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“They Couldn’t Mold You, Huh?”: <i>Something to Sing About</i> (1937)

Started by tomwatson · 11 months ago

(Brief excerpt from the story by Victor Schertzinger and screenplay by Austin Parker)
Terry Rooney (James Cagney), a bandleader, has gone to Hollywood to take up a contract and make a picture. The crooked studio people are conspiring to make him think he’s lousy, when in ... Continue reading »

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  • Whenever a non-white actor appears in any Hollywood movie made before 1940, I cringe in anticipation of the racist hijinks in store.
    But every so often, there is a little surprise --
    I'm putting Something to Sing About on my wish list.
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