Ready, Willing and Able

1937
Approved
1h 33m

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Lee Dixon and Ruby Keeler in Ready, Willing and Able (1937)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueTwo songwriters want to cast a British star in their new show.Two songwriters want to cast a British star in their new show.Two songwriters want to cast a British star in their new show.

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5,8/10

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Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 1 nomination au total

Anecdotes
Final film of Ross Alexander. NOTE: He committed suicide two months before this film was released. Because of this event, Warners eliminated his name from the above title credits, substituted that of Lee Dixon--who actually had little more to do than to serve as Ruby Keeler's dancing partner in an otherwise subordinate role--and relegated Alexander's credit to that of a member of the supporting cast, even though he played the leading male role, and Keeler's romantic lead. Reportedly, James Newill dubbed Alexander's singing voice.

Gaffes
When Ruby Keeler decides to ask Hugh O'Connell to pay the balance due on the show so it can open as scheduled, Hugh's jacket is closed in the wrong direction. Since his handkerchief is visibly on the correct side, it's not flipped film.

Citations
Pinky Blair: Hiya, baby! Hey, did you hear my last song?
Dot: I hope so!
Pinky Blair: Dot, what do you think I am now?
Dot: Well, a man who had been valet to a seal could be anything!
Pinky Blair: You guessed it. He's an actors' agent.
Dot: An agent? You have hit a new low!

Connexions
Referenced in The Honeymooners: The $99,000 Answer (1956)

Bandes originales
Too Marvelous for Words
(1937) (uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Played during the opening and end credits and as background music
Played on piano by Lee Dixon and spoken by Ross Alexander
Reprised on piano by Lee Dixon at a party
Sung by Ross Alexander at a party
Was the show's big production number at its opening, sung by Ross Alexander (dubbed by James Newill) and Wini Shaw and chorus,
and danced to by Ruby Keeler, Lee Dixon and chorus

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5/10

Not quite 'Marvelous' enough...the lines are there, but this comedy needed a crazy spark of genius

A great deal of credited and uncredited writing talent went into this screenplay expansion of Richard Macaulay's Saturday Evening Post story about a songwriting duo in New York City who are promised show-money if they can get land a musical-comedy starlet from the London stage for their latest production, "Fair Lady" (!). Busy, friendly musical has some good wisecracking lines, but not enough star-power in the cast. Ruby Keeler has a rather inert role as a would-be performer who is hired for the lead by mistake, yet it's a part which doesn't allow her to shine (only to be a shrinking violet). Keeler does do a tap-dance routine on the keys of a huge typewriter, but the choreography is lax (despite netting an Oscar nomination!) and certainly isn't as imaginative as the set design. Real-life songwriting team Johnny Mercer and Richard Whiting contributed several songs, though the best of them ("Too Marvelous For Words") is sung ad nauseum. ** from ****