Something to Sing About (1937)

19371h 27mdir. Victor SchertzingerEnglish subtitlesUnited Statesmusical filmcomedy film

Note: this print runs 87 minutes against a recorded 93 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With James Cagney, William Frawley, Mona Barrie, Gene Lockhart, Philip Ahn, Dwight Frye, William B. Davidson, Richard Tucker

Directed by Victor Schertzinger

Something to Sing About (1937), re-released in 1947 as Battling Hoofer, is the second and final film James Cagney made for Grand National Pictures – the first being Great Guy – before mending relations with and returning to Warner Bros. It is one of the few films besides Footlight Parade and Yankee Doodle Dandy to showcase Cagney's singing and dancing talents. It was directed by Victor Schertzinger, who also wrote the music and lyrics of the original songs, as well as the story that Austin Parker's screenplay is based on. Cagney's co-stars are Evelyn Daw and William Frawley, and the film features performances by Gene Lockhart and Mona Barrie.

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