Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
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]).
Featured Crew
| Sidney Lanfield | Director |
| Milton Sperling | Writer |
| Harry Tugend | Writer |
| Jack Yellen | Writer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Barbara McLean | Editor |
| Mark-Lee Kirk | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Royer | Costume Design |
| J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |
