What's Cookin'?

Infobox Film
name = What's Cookin'?


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director = Edward F. Cline
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writer = Jerome Cady
Stanley Roberts
Haworth Bromley
starring = The Andrew Sisters
Jane Frazee
Robert Paige
Gloria Jean
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cinematography = Jerome Ash
editing = Arthur Hilton
distributor = Universal Pictures
released = February 20, 1942
runtime = 69 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0035548

"What's Cookin'?" is a 1942 musical film starring The Andrew Sisters, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige and Gloria Jean. The film was directed by Edward F. Cline and is based on the story "Wake Up and Dream" written by Edgar Allan Woolf.

Plot

Mrs. Murphy's Theatrical Boarding House is a place where young performers reside. A group of those young people try to escape after finding out they are unable to pay the rent. They get catched by the landlady however, and follow tennant Marvo the Great is forced to sell his clothes to pay the rent. They next set out to the radio network WECA to visit singer Anne Payne. Anne is a former boarding house member who now works at the radio station with the Andrew Sisters and Woody Herman and His Orchestra. When Marvo is later conversating with Anne at her apartment, her wealthy neighbour Sue Courtney drops in their conversation and wanders if she can join the group.

Meanwhile at the Courtney estate, Sue's uncle and aunt J.P. and Agatha meet with their advertising counselor Bob Riley. She complains the radio station only consists out of classical songs. Sue offers to help them out by pursuing her new friends to make swing music for the radio station. They do so and Bob notices Anne, whom he immediately falls in love with. Sue meanwhile falls in love with young performer Tommy.

Cast

*The Andrews Sisters as Themselves
*Jane Frazee as Anne Payne
*Robert Paige as Bob Riley
*Gloria Jean as Sue Courtney
*Leo Carrillo as Marvo the Great
*Billie Burke as Agatha Courtney
*Charles Butterworth as J.P. Courtney
*Grace McDonald as Angela
*Donald O'Connor as Tommy
*Peggy Ryan as Peggy
*Franklin Pangborn as Professor Bistell
*Susan Levine as Tag-a-long
*The Jivin' Jacks and Jills as Themselves
*Woody Herman as Himself
*Charles Lane as K.D. Reynolds

oundtrack

*Golden Wedding
**Written by Gabriel Marie
**Special arrangement by Woody Herman
**Played by Woody Herman and His Orchestra

*Woodchopper's Ball
**Written by Joe Bishop
**Played by Woody Herman and His Orchestra

*I'll Pay for You
**Written by Arthur Altman and Kim Gannon
**Played by Woody Herman and His Orchestra
**Sung by Jane Frazee, Gloria Jean, and The Andrews Sisters

*What to Do?
**Written by Sid Robin
**Played by Woody Herman and His Orchestra
**Sung by The Andrews Sisters

*You Can't Hold a Memory in Your Arms
**Written by Hy Zaret and Arthur Altman
**Played by Woody Herman and His Orchestra
**Sung by Jane Frazee

*Blue Flame
**Written by James Noble
**Played by Woody Herman and His Orchestra

*Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark
**Sung by Gloria Jean

*If
**Played by the studio orchestra
**Sung by the studio vocal group

*Love Laughs at Anything
**Written by Gene de Paul, and Don Raye
**Sung by Gloria Jean

*Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile!
**Music by Felix Powell
**Lyrics by George Asaf
**Played by Woody Herman and His Orchestra
**Sung by Jane Frazee, Gloria Jean, and The Andrews Sisters

*Amen Spitural
**Written by Vic Schoen, and Roger Segure
**Played by Woody Herman and His Orchestra
**Sung by Jane Frazee, Gloria Jean, and The Andrews Sisters

Reception

The New York Times noticed there is "plenty cookin' in this brisk, breezy Andrews Sisters vehicle". It also called the supporting cast "topheavy". [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/116454/What-s-Cookin-/overview The New York Times] What's Cookin'? Overview] The website Answers.com gave the film one star. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/what-s-cookin-film Answers] What's Cookin? film]

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