You're the One (1941)

In this 100% fictional film, in which not a single performer plays "Himself" nor "Herself" but the two lead performers use their own name as a character, a singer named Bonnie Baker (Bonnie... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Murphy

Writers:

Gene Markey (screenplay), Gene Markey (original story)

Stars:

Bonnie Baker, Orrin Tucker, Albert Dekker

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bonnie Baker	...	Bonnie Baker
Orrin Tucker	...	Orrin Tucker - Orchestra Leader
Albert Dekker	...	Luke Laramie
Edward Everett Horton	...	Death Valley Joe Frink
Lillian Cornell	...	Miss Jones
Renie Riano	...	Aunt Emma, aka Faro Fanny
Jerry Colonna	...	Dr. Colonna
Teddy Hart	...	Julius, Luke's Chauffeur
Tom Dugan	...	Edgar Crump
Walter Catlett	...	Program Director
Charles Lane	...	Announcer
Don Castle	...	Tony Delmar
Mariska Aldrich	...	Mme. Ziffnidyiff
Eddie Conrad	...	Mr. Ziffnidyiff
Marie Blake	...	Beauty Shop Operator

Storyline

In this 100% fictional film, in which not a single performer plays "Himself" nor "Herself" but the two lead performers use their own name as a character, a singer named Bonnie Baker (Bonnie Baker, with a strip-tease singing voice auditions for a job singing with orchestra of Luke Laramie (Albert Dekker)), but his taste runs to blondes and Bonnie, at the moment is a brunette. Meanwhile, Luke goes to the weight-reducing sanitarium run by Dr. Calonna (Jerry Colonna), hoping to lose some weight in order to get a spot on a radio program sponsored by the maker of a non-fattening food product. Dyeing her hair from brunette to blonde, Bonnie, a fictional character played by a singer with the same name, and her agent, "Death Valley Joe" Frink (Edward Everett Horton), follow Luke to the screwy sanitarium, run like a nightclub and a summer resort by Colonna and his lovely nurse, Miss Jones (Lillian Cornell), who primarily sings and dances. It soon gets broad when Aunt Emma (Renie Riano) shows up...

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Plot Keywords:

slang | sanitarium | broadway | quack | contract | 

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Taglines:

HEAR BONNIE SING: "You're the One", "I Could Kiss You For That", "Strawberry Lane" and her own "Oh, Johnny."

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 1941 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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Soundtracks

"I Could Kiss You For That"
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

User Reviews

My father's band picture

I am amazed that this title is in your database! I voted it a six because it is pretty much your basic band picture in the 40's showcasing the current Big Band, and Orrin Tucker was very popular in 1941. My father was part of the Bodyguards who sang behind Bonnie Baker(who had a huge hit with "Oh Johnnie").

If there is a way for me to get a copy of this picture somewhere I would love to know how to do it.