Tin Pan Alley (1940)Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England... See full summary » Director:Walter Lang |
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| Alice Faye | ... |
Katie Blane
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| Betty Grable | ... |
Lily Blane
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Jack Oakie | ... |
Harry Aloysius Calhoun
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| John Payne | ... |
Francis Aloysius 'Skeets' Harrigan
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Allen Jenkins | ... |
Casey (janitor)
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Esther Ralston | ... |
Nora Bayes
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Fayard Nicholas | ... |
Dance Specialty
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Harold Nicholas | ... |
Dance Specialty
(as The Nicholas Brothers)
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Ben Carter | ... |
Black man in Skeets' corner
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John Loder | ... |
Captain Reginald 'Reggie' Carstair
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| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
Joe Codd, Composer
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Fred Keating | ... |
Harvey Raymond
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Billy Gilbert | ... |
The Sheik of Araby
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Lillian Porter | ... |
Telephone Operator
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Princess Vanessa Ammon | ... |
Specialty Dancer
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Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes. All are reunited when the boys, now in the army, show up in England. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Vida é uma Canção See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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(1915) (uncredited)
Music by Archie Gottler
Lyrics by Edgar Leslie
Played John Payne on piano and sung by Alice Faye;
Played and sung by Roberts Brothers, The Brian Sisters, and various unidentified performers.
Played as background music often See more »
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The censors ordered the "Sheik of Araby" to be re-shot because the costumes of the harem girls were deemed too revealing. See more »Soundtracks
"America, I Love You"(1915) (uncredited)
Music by Archie Gottler
Lyrics by Edgar Leslie
Played John Payne on piano and sung by Alice Faye;
Played and sung by Roberts Brothers, The Brian Sisters, and various unidentified performers.
Played as background music often See more »
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