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Movie
Lady Be Good
Synopsis
The 1924 George Gershwin stage hit Lady Be Good was brought to the screen by MGM; any resemblance (beyond the Gershwin score) to the original play is purely accidental. The MGM scriveners came up with a new story concerning married songwriters Ann Sothern and Robert Young, who can't live with each other and can't live without each other. Top billing goes to dancing star Eleanor Powell, who certainly deserves it. Red Skelton is around and about as well, inserting a few much-needed laughs. While such Gershwin songs as "So Am I", "Fascinating Rhythm" and "Hang on Me" are well showcased, the hit of the evening is a new song by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, the Oscar-winning "The Last Time I Saw Paris". Our favorite scene: Ann Sothern and Robert Young composing "Lady be Good" out of thin air in two minutes flat!, Married songwriters go through a series of ups and downs over the years, including divorce and remarriage.
Cast
- Robert Young
- Ann Sothern
- Eleanor Powell
- John Carroll
- Lionel Barrymore
- Red Skelton
- Virginia O'Brien
- Tom Conway
- Dan Dailey
- Reginald Owen
- Rose Hobart
- Phil Silvers
- Warren Berry
- Nyas Berry
- James Berry
- Connie Russell
- Doris Day
- Edward Gargan
- Jimmy Dorsey
- Edwin B. Willis
- Oliver T. Marsh
- Cedric Gibbons
- Jack McGowan
- George Folsey
- George Stoll
- Adrian
- John S. Detlie
- Busby Berkeley
- Ralph Spence
- Frederick Y. Smith
- Oliver Marsh
- Kay Van Riper
- Herman Wouk