs
** Mary Lou Cook – Mona Mitchell (as Mary Lou Cook – The Merry Macs)
** Joe McMichael – Harry (as Joe McMichael – The Merry Macs)
** Ted McMichael – Ted (as Ted McMichael – The Merry Macs)
** Judd McMichael – Phil (as Judd McMichael – The Merry Macs)
* Richard Lane – Charles J. Willoughby
*Elaine Condos – Elaine (Dancer)
* Louis Da Pron – Alex (Dancer)
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Charles Lang
Charles Bryant Lang Jr., A.S.C. (March 27, 1902, Bluff, Utah – April 3, 1998, Santa Monica, CaliforniaRiley Hill – Jimmy (as Roy Harris)
*Peter Sullivan – Don
* Richard Davies – Eddie
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Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni (October 4, 1886 – December 23, 1962) was a Spanish-born American character actor of stage and films.
Early years
Alberni was born in Barcelona, Spain, on October 4, 1886. He acted in stock theater for four years in Marseille ...
– Nick Ferris
Soundtrack
*"Mexican Jumping Bean"
:Music by Gene de Paul
:Lyrics by Don Raye
:Sung by The Merry Macs
*"You're Everything Wonderful"
:Written by Henry Russell
:Sung by Jane Frazee and Eve Arden
*"Gee But It's Tough to Be a Glamour Girl"
:Written by Henry Russell
:Sung by Jane Frazee and Eve Arden
*"The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Rhapsody)"
:(uncredited)
:Written by Ted McMichael, Jack Owens and Leo Killion
:Sung by The Merry Macs
*"You've Got What It Takes"
:Music by Gene de Paul
:Lyrics by Don Raye
*"Bugle Woogie Boy"
:Written by Henry Russell
*"San Antonio Rose"
:Written by Bob Wills
*"Hi, Neighbor"
:(uncredited)
:Written by Jack Owens
:Sung by Jane Frazee
*"Once Upon a Summertime"
:(uncredited)
:Lyrics by Jack Brooks
:Music by Norman Berens
*"The Old Oaken Bucket"
:(uncredited)
:Lyrics by Samuel Woodworth
:Music by George Kiallmark