Reveille with Beverly
| Reveille with Beverly | |
|---|---|
 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Charles Barton |
| Written by | Howard J. Green Jack Henley Albert Duffy |
| Produced by | Sam White |
| Starring | Ann Miller William Wright Dick Purcell |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | James Sweeney |
| Music by | John Leipold |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $2,100,000 (USA) |
Reveille with Beverly is a 1943 American musical film starring Ann Miller, Franklin Pangborn, and Larry Parks directed by Charles Barton, released by Columbia Pictures, based on the Reveille with Beverly radio show hosted by Jean Ruth Hay.[2] It is also the name of the subsequent soundtrack album.
The film featured a number of notable cameo appearances, from such important big band era musicians as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, The Mills Brothers, Bob Crosby, Vernon Alley, Freddie Slack, and Ella Mae Morse.
In his narration for the 1977 documentary film Life Goes to War, Johnny Carson remarked that while he was stationed on Guam during World War II, he had "memorized the entire score - and most of the dialogue - of Reveille with Beverly".
Plot summary
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Beverly Ross (Ann Miller) wants to be a radio personality, but has to run the switchboard at a local station. The blustery station owner Mr. Kennedy (Tim Ryan) wants no part of programming the "jive that she loves", preferring the classics.[3]
After struggling to keep her time slot, Beverly broadcasts her show from an Army base.[4]
Cast
- Ann Miller as Beverly Ross
- William Wright as Barry Lang
- Dick Purcell as Andy Adams
- Franklin Pangborn as Vernon Lewis
- Tim Ryan as Mr. Kennedy
- Larry Parks as Eddie Ross
- Barbara Brown as Mrs. Beverly Ross
- Douglas Leavitt as Mr. Ross
- Adele Mara as Evelyn Ross
- Walter Sande as Pvt. Puckett aka Canvassback
- Wally Vernon as Stomp McCoy
- Andrew Tombes as Mr. Smith
- Irene Ryan as Elsie (uncredited)
- Doodles Weaver as Elmer (uncredited)
- Bob Crosby Orchestra as themselves
- Freddie Slack and His Orchestra as themselves
- Ella Mae Morse as herself
- Duke Ellington Orchestra as themselves
- Frank Sinatra as himself
- The Mills Brothers as themselves
- The Radio Rogues as themselves/Speciality Act
- Count Basie as Orchestra Leader
Soundtrack
- One O'Clock Jump
- Written by Count Basie
- Played by Count Basie and His Orchestra
- Take the 'A' Train
- Written by Billy Strayhorn
- Sung by Betty Roche with Duke Ellington and the Duke Ellington Orchestra
- Big Noise from Winnetka
- Music by Ray Bauduc and Bob Haggart
- Lyrics by Ben Pollack and Bob Crosby
- Played by Bob Crosby Orchestra with vocals by Lee Wilde and Lyn Wilde
- Cow-Cow Boogie
- Written by Benny Carter, Gene de Paul, and Don Raye
- Sung by Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra
- Cielito Lindo
- Written by Quirino Mendoza
- Adapted with English lyrics by Bill Driggs
- Performed by The Mills Brothers
- Sweet Lucy Brown
- Thumbs Up and V for Victory
- Music by Ted Fio Rito
- Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
- Sung and Danced by Ann Miller with chorus
- Night and Day
- Written by Cole Porter
- Sung by Frank Sinatra
- Wabash Moon
- Written by Dave Dreyer and Morton Downey
- Performed by The Radio Rogues
- When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
- Music by Harry M. Woods
- Lyrics by Howard Johnson
- Performed by The Radio Rogues[5]
References
- ^ "Jean Hay, 87, Host During War Of 'Reveille With Beverly' Show". AP. 3 October 2004 – via The New York Times.
- ^ Edwards, Owen (May 2004), "'Beverly': Better Than the Bugler", Smithonian Magazine, pp. 35–36
- ^ Bruce Eder. "Reveille with Beverly (1943) - Charles Barton - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Detail view of Movies Page".
- ^ "Reveille with Beverly (1943)". IMDb.