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Rose of Washington Square

  • 19391939
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, and Al Jolson in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
  • Drama
  • Musical
  • Romance
A singer becomes a star in the Ziegfeld Follies, but her marriage to a con man has a bad effect on her career.A singer becomes a star in the Ziegfeld Follies, but her marriage to a con man has a bad effect on her career.A singer becomes a star in the Ziegfeld Follies, but her marriage to a con man has a bad effect on her career.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
622
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  • Director
    • Gregory Ratoff
  • Writers
    • Nunnally Johnson(screen play)
    • John Francis Larkin(based on a story by)
    • Jerry Horwin(based on a story by)
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Alice Faye
    • Al Jolson
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  • Director
    • Gregory Ratoff
  • Writers
    • Nunnally Johnson(screen play)
    • John Francis Larkin(based on a story by)
    • Jerry Horwin(based on a story by)
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Alice Faye
    • Al Jolson
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    • 21User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, and Al Jolson in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
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    Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, and Al Jolson in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
    Alice Faye and Al Jolson in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
    Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Lew Hicks, George Mori, and Charles C. Wilson in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
    Tyrone Power and Alice Faye in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
    Tyrone Power and Alice Faye in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
    Tyrone Power and Alice Faye in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
    Alice Faye in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
    Tyrone Power and Alice Faye in Rose of Washington Square (1939)
    Tyrone Power and Alice Faye in Rose of Washington Square (1939)

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    Tyrone Power
    Tyrone Power
    • Barton Dewitt Clintonas Barton Dewitt Clinton
    Alice Faye
    Alice Faye
    • Rose Sargentas Rose Sargent
    Al Jolson
    Al Jolson
    • Ted Cotteras Ted Cotter
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Harry Longas Harry Long
    Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    • Peggyas Peggy
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Whitey Booneas Whitey Boone
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    • Major Buck Russellas Major Buck Russell
    E.E. Clive
    E.E. Clive
    • Barouche Driveras Barouche Driver
    Louis Prima
    Louis Prima
    • Band Leaderas Band Leader
    Charles C. Wilson
    Charles C. Wilson
    • Police Lt. Mike Cavanaughas Police Lt. Mike Cavanaugh
    Hal K. Dawson
    • Chumpas Chump
    Paul E. Burns
    Paul E. Burns
    • Chumpas Chump
    • (as Paul Burns)
    Ben Welden
    Ben Welden
    • Tobyas Toby
    Horace McMahon
    Horace McMahon
    • Irvingas Irving
    • (as Horace MacMahon)
    Paul Stanton
    Paul Stanton
    • District Attorneyas District Attorney
    Maurice Cass
    Maurice Cass
    • Mr. Mok - Furniture Buyeras Mr. Mok - Furniture Buyer
    Harry Hayden
    • Dexteras Dexter
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Sam Kressas Sam Kress
    • Director
      • Gregory Ratoff
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson(screen play)
      • John Francis Larkin(based on a story by)
      • Jerry Horwin(based on a story by)
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    Storyline

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    New York city in the 1920s: a singer struggles to keep her boyfriend from trouble. When she makes it to Ziegfeld, he heads for five years in jail. Lots of Faye and Jolson singing. The story is so close to the true story of Fanny Brice and Nicky Arnstein (Jules W. Arndt Stein) that he sued the studio in a case that was quickly settled out of court in his favor. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
    • washington square manhattan
    • timeframe 1910s
    • timeframe 1920s
    • ziegfeld follies
    • star
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    • Taglines
      • On the street that has no heart, a million voices sing...a million hearts seek love...a million dreams vanish in air! Out of these comes this entertainment highlight of the year! (Print Ad-Vancouver Sun, ((Vancouver, BC)) 17 May 1939)
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Musical
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Approved
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This film closely resembles the life of entertainer Fanny Brice, and Alice Faye even sings Brice's signature song, "My Man" in the film. According to Alice Faye: The Star Next Door (1996), Brice sued 20th Century Fox for $750,000. The studio benefited from the publicity generated by the lawsuit - the film became the highest grossing musical of 1939 - and eventually settled out of court with Brice for an undisclosed amount. It has also been alleged that Power's character resembles Nicky Arnstein.
    • Quotes

      Barton Dewitt Clinton: You know, I wish you were in some kind of trouble.

      Rose Sargent: But why?

      Barton Dewitt Clinton: Just so that I could get you out of it.

    • Alternate versions
      They cut out Alice Faye singing "Chasing Rainbows" from the film, but it is on the DVD.
    • Connections
      Featured in Take It or Leave It (1944)
    • Soundtracks
      Rose of Washington Square
      Music by James F. Hanley
      Lyrics by Ballard MacDonald
      Performed by Alice Faye

    User reviews21

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    Slightly disappointing
    I hate to be the sole spoilsport in this group of unanimous adulation, but I thought "Rose of Washington Square" was slightly disappointing. Perhaps I had high hopes for it since I'm one of Alice Faye's biggest fans and I love almost all of the classic Fox musicals, but "Rose" ranks with one of Faye & Fox's weakest musicals.

    Exhaustingly directed by Gregory Ratoff, this wispy, half-tolerable biography of Fanny Brice turns out to be a less successful attempt by Darryl Zanuck to repeat the magic and splendor of Henry King's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" with Faye and her leading man Tyrone Power. What made King's classic memorable, aside from the luminous presence of Faye, was Irving Berlin's endlessly melodious music. Here, except Faye's singing of "My Man" and Al Jolson's "Mammy", the songs are not only unmemorable, but dismal.

    See it only for the stars but don't expect anything as remotely magical as "Alexander's Ragtime Band".
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    • Kalaman
    • Oct 12, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Roža velemesta
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 14, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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