Sing, Baby, Sing 88 years old
A Mad, Merry, Musical Delight!
The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed in this delightful 20th Century Fox musical. Adolphe Menjou plays the Barrymore counterpart, a loose-living movie star with a penchant for wine, women, and more wine. Alice Faye plays a nightclub singer hungry for publicity. Her agent (Gregory Ratoff) arranges a "romance" between Faye and Menjou. Eventually Faye winds up with Michael Whalen, allowing Menjou to continue his blissful, bibulous bachelorhood. Sing, Baby, Sing represented the feature-film debut of the Ritz Brothers, who are in top form in their specialty numbers--and who are awarded a final curtain call after the "The End" title, just so the audience won't forget them (The same device was used to introduce British actor George Sanders in Fox's Lancer Spy [37]).
Credits
Sing, Baby, Sing Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bess Flowers She was 37, 85 years old when she died | as Nurse in Hospital |
| Virginia Field She was 18, 74 years old when she died | as Farraday's Nurse |
| Douglas Fowley He was 25, 86 years old when he died | as Mac |
| Paul McVey He was 38, now 126 years old | as Doctor |
| Ernie Stanton He was 45, 53 years old when he died | as Mac's Friend |
| Harry Ritz | as Himself |
| Alice Faye She was 21, 83 years old when she died | as Joan Warren |
| Selmer Jackson He was 48, 82 years old when he died | as City Editor |
| Lynn Bari She was 22, 75 years old when she died | as Hotel Telephone Operator |
| Charles Tannen He was 20, 65 years old when he died | as Reporter / Radio Station Messenger |
| Adolphe Menjou He was 46, 73 years old when he died | as Bruce Farraday |
| Stanley Blystone He was 42, 61 years old when he died | as Kelly |
| Arthur Hoyt He was 62, 78 years old when he died | as Mr. Vissinger |
| June Wilkins She was 28, 63 years old when she died | as Member of Girls Band |
| George Chandler He was 38, 86 years old when he died | as Hospital Interne |
| Dale Van Sickel He was 28, 69 years old when he died | as Nightclub Patron |
| Eric Wilton He was 53, 74 years old when he died | as Hotel Waiter |
| Patsy Kelly She was 26, 71 years old when she died | as Fitz |
| Ted Healy He was 39, 41 years old when he died | as Al Craven |
| DeWitt Jennings He was 65, 65 years old when he died | as Mr. Lee, the Landlord |
| June Gale She was 25, 85 years old when she died | as Member of Girls Band |
| Carroll Nye He was 34, 72 years old when he died | as Radio Announcer |
| Montagu Love He was 59, 66 years old when he died | as Robert Wilson |
| Lester Dorr He was 43, 87 years old when he died | as Kansas City News Vendor |
| Sam McDaniel He was 50, 76 years old when he died | as Train Porter |
| Michael Whalen He was 34, 71 years old when he died | as Ted Blake |
| Monica Bannister | as Member of Girls Band |
| Gregory Ratoff He was 39, 63 years old when he died | as Nicholas K. Alexander |
| Jimmy Ritz | as Himself |
| Don Rowan He was 31, 61 years old when he died | as Undetermined Role |
| Tom Ricketts He was 83, 86 years old when he died | as Old Man in Hospital |
| Paul Stanton He was 30, now 57 years old | as Brewster |
| Julius Tannen He was 56, 84 years old when he died | as Kansas City Radio Station Manager |
| Cully Richards He was 27, 69 years old when he died | as Joe |
| Helen Wood She was 19, 70 years old when she died | as Member of Girls Band |
| Dixie Dunbar She was 17, 72 years old when she died | as Telephone Operator |
| John Bleifer He was 35, 90 years old when he died | as Fred, the Waiter |
| Tony Martin (American singer) He was 22, 98 years old when he died | as Tony Renaldo |
Sing, Baby, Sing Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Harry Tugend as Writer. He was 39 (92) years old when He died | Writing |
| Mark-Lee Kirk as Art Direction. He was 41 (74) years old when He died | Art |
| Thomas Little as Set Decoration. He was 49 (98) years old when He died | Art |
| Barbara McLean as Editor. She was 32 (92) years old when She died | Editing |
| J. Peverell Marley as Director of Photography. He was 35 (62) years old when He died | Camera |
| Sidney Lanfield as Director. He was 38 (74) years old when He died | Directing |
| Milton Sperling as Writer. He was 24 (76) years old when He died | Writing |
| Jack Yellen as Writer. He was 44 (98) years old when He died | Writing |
Sing, Baby, Sing (88 years)
A Mad, Merry, Musical Delight!
- Release day: Friday, August 21, 1936
- Runtime: 90 minutes