Coney Island (1943 film)

Coney Island is a 1943 American Technicolor musical film released by Twentieth Century Fox and starring Betty Grable in one of her biggest hits. A "gay nineties" musical (set in that time period) it also featured George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, and Phil Silvers, was choreographed by Hermes Pan, and was directed by Walter Lang. Betty Grable also starred in the 1950 remake, Wabash Avenue.

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• Cast
• Soundtrack
• Radio adaptation
• References

In 1944, the year after the film was released, it was nominated for an Oscar for Alfred Newman in the category of Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture

The film is also known as: Coney Island in Sweden, L'île aux plaisirs in France, L'isola delle sirene in Italy, San oneiro in Greece, Se necesitan maridos in Spain and Tivolin kaunotar in Finland.

Cast

Betty Grable as Kate Farley

George Montgomery as Eddie Johnson

Cesar Romero as Joe Rocco

Charles Winninger as Finnegan

Phil Silvers as Frankie

Matt Briggs as William Hammerstein

Paul Hurst as Louie

Frank Orth as the Bartender

Soundtrack

"Take It from There"

Music by Ralph RaingerLyrics by Leo Robin

"Beautiful Coney Island"

Music by Ralph RaingerLyrics by Leo Robin

"Miss Lulu from Louisville"

Music by Ralph RaingerLyrics by Leo Robin

"Get the Money"

Music by Ralph RaingerLyrics by Leo Robin

"There's Danger in a Dance"

Music by Ralph RaingerLyrics by Leo Robin

"Old Demon Rum"

Music by Ralph RaingerLyrics by Leo Robin

"Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You)"

Music by Albert von TilzerLyrics by Junie McCree

"Cuddle Up a Little Closer"

Words by Otto A. Harbach (as O.A. Hauerbach)Music by Karl Hoschna (as Karl L. Hoschna)

"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"

Music by Ernest BallLyrics by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff Jr.

"Pretty Baby"

Music by Egbert Van Alstyne and Tony JacksonLyrics by Gus Kahn

"The Darktown Strutters' Ball"

Written by Shelton Brooks

Radio adaptation

Coney Island was presented on Lux Radio Theatre September 30, 1946. Grable reprised her screen role. Victor Mature and Barry Sullivan also starred in the adaptation.