Everybody Sing (1938)

Director:

Edwin L. Marin

Writers:

Florence Ryerson (story) and
Edgar Allan Woolf (story) ...

Release Date:

4 February 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Bus Driver | Actor | Actress | Audition

Cast

Allan Jones	...	Richard 'Ricky' Saboni
Judy Garland	...	Judy Bellaire
Fanny Brice	...	Olga Chekaloff
Reginald Owen	...	Hillary Bellaire
Billie Burke	...	Diana Bellaire
Reginald Gardiner	...	Jerrold Hope
Lynne Carver	...	Sylvia Bellaire
Helen Troy	...	Hillary's Secretary
Monty Woolley	...	John 'Jack' Fleming
Adia Kuznetzoff	...	Boris the Bus Driver
Henry Armetta	...	Giovanni Vittorino, Cafe Nappo
Michelette Burani	...	Madame Le Brouchette
Mary Forbes	...	Miss Colvin

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #3973) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The film's original working title was "The Ugly Duckling".

Quotes:

Taxi driver: Look, what about this 2,85? I gotta get going, I've been here twenty minutes already.
Olga Chekaloff: You've been here twenty minutes? I've been here eleven years. I stopped yelling for my money ten years ago.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland (1996) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Quainty, Dainty Me

Judy Sings In Early Feature Role About Wacky Theatrical Family

Unlike her usual sing between scenes roles from her early period,

Judy Garland has more of a featured role in this early film. It's

about a wacky theatrical family going broke that's shown up by the

servants and their expelled daughter, Judy. It's a typical corny plot

for a 1930's musical, but it's made bearable by the outstanding

host of talented supporting players. Reginald Owen and the

delightfully dizzy Billie Burke are hilarious as the theatrical couple.

Reginald Gardiner, Lynne Carver, and Allan Jones play the straight

romantic parts. Allan Jones and Fanny Brice, in a rare film

appearance, are the servants. Jones' operatic singing is not

always endearing in his films, and Brice's Baby Snooks routine

looks less appealing on stage than it probably sounded on the

radio. The first half of the film moves by at a quick pace with witty

dialog and general zaniness; however, the film,oddly enough,

drags somewhat in the second half when the film turns to more of

a musical focus. A few songs are repeated throughout the film in

one form or another, giving us the idea that MGM's budget wasn't

large enough. Judy Garland, as the young girl that wants to be on

stage, is full of energy and bounce. This is fluffy, madcap

entertainment from the Great Depression years. 2 1/2 of 4 stars.