And the Angels Sing

Infobox Film
name = And the Angels Sing


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director = George Marshall
producer = E.D. Leshin
writer = Claude Binyon
Melvin Frank
Norman Panama
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starring = Dorothy Lamour
music = Victor Young
cinematography = Karl Struss
editing = Eda Warren
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = 25 April 1944
runtime = 96 min
country = USA
language = English
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amg_id = 1:83686
imdb_id = 0036600

"And the Angels Sing" (1944) is one of many examples of a film musical, which has been written to capitalize upon the title of a previously popular song. In 1939, Benny Goodman had a number one hit song, "And the Angels Sing" by Ziggy Elman and Johnny Mercer, and sung by Martha Tilton.

This film was directed by George Marshall and released by Paramount Pictures, and is a followup to the popularity of the song's title. The story is about a singing sister group, their exploitation by their bandleader, and their subsequent rise to fame.

Cast

:* Dorothy Lamour as Nancy Angel:* Betty Hutton as Bobby Angel:* Fred MacMurray as Happy Morgan:* Diana Lynn as Josie Angel

References

"Film Review 1945" by Maurice F. Speed

External links

* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=83686 New York Times Movie Review]