- Coney Island (1943 film)
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Coney Island 
Original film posterDirected by Walter Lang Produced by William Perlberg Written by George Seaton Starring Betty Grable
George Montgomery
Cesar Romero
Charles Winninger
Phil SilversMusic by Original music:
Alfred Newman
Non original music:
Otto HarbachCinematography Ernest Palmer Editing by Robert Simpson Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date(s) June 11, 1943 Running time 96 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $1.62 million Box office $3.5 million Coney Island is a 1943 American Technicolor musical film released by Twentieth Century Fox and starring Betty Grable in one of her biggest hits. A "gay nineties" musical (set in that time period) it also featured George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, and Phil Silvers, was choreographed by Hermes Pan, and was directed by Walter Lang. Betty Grable also starred in the 1950 remake of Coney Island, named Wabash Avenue.
In 1944, the year after the film was released, it was nominated for an Oscar for Alfred Newman in the category of Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
The film is also known as: Coney Island in Sweden, L'île aux plaisirs in France, L'isola delle sirene in Italy, San oneiro in Greece, Se necesitan maridos in Spain and Tivolin kaunotar in Finland.
Cast
- Betty Grable - Kate Farley
- George Montgomery - Eddie Johnson
- Cesar Romero - Joe Rocco
- Charles Winninger - Finnigan
- Phil Silvers - Frankie
- Matt Briggs - William 'Willie' Hammerstein
- Paul Hurst - Louie
- Leo Diamond - Himself - Solidaires Leader
- Hermes Pan - Uncredited dance partner to Betty Grable in finale
Betty Grable at this point in her career was number one in the box office chart in 1943 "Coney Island" grossed more than $5 million dollars at the box office equivalent to $180 million today.
Soundtrack
- "Take It from There"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "Beautiful Coney Island"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "Miss Lulu from Louisville"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "Get the Money"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "There's Danger in a Dance"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "Old Demon Rum"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You)"
- Music by Albert von Tilzer
- Lyrics by Junie McCree
- "Cuddle Up a Little Closer"
- Words by Otto A. Harbach (as O.A. Hauerbach)
- Music by Karl Hoschna (as Karl L. Hoschna)
- "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"
- Music by Ernest Ball
- Lyrics by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff Jr.
- "Pretty Baby"
- Music by Egbert Van Alstyne and Tony Jackson
- Lyrics by Gus Kahn
- "The Darktown Strutters' Ball"
- Written by Shelton Brooks
External links
- Coney Island at the Internet Movie Database
- Coney Island at AllRovi
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Films directed by Walter Lang 1920s The Golden Web (1926)1930s No More Orchids (1932) · Meet the Baron (1933) · The Mighty Barnum (1934) · Love Before Breakfast (1936) · Second Honeymoon (1937) · The Little Princess (1939) · Susannah of the Mounties (1939)1940s The Blue Bird (1940) · Star Dust (1940) · The Great Profile (1940) · Tin Pan Alley (1940) · Moon Over Miami (1941) · Week-End in Havana (1941) · Song of the Islands (1942) · The Magnificent Dope (1942) · Coney Island (1943) · Greenwich Village (1944) · State Fair (1945) · Claudia and David (1946) · Sentimental Journey (1946) · Mother Wore Tights (1947) · Sitting Pretty (1948) · When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) · You're My Everything (1949)1950s Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) · The Jackpot (1950) · On the Riviera (1951) · With a Song in My Heart (1952) · Call Me Madam (1953) · There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) · The King and I (1956) · Desk Set (1957) · But Not for Me (1959)1960s Categories:- English-language films
- 1943 films
- American films
- Films shot in Technicolor
- 20th Century Fox films
- 1940s musical films
- Films directed by Walter Lang
- Musical film stubs
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