Something to Shout About (film)

1943 film by Gregory Ratoff
  • February 25, 1943 (1943-02-25)
Running time
90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Something to Shout About is a 1943 Columbia Pictures musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff. The film stars Don Ameche and Janet Blair, and was nominated for two Academy Awards.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Nicolai Remisoff.

Plot

The film takes place behind the scenes of a fictional vaudeville play. The story centers on a recently divorced woman. She decides to use her alimony settlement to produce her own show. Unfortunately her chief backer insists on starring in it. She is saved by a talented man, who puts everything on risk to replace the talentless chief backer.

Cast

  • Don Ameche – Ken Douglas
  • Janet Blair – Jeanie Maxwell
  • Jack Oakie – Larry Martin
  • William Gaxton – Willard Samson
  • Cobina Wright, Jr. – Donna Davis
  • Veda Ann Borg – Flo Bentley
  • Cyd Charisse (billed as Lily Norwood) – Lily

Soundtrack

  • You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
    • Written by Cole Porter
    • Sung by Janet Blair and Don Ameche
  • I Always Knew
    • Written by Cole Porter
  • Hasta Luego
    • Written by Cole Porter

References

  1. ^ "The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 5, 2019.

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