| Sing You Sinners | |
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| Directed by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Screenplay by | Claude Binyon |
| Story by | Claude Binyon |
| Based on | Title by Author |
| Produced by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Edited by | Alma Macrorie |
| Music by | Boris Morros |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sing You Sinners is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Ellen Drew, and Donald O'Connor.[1] Written by Claude Binyon, the film is about three singing brothers who go to California to find their fortune. Initially the film was to be titled "The Unholy Beebes" and then "Harmony for Three" before finishing with "Sing You Sinners".[2] Filming took place in April/May 1938 in Hollywood. Race track scenes were filmed at the Pomona Fairgrounds and at Santa Anita using two dozen of Crosby's horses.[3] Sing You Sinners was premiered on August 5, 1938 at the Del Mar racetrack with the New York premiere taking place on August 16.
The film introduced the two Crosby hit songs "Small Fry" and "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams". Crosby recorded the former title as a duet with Johnny Mercer for Decca Records. However, it does not include the song Sing You Sinners.[4]
- ^ "Sing You Sinners". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ Giddins, Gary (2001). A Pocketful of Dreams. New York: Little, Brown and Company. p. 495. ISBN 0-316-88188-0.
- ^ Giddins, Gary (2001). A Pocketful of Dreams. New York: Little, Brown and Company. p. 498. ISBN 0-316-88188-0.
- ^ Green, Stanley (1999) Hollywood Musicals Year by Year (2nd ed.), pub. Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN 0-634-00765-3 page 84