Sing, Baby, Sing

"A Mad, Merry, Musical Delight!"

Aug 21 1936 Approved 1h 30m
Comedy, Music

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]).

Plot

Nightclub singer Joan Warren's agent Nicky puts her into situations designed to advance her career.

Written by

Harry Tugend, Jack Yellen, Milton Sperling

Directed by

Sidney Lanfield

Cast

Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
172
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA