Ready, Willing, and Able (film)
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| Directed by | Ray Enright |
| Written by | Richard Macaulay (Story) Warren Duff Sig Herzig Jerry Wald |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Edited by | Doug Gould |
| Music by | Heinz Eric Roemheld (Uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | March 6, 1937 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ready, Willing, and Able is a 1937 musical film starring Ruby Keeler and Ross Alexander. The director was Ray Enright.
Songs in the movie were written by composer Richard A. Whiting and lyricist Johnny Mercer. The most successful song introduced in the movie was Too Marvelous for Words, which has become a standard.
Cast
- Ruby Keeler as Jane Clarke
- Lee Dixon as Pinky 'Pinkie' Blair
- Allen Jenkins as J. 'Katsy' Van Courtland
- Louise Fazenda as Clara Heineman
- Ross Alexander as Barry Granville
- Carol Hughes as Angie
- Hugh O'Connell as Truman Hardy
- Wini Shaw as The English Jane Clarke
- Teddy Hart as Yip Nolan
- Addison Richards as Edward 'Mac' McNeil
- Al Shaw as Moving Man (as Shaw)
- Sam Lee as Moving Man (as Lee)
- E.E. Clive as Sir Buffington
- Jane Wyman as Receptionist
- May Boley as The Landlady
- Lillian Kemble-Cooper as Mrs. Buffington
- unbilled players include Milton Kibbee
External links
- Ready, Willing, and Able at IMDb
- Ready, Willing, and Able at AllMovie
- Ready, Willing, and Able at the TCM Movie Database
- New York Times review
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Categories:
- 1937 films
- 1930s musical comedy films
- 1930s romantic comedy films
- American musical comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- American films
- American romantic musical films
- American black-and-white films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Ray Enright
- Films set in New York City
- Warner Bros. films
- Films produced by Samuel Bischoff
- Musical comedy film stubs
- Romantic musical film stubs