A celebration of 50 years of film musicals.
15: And Then 1 Wrote
' Swanee River (the Stephen Foster Story) was great fun, and to have that great score going for you, it was enough reason to make the picture.'
(DON AMECHE )
' The Story of Victor Herbert wasn't authentic, it was a manufactured story.'
(ALLAN JONES)
'Yankee Doodle Dandy (the George M. Cohan Story) - just mention it and I cry. I've seen it hundreds of times, Just love It.' (GEORGE SIDNEY) Douglas Fairbanks Jr examines the way in which Hollywood made screen drama out of the lives of the songwriters it helped make famous. Also taking part:
DON AMECHE , GEORGE BURNS
JAMES CAGNEY , BETTY GARRETT RAY HEINOORF , ALLAN JONES
HOWARD KEEL , GEORGE SIDNEY MEL TORME , HAL WALLIS
Written by BENNY GREEN
Producers JOHN BILLINGHAM and MEL HOUSE