Alexander's Ragtime Band (film)
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| Alexander's Ragtime Band | |
|---|---|
| Image:Alexander movieposter.jpg Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Henry King |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Written by | Irving Berlin Richard Sherman |
| Starring | Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche Ethel Merman |
| Music by | Irving Berlin Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Running time | 106 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) is a film, released by Twentieth Century Fox, that takes off from the 1911 Irving Berlin song "Alexander's Ragtime Band", to tell a story of a society boy who scandalizes his family by pursuing a career in ragtime instead of in "serious" music. It stars Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, and Jean Hersholt.
The story was written by Berlin himself, with Kathryn Scola, Richard Sherman, and Lamar Trotti. It was directed by Henry King.
[edit] Songs
The story strings together about 30 Irving Berlin songs. It was written in 1938, but was set in the World War I era (1914 - 1918). As a result, there were some anomalies; for example, "Heat Wave", sung by Ethel Merman, and "Easter Parade" were not written until 1933.
[edit] Awards and nominations
Alfred Newman won an Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring. The film was also nominated for:
- Best Picture
- Story - Irving Berlin
- Song - Irving Berlin for "Now It Can Be Told"
- Art Direction - Bernard Herzbrun and Boris Leven
- Film Editing - Barbara McLean
[edit] External links
- Alexander's Ragtime Band at the Internet Movie Databasenl:Alexander's Ragtime Band
