Musik in den Fäusten

Originaltitel: Something to Sing About

1937
Approved
1 Std. 33 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

IHRE BEWERTUNG

James Cagney and Evelyn Daw in Musik in den Fäusten (1937)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.

Regie
- Victor Schertzinger
Drehbuch
- Victor Schertzinger
- Austin Parker
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,2/10

1059

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- Victor Schertzinger
Drehbuch
- Victor Schertzinger
- Austin Parker
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 1 Oscar nominiert
- 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Known as "the picture that broke Grand National". Grand National Pictures, which produced and distributed it, was a "B" studio known mostly for low-budget westerns and action pictures. It signed James Cagney during one of his frequent disputes with Warner Bros. and saw this picture as its chance to compete with the major studios by doing a lavish musical with a major star. It poured more than $900,000 into this film--not much by MGM or 20th Century-Fox standards but a tremendous sum for a small studio like this. Unfortunately, the film was a major flop and the studio lost just about all the money put into it. Grand National, established in 1936, folded in 1939, having never recovered from the financial beating it took on this picture. Its remnants were purchased by RKO in 1940.

Patzer
Rita is in New York when she reads of Terry's supposed relationship with Steffie on the front page of the "Express" newspaper. Meanwhile in Hollywood, Terry learns of the false rumours in exactly the same way, from the exact front page of an identical "Express" newspaper. Props used the same newspaper for both coasts. Highly unlikely.

Zitate
Rita Wyatt: [laying down winning cards] You now owe me 129 million dollars.
Terrence 'Terry'; Rooney: A mere bagatelle.
Rita Wyatt: I'll settle for a box of candy.
Terrence 'Terry'; Rooney: You'll take chewing gum and like it.

Verbindungen
Featured in Hooray for Hollywood (1982)

Soundtracks
Something to Sing About
(uncredited)
Written by Victor Schertzinger
Sung over the opening credits by Evelyn Daw
Sung by James Newill
Reprised by Evelyn Daw
Played as background music often

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9/10

Something to Sing & Talk About ***1/2

Hollywood was really turning the cameras on itself when it made this 1937 movie. This is a very good take-off on why so many Hollywood marriages fell apart-mainly the studio system. So many stars of the past blamed Hollywood for their marriages falling apart. Right off the bat, I can think of Judy Garland and David Rose.

Cagney proved what a great hoofer he was 5 years before his Oscar win in "Yankee Doodle Dandy."

This wonderful Hollywood plot concerns itself with Cagney making it big in Hollywood and then running away and marrying his sweetheart, well played by Evelyn Daw. Too bad we never heard much from her.

William Frawley, the future Fred Mertz, of I Love Lucy Fame, steals the picture as a publicity agent hell-bent on getting Cagney stature no matter what the cost.

There is that accidental item that could cause a fatal rift between the married couple but Hollywood knew how to settle that so well in a final staging of a song and dance number.