You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart
You're a Sweetheart
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	David Butler
Written by	Story:; Maxwell Shane; Warren Wilson; William C. Thomas; Screenplay:; Monte Brice; Charles Grayson
Produced by	Buddy G. DeSylva
Starring	Alice Faye; George Murphy; Ken Murray
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Bernard W. Burton
Music by	Charles E. Henderson. Songs: Jimmy McHugh (music), Harold Adamson (lyrics)
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 26, 1937;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$800,000

You're a Sweetheart is a 1937 American musical film directed by David Butler and starring Alice Faye, George Murphy and Ken Murray. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures who had Alice Faye on loan from 20th Century Fox to headline the film. It was remade in 1943 under the title Cowboy in Manhattan.

You're a Sweetheart was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Jack Otterson.^[2]^[3]

Plot

A big and important Broadway theatre producer is opening his new big show. He is alarmed when he discovers his new show opens on the same night as a charity convention. He decides to lie about the tickets already being sold, so the show will be more alluring.

Cast

Alice Faye as Betty Bradley
George Murphy as Hal Adams
Ken Murray as Don King
Charles Winninger as Cherokee Charlie
Andy Devine as Daisy Day
William Gargan as Fred Edwards
Frank Jenks as Harry Howe
Frances Hunt as Penny
Tony Labriola as Oswald
Casper Reardon as Cousin Caspar
Donald Meek as Conway Jeeters
David Oliver as Yes Man
A.A. Trimble as Will Rogers
Edna Sedgewick as Ballet Dancer
Bob Murphy as Bailiff
Renie Riano as Mrs. Hepplethwaite
Wade Boteler as Cop
Virginia Sale as Gawking Wife at Opening
Constance Moore as Bit Role

Production

Universal paid 20th Century Fox $40,000 to use Alice Faye plus $26,500 when filming was extended.^[1]

Songs

You're a Sweetheart (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
Broadway Jamboree (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
My Fine Feathered Friend (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
Who Killed Maggie? (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
Oh, Oh, Oklahoma (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
So It's Love (Mickey Bloom, Lou Bring, Arthur Quenzer)
Scrapin' the Toast' (Murray Mencher (music), Charles Tobias (lyrics))

References

^ ^a ^b Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 114. ISBN 9780813158891.
^ "NY Times: You're a Sweetheart". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. 8 October 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

External links

You're a Sweetheart at IMDb

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[dick-1] Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 114. ISBN 9780813158891.

[NY_Times-2] "NY Times: You're a Sweetheart". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2008-12-10.

[Oscars1938-3] "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. 8 October 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

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