Girl Crazy (1932 film)
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Girl Crazy is a 1932 musical film adaptation of the stage play of the same name
. The film was very unlike the stage play except for its score. It was tailored for the comic talents of Wheeler & Woolsey
, a popular comedy team. Three songs written by George
and Ira Gershwin
for the play were retained: "Bidin' My Time
", "I Got Rhythm
", and "But Not For Me
".
Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy is a 1930 musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Ethel Merman made her stage debut in this musical production....
. The film was very unlike the stage play except for its score. It was tailored for the comic talents of Wheeler & Woolsey
Wheeler & Woolsey
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were a famous American film comedy team of the 1930s....
, a popular comedy team. Three songs written by George
George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
and Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
for the play were retained: "Bidin' My Time
Bidin' My Time
"Bidin' My Time" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by The Foursome in the 1930 musical Girl Crazy.-Notable recordings:...
", "I Got Rhythm
I Got Rhythm
"I Got Rhythm" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard. Its chord progression, known as the "rhythm changes", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as Charlie Parker's and Dizzy Gillespie's Bebop...
", and "But Not For Me
But Not for Me (song)
"But Not for Me" is a popular song, composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was written for their musical Girl Crazy and introduced in the original production by Ginger Rogers. It is also in the 1992 musical based on Girl Crazy, Crazy for You...
".
Cast
- Bert Wheeler - Jimmy Deagan
- Robert WoolseyRobert WoolseyRobert Woolsey was an American stage and screen comedian and half of the 1930s comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey....
- Slick Foster - Eddie QuillanEddie QuillanEdward "Eddie" Quillan was an American film actor whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s.-Vaudeville and silent films:...
- Danny Churchill - Dorothy LeeDorothy LeeDorothy Lee was an American actress and comedian during the 1930s, usually appearing alongside the popular Wheeler & Woolsey comedy team....
- Patsy - Mitzi GreenMitzi GreenMitzi Green was an American child actress for Paramount and RKO, in the early talkie era...
- Tessie - Brooks Benedict - George Mason
- Kitty KellyKitty KellyKitty Kelly, Sue O'Neil in the life , was an American stage and film character actress. She was best known as a member of the Ziegfeld Follies and her radio hosting with Columbia Broadcasting....
- Kate Foster - Arline JudgeArline JudgeArline Judge was an American actress who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for marrying and divorcing seven times.-Career:...
- Molly Gray - Stanley FieldsStanley Fields (actor)Stanley Fields was an American actor, born 20 May 1883 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA and died 23 April 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA, aged 57.-Career:Born Walter L. Agnew, he spent seven years as boy Soprano in the Trinity Church choir...
- Lank Sanders - Lita Chevret - Mary
- Chris-Pin Martin - Pete
- Monte Collins - Bartender
Soundtrack
- "Bidin' My Time"
- Music by George Gershwin
- Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
- Sung by male quartet
- "I Got Rhythm"
- Music by George Gershwin
- Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
- Performed by Kitty Kelly and chorus
- "You've Got What Gets Me"
- Music by George Gershwin
- Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
- Sung by Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee
- Danced by Bert Wheeler, Dorothy Lee and Mitzi Green
- "But Not for Me"
- Music by George Gershwin
- Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
- Sung by Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge
- also sung by Mitzi Green