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(1928). Stage Play: Rain or Shine. Musical. Music by Milton Ager and Owen Murphy. Book by
James Gleason and
Maurice Marks. Lyrics by
Jack Yellen. Music orchestrated by William Still and Arthur Schutt. Orchestra under the direction of Don Voorhees. Dances directed by
Russell Markert. Dances Directed by Tom Nip. Scenic Design by Clark Robinson. Costume Design by
Charles Le Maire. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 9 Feb 1928- 15 Dec 1928 (356 performances). Cast: Paul Brack, Walter Bremer,
Dave Chasen (as "Simley's Protege/The Head Waiter"),
Joe Cook (as "Smiley Johnson"), Ben Cutler, Vance Elliott, Rita Garcia, Edgar Gardner, James Gregory, Marion Herson, Tom Howard, Warren Hull, Vernon Jacobson, Ernest Lambart, Helen Lynd, Joe Lyons, Alex McKee, Rosie Moran, Ethel Norris, Walter Pharr, William V. Powers, Dimples Riede, Janet Velie, Nancy Welford, Devah Worrell. Produced by A.L. Jones and
Morris Green. Note: Produced by Columbia Pictures as
Rain or Shine, directed by
Frank Capra and starring Joe Cook. Although the stage version was a musical comedy, the musical numbers were deleted from the film version due to the public's distaste of the genre from 1930- early 1933 (until successfully revived by Warner Bros). The film is one of the least seen Capra films and is generally regarded as giving us a mere approximation of the extent of Joe Cook's talent which was far more effectively conveyed on stage (a situation somewhat comparable to Al Jolson's film career). Dave Chasen, later a world-renown restaurateur, and
Tom Howard reprised their stage roles for the film. None of the songs in the original musical were used in the film except as background music.
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Jimmy Gleason
Height:
5' 8" (1.73 m)
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