Ready, Willing and Able

Movie
Original title	Ready, Willing and Able
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1937
length	93 minutes
Rod
Director	Ray Enright
script	Jerry Woods Sig Herzig Warren Duff
production	Samuel Bischoff Hal B. Wallis Jack L. Warner
music	Leo F. Forbstein
camera	Sol Polito
cut	Doug Gould
occupation
Ruby Keeler : Jane Clarke Ross Alexander : Barry Granville Lee Dixon : Pinky 'Pinkie' Blair Allen Jenkins : J. 'Katsy' Van Courtland Louise Fazenda : Clara Heineman Carol Hughes : Angie Hugh O'Connell : Truman Hardy Wini Shaw : Jane Clarke Teddy Hart : Yip Nolan Addison Richards : Edward 'Mac' McNeil EE Clive : Sir Samuel Buffington Al Shaw : Furniture porter Sam Lee : Furniture porter Jane Wyman : Dot, McNeil's receptionist May Boley : Mrs. Beadle Charles Halton : Brockman, President of Amalgamated Pictures Adrian Rosley : Angelo, the tailor Lillian Kemble-Cooper : Mrs. Buffington Barnett Parker : Reginald Fortescue

Ready, Willing and Able is an American comedy film from 1937. The film was produced by Samuel Bischoff , Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner under the direction of Ray Enright for Warner Bros. and shot in black and white. The screenplay was written by Jerry Wald , Sig Herzig and Warren Duff based on a story by Richard Macaulay . The premiere took place on March 6, 1937 in the USA.

action

The two New York theater producers Barry Granville and Pinky Blair are planning a new play. However, the funding is conditional on hiring British actress Jane Clark. When this is to be picked up from her ship at the port, however, there is a mix-up and the American of the same name, Jane Clark, is picked up instead. She dreams of a career on Broadway and seizes her chance by pretending to be British Jane. When the British Jane shows up, she threatens to file a lawsuit to get her role back. The production company steps in and wants to cut funding for Barry and Pinky and produce the show itself. Eventually, however, the show is financed with the help of Truman Hardy. Barry reconciles with the American Jane and confesses his love to her.

Trivia

Ross Alexander shot himself on January 2, 1937 after completing the shooting of Willing, Ready and Able , so that he never got to see a finished version of the film. Although Alexander has the male lead, he is only named fifth in the opening credits with the supporting actors, the reason for this being his suicide.

reception

"... [Ready, Willing and Able] ... overestimates itself by two-thirds, possibly by three ..."

"... [Ready, Willing and Able] ... overestimates itself by two thirds of the length, maybe even three ..."

- Frank S. Nugent : The New York Times

Awards

Bobby Connolly was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Dance Director in 1938 for the play Too Marvelous for Words .

Web links

• Ready, Willing and Able in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Ready, Willing an Able in the All Movie Guide (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ready, Willing and Able at Turner Classic Movies
2. ↑ Ross Alexander at www.findagrave.com (accessed February 16, 2013)
3. ↑ Ross Alexander on the English Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
4. ↑ Ready, Willing and Able (1937) - IMDb. Retrieved July 4, 2020 . 
5. ↑ The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies, With Filmographies for Each , p. 110