Jun 04, 2007 patriotic montage of scenes accompanying performance of u. He appeared in horror, war, action and science fiction movies. Dear john is an american sitcom that aired on nbc from 1988 to 1992. Many of the hollywood studios produced such films during the war, generally musicals, frequently with flimsy storylines, and with the specific intent of entertaining the troops overseas and civilians back home and to encourage fundraising as well as to show the studios patriotism. I thought the 1940 and all the paramount vaults were finally open and tcm, now, unfortunately, tcw turner classic wines, would be the recipient of that never or. Bing crosby and the sounds of christmas 1 episode 2015.
This film was also the first released by paramount to be shown for 8 weeks. Below is a tribute episode that aired after his death. During its fourseason run, the series was bounced to and from various time periods on wednesday, thursday, friday, and saturday nights. When his son arrives in hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, pop enlists the aid of the studios dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade. Veronica lake in a publicity still for star spangled rhythm in 1942. But when you consider it was wwii 1942 and folks were happy to.
Amazon calculates a products star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. He became the starspangled kid in order to battle nazism during world war ii. One of over 700 paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to mcauniversal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by universal ever since. Learn more about my favorite blonde star spangled rhythm double feature on imdb. Starspangled rhythm directed by george marshall written by melvin frank, george s. Star spangled rhythm lets hear it for paramount 1 2 edwagreen 1 march 2008 paramount produced a cavalcade of stars in this traditional world war 11 patriotic film dealing with the situations that ensue when an attendant at paramount studios tries to impress his navy son by claiming that he is a studio mogul. Road to morocco 1942 orville turkey jackson aunt lucy my favorite blonde 1942 larry haines louisiana purchase 1941 jim taylor nothing but the truth 1941. Original soundtracks star spangled rhythm 1942 film. Harold arlen, johnny mercer, bing crosby, bob hope, dorothy lamour, dick powell, james cagney, ruby keeler, joan blondell, paulette godard original soundtracks star spangled rhythm 1942 film footlight parade 1933 film music. Veronica lake s singing voice was dubbed by martha mears. Lamour played a successful season at the london palladium in 1950 then.
Original movie poster for star spangled rhythm 1942 12496 paramount original lobby scene card 11x14 very fine condition offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Jun 01, 2011 heres als scarface skit from star spangled rhythm, another one of those all star variety musicals. Ray milland star spangled rhythm 1942 spencer tracy they gave him a gun 1937 susan hayward star spangled rhythm 1942 thomas mitchell dark waters 1944 walter brennan nice girl. Nov 24, 2017 paramount 1942 directed by george marshall no intended the rights to this video remain with the original creator, this is purely for educational and promotional purposes. Ross, and henry tugend 1942 usa paramount pictures first viewingbob hope tribu. He was unique in that he was a kid superhero who had an adult sidekick, stripesy a. Tone was in an episode of the twilight zone in which he bet one of the other members of his club that the man could not keep silent for a full year. Star spangled rhythm except for a few gags and situations, rhythm has essentially nothing new in it. Betty hutton, victor moore and eddie bracken provide the comedy and all of the paramount studio players, playing themselves, provide cheerful song and dance numbers. Starspangled rhythm 1942 flickers in timeflickers in.
Many of the hollywood studios produced such films during the war, generally musicals, frequently with flimsy storylines, and with the specific intent of entertaining the troops overseas and civilians back home and to encourage fundraising as well as to show the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Martha mears as she was pictured in the july 1934 issue of radio stars magazine. It was his first play produced on broadway and resulted in ardrey being awarded a guggenheim fellowship. The movie is from 1942, the year al became a sensation with this gun for hire. Keith richards stopped acting in 1964, the same year keith richards of the rolling stones began putting albums out and becoming famous. My favorite blonde star spangled rhythm double feature. Yet both bring good cheer because of the way theyre dressed up. Star spangled is a 1936 comedic play by robert ardrey. A veritable whos who of paramounts top talent from the 1930s and 1940s, the star spangled rhythym is a unique film on the basis of cast alone, which includes victor moore, bob hope, franchot tone, dorothy lamour, veronica lake, paulette goddard, alan ladd, bing crosby, cecil b.
This paramount picture musical filmwhich features an allstar cast including bob hope, bing crosby, betty hutton, veronica lake, and fred macmurraywas. Bob hope 1 episode, 1964 the lucy show tv series 1964 plumbers assistant 1 episode, 1964. Dear john was retitled dear john usa when it was shown in the uk. She was the daughter of constance charlotta trimble and harry eugene ockelman, who worked for an oil company as a ship employee. Jul 02, 2018 star spangled rhythm is fun because we have the added bonus of some of paramounts directors, like preston sturgis and cecil b. The overall level of humor can be summed up by the scene in which webster is advised. Rod cameron actor rod cameron born nathan roderick cox, december 7, 1910 december 21, 1983 was a canadianborn film and television actor whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1970s. Original star spangled rhythm 1942 movie poster in nm. It has special meanings for marion sayers, who has been kissed by bing earlier in an episode of mistaken identity. During wwii, hollywood attempted to get behind the war effort in a big way, with every major studiobeginning with paramount and star spangled rhythm in 1942 producing a showcase musical.
Things get more complicated when pop agrees to put together a show for the navy starring paramounts top contract players. Gerardo luigi jerry colonna september 17, 1904 november 22, 1986 was an american musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of bob hopes sidekicks in hopes popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s. Star spangled rhythm 1942 movie posters cinematerial. Star spangled rhythm movie trailer and videos tv guide. The nominal plot of this film has betty hutton as a switchboard girl at paramount studios and victor moore, a former silent western star, now working as a security guard at the studio trying to convince eddie bracken and a bunch of his sailor buddies that moore is really the head of the studio.
A paramount studios security guard who was a major actor during the silent film era must carry out the illusion that he is still a big deal when his sailor son comes to visit. Home video trailer from paramount home entertainment. The song was nominated for the academy award for best original song in 1943 but lost out to youll never know. He was often paired with veronica lake, in noirish films such as this gun for hire 1942, the glass key 1942 and the blue dahlia 1946. Bob hope, madeleine carroll, gale sondergaard, george zucco, lionel royce, walter kingsford. His sailor son, johnny eddie bracken, however, thinks his dad is a major executive. The hollywoodoriented plot is what allows for all these cameos. Paramount 1942 directed by george marshall no intended the rights to this video remain with the original creator, this is purely for educationa. Overview of star spangled rhythm, 1943, directed by george marshall, with bing crosby, bob hope, fred macmurray, at turner classic movies. Star spangled rhythm is a 1942 american allstar cast musical film made by paramount.
Star spangled rhythm 1942 william webster victor moore was once a bigtime silent film star. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises star spangled rhythm the orchestra star spangled rhythm. The series was originally based on the british sitcom of the same name. Veronica lake in a publicity still for star spangled. Get tickets to awardnominated movies in theaters, like 1917 and little women, and find out which movies are available to watch at home right now. Sep, 2014 starspangled rhythm directed by george marshall written by melvin frank, george s. The slender plot involves the efforts by humble studio doorman pop webster victor moore to pass himself off as a bigshot paramount executive for the benefit of his sailor son jimmy eddie bracken.
William webster victor moore was once a bigtime silent film star. That old black magic is a 1942 popular song written by harold arlen music, with the lyrics by johnny mercer they wrote it for the 1942 film star spangled rhythm, when it was sung by johnny johnston and danced by vera zorina. Heres als scarface skit from star spangled rhythm, another one of those all star variety musicals. Lucille ball another female star who had clearly pushed her husband to a lucrative career and desi arnaz took a chance on hutton in 1959, with their company desilu productions giving her a cbs sitcom, the betty hutton show. Posts about star spangled rhythm written by jnpickens. Veronica lakes singing voice was dubbed by martha mears. Alan walbridge ladd september 3, 19 january 29, 1964 was an american actor and film and television producer. Gallery of 6 movie poster and cover images for star spangled rhythm 1942. Star spangled rhythm is a typical wartime all star musicalcomedy melange, this time from paramount pictures.
Her father was of half german and half irish descent, and her mother was of irish ancestry. With bing crosby, bob hope, fred macmurray, franchot tone. Star spangled rhythm wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Star spangled banner as youve never heard it duration. Starspangled rhythm is a typical wartime allstar musicalcomedy melange, this time from paramount pictures. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in westerns such as shane 1953 and in films noir. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Star spangled rhythm 1942 star spangled rhythm 1942. Ross, and henry tugend 1942usa paramount pictures first viewingbob hope tribu. Hutton hired the stillblacklisted and future film composer jerry fielding to direct her series. Edward sutherland, george marshall com eddie bracken, betty hutton, victor moore, bing crosby. Both had cameos in star spangled rhythm 1942, an all star paramount film.
Bing crosby, bob hope and the rest of the paramount. Its no secret that the hollywood comet loves musicals. Top grossers of the season, variety, 5 january 1944 p 54. Watch the latest star spangled rhythm trailer on video detective. He became the star spangled kid in order to battle nazism during world war ii. William bendix and bob hope in star spangled rhythm 1942 bob hope in star spangled rhythm 1942 veronica lake, bing. Veronica lake, paulette goddard, and dorothy lamour in star spangled rhythm 1942 veronica lake, paulette goddard, and dorothy lamour in star spangled rhythm 1942.
The original star spangled kid was sylvester pemberton, a golden age character, created by jerry siegel, the cocreator of superman. The slender plot involves the efforts by humble studio doorman pop webster victor. It was released on dvd 8 october 2002 in tandem with my favorite blonde 1942. Starspangled rhythm 1942 flickers in timeflickers in time. Betty hutton, one of the nominal stars of star spangled rhythm, was not just doing it for defense as in her number, but the whole studio was doing this all star flag waver for the defense. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. Star spangled rhythm 1942 jack mass on july 2, 2018 at 1.
Veronica lake was born as constance frances marie ockleman on november 14, 1922, in brooklyn, new york. Just the ten of us aired on abc starting with a trial run on april 26, 1988 and ending on may 17, 1990. Showcasing some of the biggest stars in movie history, star spangled rhythm is a hilarious story of a young sailor trying to impress his pals with the glitz and glamour of hollywood. After the first four episodes in an abbreviated first season were aired, the show was renewed for two more seasons, eventually ending after 47 episodes on may 4, 1990. Star spangled rhythm was so long that, with commercials plus randy and richards comedy sketches, there was no time for a serial episode before the film for this episode of the texas 27 film vault. An episode of armed forces radio services personal album featuring martha mears. Star spangled rhythm is a 1942 allstar cast musical film made by paramount pictures during world war ii as a morale booster. Starspangled rhythm is a typical wartime all star musicalcomedy melange, this time from paramount pictures. Pop, william webster victor moore, e um seguranca nos estudios da paramount, mas. Things get more complicated when pop agrees to put. The hollywoodoriented plot is what allows for all these. Pop, a security guard at paramount has told his son that hes the head of the studio.
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