- And the Angels Sing
Infobox Film
name = And the Angels Sing
caption =
director = George Marshall
producer = E.D. Leshin
writer =Claude Binyon Melvin Frank Norman Panama
narrator =
starring =Dorothy Lamour
music =Victor Young
cinematography =Karl Struss
editing = Eda Warren
distributor =Paramount Pictures
released =25 April 1944
runtime = 96 min
country = USA
language = English
budget =
gross =
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followed_by =
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amg_id = 1:83686
imdb_id = 0036600"And the Angels Sing" (1944) is one of many examples of a film musical, which has been written to capitalize upon the title of a previously popular song. In 1939,
Benny Goodman had a number one hit song, "And the Angels Sing" byZiggy Elman andJohnny Mercer , and sung byMartha Tilton .This film was directed by George Marshall and released by
Paramount Pictures , and is a followup to the popularity of the song's title. The story is about a singing sister group, their exploitation by their bandleader, and their subsequent rise to fame.Cast
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Dorothy Lamour as Nancy Angel:*Betty Hutton as Bobby Angel:*Fred MacMurray as Happy Morgan:*Diana Lynn as Josie AngelReferences
"Film Review 1945" by Maurice F. Speed
External links
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=83686 New York Times Movie Review]
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