Tin Pan Alley (1940)

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Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes. All are reunited ... See full summary »

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  • Betty Grable and Alice Faye in Tin Pan Alley (1940)
  • Betty Grable and Jack Oakie in Tin Pan Alley (1940)
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  • Jack Oakie and John Payne in Tin Pan Alley (1940)
  • John Payne in Tin Pan Alley (1940)
  • Alice Faye in Tin Pan Alley (1940)

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Awards

Won 1 Oscar.

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17 February 2001 | petercavaghan
10
| The catchy music and fine form of the stars make this film tops.
From the first time I saw Tin Pan Alley I played it over and over, because I enjoyed the music so much and the stars were in top form. While I rarely seek out the actors in films made to-day, I tune into any old film featuring Alice Faye, John Payne, Betty Grable or Jack Oakie, hoping to find something just as engaging. The unabashed sentimentality of the music and simple straight forward humour make it a refreshing change from to-day's tasteless films. While Alice Faye tackles the love songs with John Payne, as a consumate professional, I am always sure he is using a lot of self control not break into laughter, and that they had a lot of fun making the movie.

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Trivia

After the huge success of Down Argentine Way (1940), a part was quickly written into this movie for Betty Grable.

Alternate Versions

Original theatrical release prints contained the song "Get Out and Get Under", sung by Alice Faye to a group of open-air cafe patrons. The song was deleted shortly after the film's opening. The 1994 VHS release of "Tin Pan Alley" does contain the song as an extra feature.

Soundtracks

The Sheik of Araby
(1921) (uncredited)
Music by Ted Snyder
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith and Francis Wheeler
Sung and danced by Billy Gilbert, Betty Grable, Alice Faye, Princess Vanessa Ammon,
Fayard Nicholas, Harold Nicholas, and chorus girls in London production number

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Genres

Drama | Musical | Romance

Details

Release Date:

29 November 1940

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

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