Vaudeville princess

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Movie
German title Vaudeville princess
Original title Wabash Avenue
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1950
length 92 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Henry Koster
script Harry Virtue
Charles Lederer
production William Perlberg
music Cyril J. Mockridge
camera Arthur E. Arling
cut Robert L. Simpson
occupation

Vaudeville Princess (original title: Wabash Avenue ) is an American revue film by Henry Koster from 1950.

action

Chicago in 1892: Former piano player and bon vivant Andy Clark visits his former partner, nightclub owner Mike Stanley. Hoping to get into his business, he reminds him, among other things, of his poker cheating. Mike refuses to let Andy participate in his eatery. He, in turn, immediately forgets about dancer Ruby Summers, whom he criticizes for her stage outfit. At a poker game at Mike's Club, Andy wins shortly after when Mike joins the game. Andy tries to beat him by spending too many cards, but Mike also plays wrong and ends up with the total win.

Andy takes revenge on Mike by having a group of moralists storm the place that he had previously presented as a den of sin through two women he had bought. In the crowd, Mike passes out the drinker Harrigan, who is a friend of Andy's. Andy and his partner Eddie transport Harrigan out of the club and want to bring him back to consciousness in a wax museum . When they discover a wax doll that looks like Harrigan, they want to get back at Mike. They take the drunken Harrigan aboard a ship and make him believe he is in the hospital. The ship goes to sea with Harrigan on board. Andy, in turn, prepares the wax doll and claims that Harrigan is dead. In confidence, he confesses to Mike that he knows that Mike accidentally killed Harrigan. He would keep his knowledge to himself if he could open a pub with Mike.

Mike agrees and gives Andy a stake in his club casino . As the musical director, Andy keeps getting together with Ruby, who has a more entertaining style of music than Andy would like. It is only when he forces her to do a slow musical number that Ruby realizes that she is more successful with the music. Oscar Hammerstein even shows interest in her appearance. Mike, in turn, plans to marry Ruby. Andy stretches it for him. Shortly before Andy’s wedding, an alleged moneylender appears at Ruby, who makes it clear that Andy has requested a large sum of money for a nightclub in New York City in which Ruby is to star. Although both actually wanted to travel to New York City, Ruby has already signed a music deal with Oscar Hammerstein. Ruby now believes Andy wanted to betray her and ruin her career. Although he asserts that it is all a lie, she leaves him. Because Harrison has since reappeared, Andy also loses his stake in Mike's business.

Andy and Eddie open a small nightclub in New York. One day they attend the Ruby show, which Oscar Hammerstein made a star. He meets her and Mike in the cloakroom. Mike just found out that Ruby doesn't want to marry him. Andy has not forgiven her either, but now finds out from Mike that he sent the supposed moneylender, so Andy actually did not betray her. Ruby forgives Andy and shortly thereafter appears in Andy's nightclub with the song that first piqued Oscar Hammerstein's interest.

production

Vaudeville Princess is a remake of the 1943 revue film Coney Island , in which Betty Grable also played the lead role. The shooting took place from May to July 1949. The costumes were created by Charles Le Maire , the film construction was done by Lyle R. Wheeler and Joseph C. Wright .

The film ran in US cinemas on March 31, 1950 and was also released in German cinemas on March 7, 1952. Lux Radio Theater aired a radio play version of the film on November 13, 1950, in which Betty Grable and Victor Mature announced their film roles.

Numerous songs can be heard in the film:

  • Down on Wabash Avenue - Betty Grable
  • I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate - Betty Grable and Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
  • I've Been Floating Down the Old Green River - James Barton
  • Honey Man (My Little Lovin 'Honey Man) - Betty Grable and Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
  • Are You From Dixie? - Choir
  • May I Tempt You With a Big Red Rosy Apple? - Betty Grable
  • Baby won't you say you love me? - Betty Grable
  • I Remember You - Betty Grable
  • Billy (I Always Dream of Bill) - Betty Grable
  • Harrigan - James Barton
  • Wilhelmina - Betty Grable

criticism

For the film service , Variety-Princess was a "[little] amusing revue film with weak synchronization of the singing numbers" and a "disappointing remake".

Awards

The song Wilhelmina received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Song in 1951 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Original print info on tcm.com
  2. ↑ Vaudeville Princess. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 27, 2019 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used