The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed in this delightful 20th Century Fox musical. Adolphe Menjou plays the Barrymore counterpart, a loose-living movie star with a penchant for wine, women, and more wine. Alice Faye plays a nightclub singer hungry for publicity. Her agent (Gregory Ratoff) arranges a "romance" between Faye and Menjou. Eventually Faye winds up with Michael Whalen, allowing Menjou to continue his blissful, bibulous bachelorhood. Sing, Baby, Sing represented the feature-film debut of the Ritz Brothers, who are in top form in their specialty numbers--and who are awarded a final curtain call after the "The End" title, just so the audience won't forget them (The same device was used to introduce British actor George Sanders in Fox's Lancer Spy [37]).
Alice Faye | Joan Warren |
Adolphe Menjou | Bruce Farraday |
Gregory Ratoff | Nicholas K. Alexander |
Patsy Kelly | Fitz |
Ted Healy | Al Craven |
Michael Whalen | Ted Blake |
Al Ritz | Himself |
Jimmy Ritz | Himself |
Harry Ritz | Himself |
Montagu Love | Robert Wilson |
Dixie Dunbar | Telephone Operator |
Douglas Fowley | Mac |