Sing, Baby, Sing

Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) is a music film directed by Sidney Lanfield rated 6.0/10.

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]).

Cast

Alice Faye

Joan Warren

Adolphe Menjou

Bruce Farraday

Gregory Ratoff

Nicholas K. Alexander

Patsy Kelly

Fitz

Ted Healy

Al Craven

Michael Whalen

Ted Blake

Al Ritz

Himself

Jimmy Ritz

Himself

Harry Ritz

Himself

Montagu Love

Robert Wilson

Dixie Dunbar

Telephone Operator

Douglas Fowley

Mac