Alice Faye: A Life Beyond the Silver Screen

Filmography

George White’s Scandals. Distributed by Fox Film Corp., released March 16, 1934, executive producer Robert T. Kane, director Thornton Freeland , starring Rudy Vallée (Jimmy Martin), Jimmy Durante (Happy McGillicuddy), Alice Faye (Kitty Donnelly), Adrienne Ames (Barbara Loraine), Gregory Ratoff (Nicholas Mitwoch), George White (himself). 80 minutes. SONGS: “Nasty Man,” “So Nice,” “Hold My Hand,” “Following in Mother’s Footsteps,” “My Dog Loves Your Dog,” “Six Women,” “Sweet and Simple,” and “Every Day Is Father’s Day with Baby,” music by Ray Henderson, lyrics by Jack Yellen and Irving Caesar; “Cabin in the Cotton and the Cotton in the Cabin,” music and lyrics by Irving Caesar; “The Flying Trapeze,” original melody by George Leybourne, lyricist unknown. Now I’ll Tell. Distributed by Fox Film Corp., released May 11, 1934, producer Winfield Sheehan, director Edwin Burke, starring Spencer Tracy (Murray Golden), Helen Twelvetrees (Virginia), Alice Faye (Peggy Warren), Robert Gleckler (Al Mositer), Henry O’Neill (Tommy Doran), Shirley Temple (Mary Doran). 87 minutes. SONGS: “Fooling with the Other Woman’s Man,” music and lyrics by Lew Brown and Harry Akst. She Learned About Sailors. Distributed by Fox Film Corp., released June 29, 1934, producer John Stone, director George Marshall, starring Lew Ayres (Larry Wilson), Alice Faye (Jean Legai), Frank Mitchell 249 FILMOGRAPHY (Peanuts), Jack Durant (Eddie), Harry Green (Jose Lopez Rubenstein ). 76 minutes. S O N G S : “She Learned About Sailors” and “Here’s the Key to My Heart,” music by Richard Whiting, lyrics by Sidney Clare. 365 Nights in Hollywood. Distributed by Fox Film Corp., released October 12, 1934, producer Sol M. Wurtzel, director George Marshall, starring James Dunn (Jimmie Dale), Alice Faye (Alice Perkins), Frank Mitchell (Percy), Jack Durant (Clarence), John Bradford (Adrian Almont ), Grant Mitchell (J. Walter Delmar). 74 minutes. S O N G S : “Yes to You” and “My Future Star,” music and lyrics by Richard Whiting and Sidney Clare. George White’s 1935 Scandals. Distributed by Fox Film Corp., released March 29, 1935, producer Winfield R. Sheehan, director James Tinling , starring Alice Faye (Honey Walters), James Dunn (Eddie Taylor), Ned Sparks (Elmer), Lyda Roberti (Manya), Eleanor Powell (Marilyn Collins), George White (himself). 83 minutes. SONGS: “I Got Shoes, You Got Shoesies,” “Oh, I Didn’t Know You’d Get That Way,” “Hunkadola,” and “It’s Time to Say Goodnight,” lyrics by Jack Yellen and Cliff Friend, music by Joseph Meyer; “I Was Born Too Late” and “It’s an Old Southern Custom,” lyrics by Jack Yellen, music by Joseph Meyer; “According to the Moonlight,” lyrics by Jack Yellen and Herb Magidson, music by Joseph Meyer; “You Belong to Me,” lyrics by Jack Yellen, music by Cliff Friend. Every Night at Eight. Distributed by Paramount Productions, released August 2, 1935, producer Walter Wanger, director Raoul Walsh, starring George Raft (Tops Cardona), Alice Faye (Dixie), Frances Langford (Susan Moore), Patsy Kelly (Daphne O’Connor). 80 minutes. SONGS: “Take It Easy,” “I Feel a Song Comin’ On,” “Every Night at Eight,” and “I’m in the Mood for Love,” music and lyrics by Dorothy 250 FILMOGRAPHY Fields and James McHugh; “Then You’ve Never Been Blue,” music by Ted Fio Rito, lyrics by Joe Young and Frances Langford. Music Is Magic. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., released November 1, 1935, associate producer John Stone, director George Marshall, starring Alice Faye (Peggy Harper), Ray Walker (Jack Lambert ), Bebe Daniels (Diane De Valle), Frank Mitchell (Peanuts Harper), Jack Durant (Eddie Harper), Hattie McDaniel (Amanda). 66 minutes. SONGS: “Music Is Magic,” words by Sidney Clare, music by Arthur Johnston; “Love Is Smiling at Me” and “Honey Chile,” lyrics by Sidney Clare, music by Oscar Levant; “La Locumba,” original music and lyrics by Raul Roulien, English lyrics by Sidney Clare. King of Burlesque. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., released January 3, 1936, associate producer Kenneth MacGowan, director Sidney Lanfield, starring Warner Baxter (Kerry Bolton), Alice Faye (Pat Doran), Jack Oakie (Joe Cooney), Mona Barrie (Rosalind Cleve), Gregory Ratoff (Kolpolpeck), Fats Waller (Ben). 88 minutes. SONGS: “(I’m) Shooting High,” “Lovely Lady,” “Spreading Rhythm Around,” “Too Good to Be True (I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed),” and “Whose Big Baby Are You?” music and lyrics by Jimmy McHugh and Ted Koehler; “I Love to Ride the Horses on a Merry-Go-Round,” music by Lew Pollack, lyrics by Jack Yellen. Poor Little Rich Girl. Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., released July...