Something to Sing About (1937) | |
| Director(s) | Victor Schertzinger |
| Producer(s) | Victor Schertzinger |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical |
| Top Topics | |
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Something to Sing About (1937) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Victor Schertzinger and produced by Victor Schertzinger.
Academy Awards 1937 --- Ceremony Number 10 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Grand National Studio Music Department, C. Bakaleinikoff, musical director (Score by Victor Schertz | Nominated |
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Musical Monday: “Something to Sing About” (1937)
on Jan 23, 2017 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: “Something to Sing Abo... Read full article
Something to Sing About (1937)
By Lindsey on Feb 14, 2015 From The Motion PicturesTerry Rooney (James Cagney) is working as a band leader in New York. He puts on unique performances in which he not only leads the band, but shows off his stellar dancing skills as they play. Terry will be leaving the Big Apple behind to seek stardom in Hollywood. He has been invited to star in his ... Read full article
Something to Sing About (1937)
By Beatrice on Oct 28, 2013 From Flickers in TimeSomething to Sing About Directed by?Victor Schertzinger Written by?Victor Schertzinger and Austin Parker 1937/USA Zion Meyers Productions First viewing It’s always fun to watch James Cagney dance, and that’s the highpoint of this otherwise unremarkable musical flop. Terry Rooney (Cagney)... Read full article
Something to Sing About
By RBuccicone on Feb 3, 2012 From MacGuffin MoviesSomething to Sing About (1937) Something to Sing About?had a number of things going against it when I sat down with it last weekend. The DVD was one of those cheap three-movies-in-one discs and the picture quality was choppy from the start. I certainly thought to myself at the beginning “this ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Hank Meyers: Here they come now, Grief, Trouble and Worry.
Terrence 'Terry'; Rooney: I'm just looking for a set of pear shaped vowels.
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Facts about
Parts of the film are based on James Cagney's own experience. In the film, Cagney's character, Terry Rooney, is a New York band-leader and hoofer who goes to Hollywood to make a "tough guy" movie. When he gets back from his honeymoon cruise, Rooney discovers the movie has made him a star, and he is mobbed by autograph seekers outside a movie theater where his film is showing. Likewise, Cagney himself was a Broadway hoofer who went to Hollywood in 1930 to make movies. After several supporting roles, Cagney filmed his breakout movie, The Public Enemy, in early 1931. When filming was completed, Cagney returned to New York, thinking the movie would be nothing special. A few months later, he was surprised to see a long line of movie-goers outside a New York theater where The Public Enemy was being shown. Cagney had become a star.
Film debut of James Newill.
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