Synopsis
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]).
Your Movie Library
Cast
- Alice FayeJoan Warren
- Adolphe MenjouBruce Farraday
- Gregory RatoffNicholas K. Alexander
- Patsy KellyFitz
- Ted HealyAl Craven
- Michael WhalenTed Blake
- Al RitzHimself
- Jimmy RitzHimself
- Harry RitzHimself
- Montagu LoveRobert Wilson
Recommendations
