Lady Be Good (film)

Movie
Original title	Lady Be Good
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1941
length	112 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Norman Z. McLeod
script	Jack McGowan , ; Kay Van Riper , ; John McClain
production	Arthur Freed
music	George Bassman , ; George Stoll
camera	George J. Folsey , ; Oliver T. Marsh
cut	Fredrick Y. Smith
occupation
	Eleanor Powell : Marilyn Marsh; Ann Sothern : Dixie Donegan; Robert Young : Eddie Crane; Lionel Barrymore : Judge Murdock; John Carroll : Buddy Crawford; Red Skelton : Joe "Red" Willet; Virginia O'Brien : Lull; Phil Silvers : Nightclub Emcee;

Lady Be Good is a musical film from 1941. It was directed by Norman Z. McLeod , with Eleanor Powell , Ann Sothern , Robert Young and Lionel Barrymore in the leading roles .

The film took its name from the musical of the same name by George Gershwin , from which the title song Oh, Lady Be Good comes. Except for the title and the theme song, the film has little in common with the musical.

action

The young composer Eddie Crane writes successful songs with his wife Dixie Donegan. In their marriage, however, things are not going as expected. Dixie then gets divorced. Not only does she soon realize that she can't be without Eddie, he feels the same way. So they get married again and write more successful songs. However, when Eddie goes to South Africa, supposedly to collect inspiration for a symphony, Dixie wants to divorce again. This time, however, her lawyer strongly advises against initiating another divorce. After Eddie's return, they both realize that despite all the contradictions, they still love each other.

Movie review

“The completely new plot turns out to be extremely irrelevant, the musical interludes are interesting. The undisputed highlight is the 'Fascinating Rhythm' danced by Eleanor Powell, which Busby Berkeley was responsible for staging. The song ' The Last Time I Saw Paris ' won an Oscar , which caused a lot of controversy as it was not composed for the film and was previously released. "

- Kino.de

Award

Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II were presented at the Academy Awards in 1942 for the sung in the film by Ann Sothern song The Last Time I Saw Paris with an Oscar award.

Web links

Lady Be Good in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

^ Film review for Lady Be Good - Kino.de from June 24, 1997
↑ The Last Time I Saw Paris , sung by Ann Sothern

[1] Film review for Lady Be Good - Kino.de from June 24, 1997

[2] The Last Time I Saw Paris , sung by Ann Sothern