Something to Shout About (film)

Something to Shout About is a 1943 Columbia Pictures musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff. The film stars Don Ameche and Janet Blair, and was nominated for two Academy Awards.^[1]

Something to Shout About
Lobby card
Directed by	Gregory Ratoff
Produced by	Gregory Ratoff
Starring	Don Ameche Janet Blair
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Otto Meyer
Music by	Gil Grau
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 25, 1943 (1943-02-25)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film's sets were designed by the art director Nicolai Remisoff.

Plot

The film takes place behind the scenes of a fictional vaudeville play. The story centers on a recently divorced wealth woman (Cobina Wright, Jr.) who used to be a small time entertainer and decides to use part of her alimony settlement to produce and star in her own show. Unfortunately, she is not a accomplished singer, dancer or performer. Her publicity agent (Don Ameche) and she get arrested and are put in a small town jail as a publicity hoax. A very talented and unknown song writer (Janet Blair) is tricked into taking her place in the show. It backfires as she is released and shows up at the theater. The show is a bomb and closes. The stage manager (Jack Oakie) saves the show by turning it into a vaudeville show with the talented Jeanie Maxwell as the star.

Cast

• Don Ameche – Ken Douglas
• Janet Blair – Jeanie Maxwell
• Jack Oakie – Larry Martin
• William Gaxton – Willard Samson
• Cobina Wright, Jr. – Donna Davis
• Veda Ann Borg – Flo Bentley
• Cyd Charisse (billed as Lily Norwood) – Lily

Soundtrack

• "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To"
  • Written by Cole Porter
  • Sung by Janet Blair and Don Ameche
• "I Always Knew"
  • Written by Cole Porter
• "Hasta Luego"
  • Written by Cole Porter