A celebration of 50 years of film musicals.
9: The Fox Boys and Girls
' In the early days Fox Studios had Alice Faye , Tyrone Power and myself supposed to be stars and. for four years, we all averaged about six pictures a year.' (DON AMECHE ) ' We'd go from one film to another, but it was like a family affair. It was fun but it was a lot of work when you look back at it.' (ALICE FAYE) Douglas Fairbanks Jr traces the fortunes of the actors and singers who starred in the Fox Musicals of the mid 30s and early 40s.
Also taking part:
DON AMECHE , ALICE FAYE
JACK HALEY JR , DICK HAYMES HERMES PAN
JULE STYNE. MEL TORME and HARRY WARREN
Written by BENNY GREEN
Producers JOHN BILLINGHAM and MEL HOUSE
(Douglas Fairbanks Jr is in ' The Pleasure of his Company ' at the Phoenix
Theatre, London)