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Tin Pan Alley (1940)

APPROVED 94 min  -  Drama | Musical | Romance  -   29 November 1940 (USA)
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Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England... See full summary »

Director:

Walter Lang

Writers:

Pamela Harris (story), Robert Ellis (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alice Faye ...
Katie Blane
Betty Grable ...
Lily Blane
Jack Oakie Jack Oakie ...
Harry Aloysius Calhoun
John Payne ...
Francis Aloysius 'Skeets' Harrigan
Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins ...
Casey (janitor)
Esther Ralston Esther Ralston ...
Nora Bayes
Fayard Nicholas Fayard Nicholas ...
Dance Specialty (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Harold Nicholas Harold Nicholas ...
Dance Specialty (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Ben Carter Ben Carter ...
Black man in Skeets' corner
John Loder John Loder ...
Captain Reginald 'Reggie' Carstair
Elisha Cook Jr. ...
Joe Codd, Composer
Fred Keating Fred Keating ...
Harvey Raymond
Billy Gilbert Billy Gilbert ...
The Sheik of Araby
Lillian Porter Lillian Porter ...
Telephone Operator
Princess Vanessa Ammon Princess Vanessa Ammon ...
Specialty Dancer
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Storyline

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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Song | Songwriter | Sister | Singer | Army  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Vida é uma Canção See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The censors ordered the "Sheik of Araby" to be re-shot because the costumes of the harem girls were deemed too revealing. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "M*A*S*H: Big Mac (#3.21)" (1975) 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 »