Is Everybody Happy? (1943 film)

For the earlier Ted Lewis film, see Is Everybody Happy? (1929 film).

Is Everybody Happy?
Directed by	Charles Barton
Written by	Monte Brice
Produced by	Irving Briskin
Starring	Ted Lewis Michael Duane Nan Wynn Larry Parks
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	James Sweeney
Music by	John Leipold
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 28, 1943 (1943-10-28)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	US

Is Everybody Happy? is an American black and white musical film released in 1943. ^[1] The movie was in effect a biopic for Ted Lewis. ^[2]

The taglines for the film were: "18 of the grand songs made famous by the High-Hatted Tragedian of Song'", "A FAST-STEPPING MUSICAL JAMBOREE!", "GET HAPPY! – Here comes the sweetest show in town!" and "IT'S GAY IN A GREAT BIG WAY!".

Cast

• Ted Lewis – Ted Lewis aka Tom Todd
• Michael Duane – Tom Todd
• Nan Wynn – Kitty O'Riley
• Larry Parks – Jerry Stewart
• Lynn Merrick – Ann
• Bob Stanton – Artie (as Bob Haymes)
• Dick Winslow – Joe
• Harry Barris – Bob
• Robert Stanford – Frank Stewart, Jr.
• Fern Emmett – Mrs. Broadbelt, Landlady
• Eddie Kane – Salbin
• Ray Walker – Lou Merwin
• Anthony Marlowe – Carl Muller
• George Reed – Missouri

Soundtrack

• "Am I Blue?"

Music by Harry Akst

Lyrics by Grant Clarke

Sung by Nan Wynn

• "Cuddle Up a Little Closer"

Music by Karl Hoschna

Lyrics by Otto Harbach

• "On the Sunny Side of the Street"

Music by Jimmy McHugh

Lyrics by Dorothy Fields

• "St. Louis Blues"

Written by W. C. Handy

• "It Had to Be You"

Music by Isham Jones

Lyrics by Gus Kahn

• "Chinatown, My Chinatown"

Music by Jean Schwartz

Lyrics by William Jerome

• "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"

Music by Turner Layton

Lyrics by Henry Creamer

• "By the Light of the Silvery Moon"

Music by Gus Edwards

Lyrics by Edward Madden

• "When My Baby Smiles at Me"

Music by Bill Munro

Lyrics by Andrew Sterling and Ted Lewis

• "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"

Music by Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob

Lyrics by William M. Hough and Frank R. Adams

• "Whispering"

Music by John Schonberger

Lyrics by Malvin Schonberger

• "Moonlight Bay"

Music by Percy Wenrich

Lyrics by Edward Madden

• "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet"

Music by Percy Wenrich

Lyrics by Stanley Murphy

• "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary"

Music by Jack Judge

Lyrics by Harry Williams

• "Smiles"

Music by Lee S. Roberts

Lyrics by J. Will Callahan

• "Pretty Baby"

Music by Tony Jackson and Egbert Van Alstyne

Lyrics by Gus Kahn

• "I'm Just Wild About Harry"

Music by Eubie Blake

Lyrics by Noble Sissle

See also

• Is Everybody Happy?

References

1. Bradley, Edwin M. (August 25, 2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland. pp. 62–63. ISBN   978-0-7864-2029-2.
2. Gabbard, Krin (May 15, 1996). Jammin' at the Margins: Jazz and the American Cinema. University of Chicago Press. p. 76. ISBN   978-0-226-27789-9.

External links

• Is Everybody Happy? at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Is Everybody Happy? at IMDb
• Is Everybody Happy? at the TCM Movie Database
• Is Everybody Happy? at the British Film Institute ^{[ better source needed ]}
• Is Everybody Happy? at OV Guide
• Is Everybody Happy? at msn. movies