Wake Up and Live is a 1937 Fox musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Walter Winchell, Ben Bernie and Alice Faye. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, the film was based upon the self-help bestseller by Dorothea Brande. It was followed by Love and Hisses (1937).
Plot
Cast
- Walter Winchell - as Himself
- Ben Bernie - as Himself
- Alice Faye - Alice Huntley
- Patsy Kelly - Patsy Kane
- Ned Sparks - Steve Cluskey
- Grace Bradley - Jean Roberts
- Jack Haley - Eddie Kane
- Walter Catlett - Gus Avery
- Joan Davis - Spanish Dancer
- Paul Hurst - McCabe
- Etienne Girardot - Waldo Peebles
- Condos Brothers
- Brewster Twins
- Elyse Knox - Nurse
Soundtrack
Music by Harry Revel, lyrics by Mack Gordon
- "There's a Lull in My Life", which has become a jazz standard, was written for Alice Faye by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel. It was released as a single and became her only major hit record.[1] The film also features the songs:
- "Never in a Million Years"
- "Wake Up and Live"
- "I'm Bubbling Over"
- "Oh, But I'm Happy"
- "Bernie's Love Song"
- "I Love You Much Too Much, Muchacha"
- "Red Seal Malt"
- "It's Swell of You"
Songs that were supposed to feature Haley were dubbed by Buddy Clark.[2]
References
- ^ Green, Stanley (1999). Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-634-00765-1.
- ^ "Buddy Clark for Films". Radio Daily. April 20, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
External links
- Wake Up and Live at IMDb
- film clip on YouTube
