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19. Mai 2024 · Warner Brothers issued a movie based on Cantor’s life, The Eddie Cantor Story. Not surprisingly, it was a highly fictionalized version of the famed comedian’s life, featuring an unknown performer as Cantor. The film was a disaster, although Cantor recorded all the songs for the movie and his voice remained amazingly good. Even ...
Vor 18 Stunden · His feature-film debut was in producer Samuel Goldwyn's Technicolor 1944 comedy Up in Arms, a remake of Goldwyn's Eddie Cantor comedy Whoopee! (1930). [23] Rival producer Robert M. Savini cashed in by compiling three of Kaye's Educational Pictures shorts into a patchwork feature entitled The Birth of a Star (1945).
6. Mai 2024 · After directing The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) and Top Banana (1954), Green left the film business in 1954. He worked for several years in television, directing more than 30 episodes of The Millionaire before retiring.
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29. Apr. 2024 · The lyrics of “Bye Bye Blackbird” are simple, but they carry a powerful message. The song tells the story of a man who’s leaving behind his troubles, heartbreaks, and loneliness, symbolized by a blackbird. He’s determined to start anew, with no regrets about the past. This theme of rebirth and renewal was a popular one in the 1920s, as ...
16. Mai 2024 · The last third of the film is basically a Follies production, with cameo appearances by Rudy Vallee, Helen Morgan, and Eddie Cantor. The script for the film was written by J.P. McEvoy and Millard Webb and directed by John W. Harkrider and Millard Webb. The songs were written by Irving Berlin, Walter Donaldson, Rudolf Friml, James E. Hanley, Larry Spier and Dave Stamper. The film is in the ...
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Vor 18 Stunden · Among the many Al Sherman hits was the Eddie Cantor tune “When I’m the President,” sung in this cartoon by Betty Boop: Richard told me that Al’s favorite of all their scores was Charlotte’s Web (1973), a highly personal collection of songs in a film about life, friendship, and the bittersweet passage of time.
3. Mai 2024 · Illustrated with thirty photographs, The Eddie Cantor Story examines the evolution, impact, and legacy of Cantor's performance style. His music and comedy not only shaped the history of popular entertainment, but also provide a foundation for ongoing efforts to redefine Jewish culture and build community in contemporary America.
