Born to Sing (1942 film)
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Director Edward Ludwig Duration Screenplay Franz Schulz, Harry Clork Language English | 6/10 IMDb Genre Action, Crime, Musical Running time 1h 22m Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1942 Writer Franz Schulz (story), Franz Schulz (screenplay), Harry Clork (screenplay) Music director Lennie Hayton, David Snell Cast Virginia Weidler (Patsy Eastman), Ray McDonald (Steve), Leo Gorcey ('Snap' Collins), Douglas McPhail (Murray Saunders), Rags Ragland ('Grunt'), Sheldon Leonard (Pete Detroit)Similar movies Pitch Perfect 2 , Birdman , Frozen , Mulan , Aladdin , Hercules Tagline Hear the Thrilling BALLAD FOR AMERICANS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born to Sing is a 1942 American feature film directed by Edward Ludwig starring Virginia and Ray McDonald.
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Cast
Plot
Frank Eastman is a down-on-his-luck show tune composer. He wrote some music while in prison which was subsequently stolen by well-to-do show promoter Arthur Cartwright. When Eastman's teenage daughter Patsy befriends some boys her age who plead with Cartwright to get Eastman the credit he is due. Cartwright calls the police, claiming extortion.
Fortunately, when the boys are arrested, they are placed in the same paddy wagon as gangster Pete Detroit. Pete's gang frees them all.
Patsy and the boys decide they can prove Eastman is the true composer if they perform a show before Cartwright's show debuts. They recruit neighborhood children and teens to perform.
Reception
The film made $298,000 in the US and Canada and $245,000 elsewhere, making MGM a loss of $138,000.
References
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