| San Antonio Rose | |
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| Directed by | Charles Lamont |
| Written by | Jack Lait Jr. (story) Paul Gerard Smith Howard Snyder Hugh Wedlock Jr. |
| Produced by | Ken Goldsmith |
| Starring | Jane Frazee Robert Paige Eve Arden Lon Chaney Jr. |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Charles Previn |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | 20 June 1941 |
Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
San Antonio Rose is a 1941 American black-and-white musical film starring Jane Frazee and featuring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Shemp Howard; it was also designed as a showcase for the then-popular vocal group The Merry Macs. The plot involves two rival groups of entertainers converging on an abandoned roadhouse with the intent to reopen it, unaware that a gangster is eyeing the property for his own scheme.
Plot
Cast
- Jane Frazee – Hope Holloway
- Robert Paige – Con Conway
- Eve Arden – Gabby Trent
- Lon Chaney Jr. – Jigsaw Kennedy
- Shemp Howard – Benny the Bounce
- The Merry Macs – Themselves, The Merry Macs
- Mary Lou Cook – Mona Mitchell (as Mary Lou Cook – The Merry Macs)
- Joe McMichael – Harry (as Joe McMichael – The Merry Macs)
- Ted McMichael – Ted (as Ted McMichael – The Merry Macs)
- Judd McMichael – Phil (as Judd McMichael – The Merry Macs)
- Richard Lane – Charles J. Willoughby
- Elaine Condos – Elaine (Dancer)
- Louis Da Pron – Alex (Dancer)
- Charles Lang – Ralph
- Riley Hill – Jimmy (as Roy Harris)
- Peter Sullivan – Don
- Richard Davies – Eddie
- Luis Alberni – Nick Ferris
Soundtrack
- "Mexican Jumping Bean"
- Music by Gene de Paul
- Lyrics by Don Raye
- Sung by The Merry Macs
- "You're Everything Wonderful"
- Written by Henry Russell
- Sung by Jane Frazee and Eve Arden
- "Gee But It's Tough to Be a Glamour Girl"
- Written by Henry Russell
- Sung by Jane Frazee and Eve Arden
- "The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Rhapsody)"
- (uncredited)
- Written by Ted McMichael, Jack Owens and Leo Killion
- Sung by The Merry Macs
- "You've Got What It Takes"
- Music by Gene de Paul
- Lyrics by Don Raye
- "Bugle Woogie Boy"
- Written by Henry Russell
- "San Antonio Rose"
- Written by Bob Wills
- "Hi, Neighbor"
- (uncredited)
- Written by Jack Owens
- Sung by Jane Frazee
- "Once Upon a Summertime"
- (uncredited)
- Lyrics by Jack Brooks
- Music by Norman Berens
- "The Old Oaken Bucket"
- (uncredited)
- Lyrics by Samuel Woodworth
- Music by George Kiallmark
External links
- San Antonio Rose at IMDb
- San Antonio Rose at Answers.com
- San Antonio Rose album at Answers.com
- Watch San Antonio Rose (1941) Free Online
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- [2]
- Poster; Movie, Daybill, 1941, Australia, San Antonio Rose, 30 inch.
- [3]
- Townsend, Charles R. (1986). San Antonio Rose: The Life and Music of Bob Wills. University of Illinois Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-252-01362-1.
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