San Antonio Rose (film)
1941 film by Charles Lamont
- 20 June 1941 (1941-06-20)
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San Antonio Rose is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Jane Frazee, Robert Paige and Eve Arden.[1] Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, the supporting cast features Lon Chaney Jr. and Shemp Howard and the film was also designed as a showcase for the then-popular vocal group The Merry Macs.
Synopsis
The plot involves two rival groups of entertainers converging on an abandoned roadhouse with the intent to reopen it, unaware that a gangster is eyeing the property for his own scheme.
Cast
- Jane Frazee as Hope Holloway
- Robert Paige as Con Conway
- Eve Arden as Gabby Trent
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Jigsaw Kennedy
- Shemp Howard as Benny the Bounce
- The Merry Macs as Themselves, The Merry Macs
- Mary Lou Cook as Mona Mitchell (as Mary Lou Cook – The Merry Macs)
- Joe McMichael as Harry (as Joe McMichael – The Merry Macs)
- Ted McMichael as Ted (as Ted McMichael – The Merry Macs)
- Judd McMichael as Phil (as Judd McMichael – The Merry Macs)
- Richard Lane as Charles J. Willoughby
- Elaine Condos as Elaine (Dancer)
- Louis Da Pron as Alex (Dancer)
- Charles Lang as Ralph
- Riley Hill as Jimmy (as Roy Harris)
- Peter Sullivan as Don
- Richard Davies as Eddie
- Luis Alberni as Nick Ferris
Soundtrack
- "Mexican Jumping Bean"
- Music by Gene de Paul
- Lyrics by Don Raye
- Sung by The Merry Macs
- "You're Everything Wonderful"
- Written by Henry Russell
- Sung by Jane Frazee and Eve Arden
- "Gee But It's Tough to Be a Glamour Girl"
- Written by Henry Russell
- Sung by Jane Frazee and Eve Arden
- "The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Rhapsody)"
- (uncredited)
- Written by Ted McMichael, Jack Owens and Leo Killion
- Sung by The Merry Macs
- "You've Got What It Takes"
- Music by Gene de Paul
- Lyrics by Don Raye
- "Bugle Woogie Boy"
- Written by Henry Russell
- "San Antonio Rose"
- Written by Bob Wills
- "Hi, Neighbor"
- (uncredited)
- Written by Jack Owens
- Sung by Jane Frazee
- "Once Upon a Summertime"
- (uncredited)
- Lyrics by Jack Brooks
- Music by Norman Berens
- "The Old Oaken Bucket"
- (uncredited)
- Lyrics by Samuel Woodworth
- Music by George Kiallmark
References
- ^ Fetrow p.424
Bibliography
- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
- San Antonio Rose at IMDb
- San Antonio Rose at Answers.com
- San Antonio Rose album at Answers.com
- Watch San Antonio Rose (1941) Free Online
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- [2]
- Poster; Movie, Daybill, 1941, Australia, San Antonio Rose, 30 inch.
- [3]
- Townsend, Charles R. (1986). San Antonio Rose: The Life and Music of Bob Wills. University of Illinois Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-252-01362-1.
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Films directed by Charles Lamont
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- Sons of Steel (1934)
- The Curtain Falls (1934)
- A Shot in the Dark (1935)
- False Pretenses (1935)
- One Run Elmer (1935)
- The Dark Hour (1936)
- Below the Deadline (1936)
- Bulldog Edition (1936)
- August Weekend (1936)
- Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)
- International Crime (1938)
- Slander House (1938)
- Shadows Over Shanghai (1938)
- Cipher Bureau (1938)
- Long Shot (1939)
- Pride of the Navy (1939)
- Verbena Tragica (1939)
- Little Accident (1939)
- Oh Johnny, How You Can Love (1940)
- Sandy Is a Lady (1940)
- Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (1940)
- Give Us Wings (1940)
- San Antonio Rose (1941)
- Road Agent (1941)
- Sing Another Chorus (1941)
- Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)
- Melody Lane (1941)
- Don't Get Personal (1942)
- Almost Married (1942)
- You're Telling Me (1942)
- Hi, Neighbor (1942)
- Get Hep to Love (1942)
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)
- It Comes Up Love (1943)
- Mister Big (1943)
- Hit the Ice (1943)
- Fired Wife (1943)
- Top Man (1943)
- Chip Off the Old Block (1944)
- Her Primitive Man (1944)
- The Merry Monahans (1944)
- Bowery to Broadway (1944)
- Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
- That's the Spirit (1945)
- Frontier Gal (1946)
- The Runaround (1946)
- Slave Girl (1947)
- The Untamed Breed (1948)
- Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
- Bagdad (1949)
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