Lady Be Good (1941)

Director:

Norman Z. McLeod

Writers:

Jack McGowan (story)
Jack McGowan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

September 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

THE TAP-HAPPIEST, SWING-SINGIEST, MELODIC MIRACLE SINCE "ZIEGFELD GIRL"! (original print media ad - all caps)

Plot:

Songwriters Dixie Donegan and Eddie Crane are still in love after their divorce. Dixie's friend Marilyn Marsh tries to convince them to marry again...

Plot Keywords:

Songwriter | Divorce | Remarriage | Automobile | Inn

Awards:

Won Oscar.

Cast

Eleanor Powell	...	Marilyn Marsh
Ann Sothern	...	Dixie Donegan Crane
Robert Young	...	Edward 'Eddie' Crane
Lionel Barrymore	...	Judge Murdock
John Carroll	...	Buddy Crawford
Red Skelton	...	Joe 'Red' Willet
Virginia O'Brien	...	Lull
Tom Conway	...	Mr. Blanton, Dixie's Lawyer
Dan Dailey	...	Bill 'Billy' Pattison (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Reginald Owen	...	Max Milton
Rose Hobart	...	Mrs. Carter Wardley
Phil Silvers	...	Master of Ceremonies
James Berry	...	A Berry Brother, Specialty Performer
Warren Berry	...	A Berry Brother, Specialty Performer
Nyas Berry	...	A Berry Brother, Specialty Performer

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #7279)

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

The song "The Last Time I Saw Paris" caused a lot of controversy when it won the Oscar for Best Song, because it was not written for this movie. After Tony Martin had a hit recording in 1940, MGM bought the rights to the song for use in this movie.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "History's Mysteries: Ghost Plane of the Desert: Lady Be Good (#6.4)" (????)

Soundtrack:

Oh ! Lady Be Good

More wonderful TAP by the Berry Brothers & Eleanor Powell

The fabulous tap dance and flash styling of the Berry Brothers is complimented by Eleanor Powell's beautiful tap and acrobatics. The Berry Brothers have never gotten the credit they deserved. Their artistry is something that has not been duplicated all these years later. From Tap Dance, Spins, Cane work to handsprings into splits, these men did it all! In this movie Eleanor Powell demonstrates she was one of the few women who genuinely deserved the solo spot in tap dancing. Musicals like this are sorely missed in today's entertainment. In the days this movie was produced, special effects, computer graphics couldn't take the place of talent. Truly a treasure of tap dance history. A must see for any tap enthusiast!!!