Something to Shout About (film)

Something to Shout About
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Directed by	Gregory Ratoff
Produced by	Gregory Ratoff
Starring	Don Ameche Janet Blair
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Otto Meyer
Music by	Gil Grau
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 25, 1943 (1943-02-25)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Something to Shout About is a 1943 Columbia Pictures musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff. The film stars Don Ameche and Janet Blair, and was nominated for two Academy Awards.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Nicolai Remisoff.

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Plot

The film takes place behind the scenes of a fictional vaudeville play. The story centers on a recently divorced woman. She decides to use her alimony settlement to produce her own show. Unfortunately her chief backer insists on starring in it. She is saved by a talented man, who puts everything on risk to replace the talentless chief backer.

Cast

Don Ameche – Ken Douglas
Janet Blair – Jeanie Maxwell
Jack Oakie – Larry Martin
William Gaxton – Willard Samson
Cobina Wright, Jr. – Donna Davis
Veda Ann Borg – Flo Bentley
Cyd Charisse (billed as Lily Norwood) – Lily

Soundtrack

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Written by Cole Porter
- Sung by Janet Blair and Don Ameche
I Always Knew
- Written by Cole Porter
Hasta Luego
- Written by Cole Porter