Artists and Models is a 1937 black-and-white American musical comedy film, directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Jack Benny and Ida Lupino. It was produced by Lewis E. Gensler.
In 1937, the film received an Oscar nomination at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Song: Whispers in the Dark, sung by Connee Boswell with Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra.
Plot
Cast
- Jack Benny as Mac Brewster
- Ida Lupino as Paula Sewell/Monterey
- Richard Arlen as Alan Townsend
- Gail Patrick as Cynthia Wentworth
- Ben Blue as Jupiter Pluvius
- Judy Canova as Toots
- Cecil Cunningham as Stella
- Donald Meek as Dr. Zimmer
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Townsend
Guest Stars (as themselves):
- Peter Arno
- Rube Goldberg
- Louis Armstrong
- Connee Boswell
- The Canova Family
- Andre Kostelanetz
- Martha Raye
- Yacht Club Boys
Songs
- "Whispers in the Dark"
- by Friedrich Hollaender and Leo Robin
- Sung by Connie Boswell
- "Mister Esquire"
- Lyrics by Ted Koehler
- Music by Victor Young
- "I Have Eyes"
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- "Pop Goes the Bubble"
- Lyrics by Ted Koehler
- Music by Burton Lane
- "Public Melody No. 1"
- Lyrics by Ted Koehler
- Music by Harold Arlen
- Sung by Martha Raye and Louis Armstrong (staged by Vincente Minnelli, his first assignment in Hollywood)
- "Stop You're Breaking My Heart"
- Lyrics by Ted Koehler
- Music by Burton Lane
- "Moonlight and Shadows"
- Music by Friedrich Hollaender
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
References
- ^ Motion Picture Herald. Vol. 124, Issues 1-6. Quigley Pub. Co. 1936. p. 92.
- ^ "Veteran Screen Writer, Keene Thompson, Dies". Milwaukee Journal. July 12, 1937. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "$1,700,000-$1,900,000 for Domestic BO Expectancy". Variety. 1 September 1937. p. 3.
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