| Is Everybody Happy? | |
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| Directed by | Charles Barton |
| Written by | Monte Brice |
| Produced by | Irving Briskin |
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| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Edited by | James Sweeney |
| Music by | John Leipold |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | US |
Is Everybody Happy? is an American black and white musical film released in 1943. The movie was in effect a biopic for Ted Lewis.
The taglines for the film were: "18 of the grand songs made famous by the High-Hatted Tragedian of Song'", "A FAST-STEPPING MUSICAL JAMBOREE!", "GET HAPPY! – Here comes the sweetest show in town!" and "IT'S GAY IN A GREAT BIG WAY!".
Plot
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Cast
- Ted Lewis – Ted Lewis aka Tom Todd
- Michael Duane – Tom Todd
- Nan Wynn – Kitty O'Riley
- Larry Parks – Jerry Stewart
- Lynn Merrick – Ann
- Bob Stanton – Artie (as Bob Haymes)
- Dick Winslow – Joe
- Harry Barris – Bob
- Robert Stanford – Frank Stewart, Jr.
- Fern Emmett – Mrs. Broadbelt, Landlady
- Eddie Kane – Salbin
- Ray Walker – Lou Merwin
- Anthony Marlowe – Carl Muller
- George Reed – Missouri
Soundtrack
- Music by Harry Akst
- Lyrics by Grant Clarke
- Sung by Nan Wynn
- Music by Karl Hoschna
- Lyrics by Otto Harbach
- Music by Jimmy McHugh
- Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
- Written by W. C. Handy
- Music by Isham Jones
- Lyrics by Gus Kahn
- Music by Jean Schwartz
- Lyrics by William Jerome
- Music by Turner Layton
- Lyrics by Henry Creamer
- Music by Gus Edwards
- Lyrics by Edward Madden
- Music by Bill Munro
- Lyrics by Andrew Sterling and Ted Lewis
- Music by Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob
- Lyrics by William M. Hough and Frank R. Adams
- Music by John Schonberger
- Lyrics by Malvin Schonberger
- Music by Percy Wenrich
- Lyrics by Edward Madden
- Music by Percy Wenrich
- Lyrics by Stanley Murphy
- Music by Jack Judge
- Lyrics by Harry Williams
- "Smiles"
- Music by Lee S. Roberts
- Lyrics by J. Will Callahan
- Music by Tony Jackson and Egbert Van Alstyne
- Lyrics by Gus Kahn
- Music by Eubie Blake
- Lyrics by Noble Sissle
See also
References
- Bradley, Edwin M. (August 25, 2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-7864-2029-2.
- Gabbard, Krin (May 15, 1996). Jammin' at the Margins: Jazz and the American Cinema. University of Chicago Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-226-27789-9.
External links
- Is Everybody Happy? at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Is Everybody Happy? at IMDb
- Is Everybody Happy? at the TCM Movie Database
- Is Everybody Happy? at the British Film Institute
- Is Everybody Happy? at OV Guide
- Is Everybody Happy? at msn. movies