Reveille with Beverly
| Reveille with Beverly | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Barton |
| Produced by | Sam White |
| Written by |
Howard J. Green Jack Henley Albert Duffy |
| Based on |
Reveille with Beverly 1941-44 radio show by Jean Ruth Hay[1] |
| Starring |
Ann Miller William Wright Dick Purcell |
| Music by | John Leipold |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | James Sweeney |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $2,100,000 (USA) |
Reveille with Beverly (1943) is an American film starring Ann Miller, Franklin Pangborn, and Larry Parks directed by Charles Barton, released by Columbia Pictures, based on the Reveille with Beverly radio show hosted by Jean Ruth Hay.[2] It is also the name of the subsequent soundtrack album.
The film featured a number of notable cameo appearances, from such important big band era musicians as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, The Mills Brothers, Bob Crosby, Vernon Alley, Freddie Slack, and Ella Mae Morse.
In his narration for the 1977 documentary film Life Goes to War, Johnny Carson remarked that while he was stationed on Guam during World War II, he had "memorized the entire score - and most of the dialogue - of Reveille with Beverly".
Plot summary
Beverly Ross (Ann Miller) wants to be a radio personality, but has to run the switchboard at a local station. The blustery station owner Mr. Kennedy (Tim Ryan) wants no part of programming jive that she loves", preferring the classics.[3]
Cast
- Ann Miller as Beverly Ross
- William Wright as Barry Lang
- Dick Purcell as Andy Adams
- Franklin Pangborn as Vernon Lewis
- Tim Ryan as Mr. Kennedy
- Larry Parks as Eddie Ross
- Barbara Brown as Mrs. Beverly Ross
- Douglas Leavitt as Mr. Ross
- Adele Mara as Evelyn Ross
- Walter Sande as Pvt. Puckett aka Canvassback
- Wally Vernon as Stomp McCoy
- Andrew Tombes as Mr. Smith
- Bob Crosby Orchestra as Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
- Freddie Slack and His Orchestra as Freddie Slack and His Orchestra
- Ella Mae Morse as Ella Mae Morse
- Duke Ellington Orchestra as Duke Ellington Orchestra
- Frank Sinatra as Frank Sinatra
- The Mills Brothers as The Mill Brothers Quartet
- The Radio Rogues as Speciality Act
- Count Basie as Orchestra Leader
Soundtracks
- One O'Clock Jump
- Written by Count Basie
- Played by Count Basie and His Orchestra
- Take the 'A' Train
- Written by Billy Strayhorn
- Sung by Betty Roche with Duke Ellington and the Duke Ellington Orchestra
- Big Noise from Winnetka
- Music by Ray Bauduc and Bob Haggart
- Lyrics by Ben Pollack and Bob Crosby
- Played by Bob Crosby Orchestra with vocals by Lee Wilde and Lyn Wilde
- Cow-Cow Boogie
- Written by Benny Carter, Gene de Paul, and Don Raye
- Sung by Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra
- Cielito Lindo
- Written by Quirino Mendoza
- Adapted with English lyrics by Bill Driggs
- Performed by The Mills Brothers
- Thumbs Up and V for Victory
- Music by Ted Fio Rito
- Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
- Sung and Danced by Ann Miller with chorus
- Night and Day
- Written by Cole Porter
- Sung by Frank Sinatra
- Wabash Moon
- Written by Dave Dreyer and Morton Downey
- Performed by The Radio Rogues
- When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
- Music by Harry M. Woods
- Lyrics by Howard Johnson
- Performed by The Radio Rogues[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/03/national/03hayobit.html?fta=y&_r=0
- ↑ Edwards, Owen (May 2004), "'Beverly': Better Than the Bugler", Smithonian Magazine: 35–36
- ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/reveille-with-beverly-v107722
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036306/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reveille with Beverly. |
- Reveille with Beverly at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Reveille with Beverly at the Internet Movie Database
- Reveille with Beverly at AllMovie
- Reveille with Beverly at the TCM Movie Database
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