Jack Fina Movies
- 1951
Evidently Monogram had high hopes for the modestly produced Disc Jockey, else why would the studio release the film through its "prestige" subsidiary Allied Artists? Songstress Ginny Simms stars as Vickie Peters, an unknown selected for stardom by radio deejay Mike Richards (Michael O'Shea). It is Richards' contention that he can create a singing star exclusively through exposure on disc-spinning radio programs, without resorting to that upstart medium called television. Along the way, Mike falls in love with Vickie, though she has eyes only for her manager Johnny (Tom Drake). Guest stars in this pleasant bit of fluff include Russ Morgan, Tommy Dorsey, George Shearing, Nick Lucas, Herb Jeffries, Sarah Vaughan, The Weavers, Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage, and a veritable legion of real-life disc jockeys. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ginny Simms, Tom Drake, (more)
Disney was known for combining his musical cartoon shorts into interesting feature-length anthologies and Melody Time is one of the best. But for the fact that all of the featured segments have musical themes, they vary widely in musical and artistic style. Included are the exciting "Bumble Boogie," with a jazzy version of Rimski-Korsakov's famed "Flight of the Bumblebee," played by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra; the legend of Johnny Appleseed, "Little Toot," the story of a courageous tug-boat narrated by the Andrews Sisters; "Trees," based on Joyce Kilmer's poem and featuring songs by Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians; "Blame It on the Cowboys," featuring Ethel Smith kicking up her heels with Donald Duck and his Three Caballeros pal Joe Carioca, and cowboy stars Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers in a live-action/animated retelling of the legend of "Pecos Bill." ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Roy Rogers, Dennis Day, (more)
- 1946
In this musical, a group of veterans and their gals put on an amateur show at the summer resort being visited by a Broadway producer in the hopes of making it to the Great White Way. Musical mayhem ensues and of course, they succeed. Songs include: "It's Great To Be Young", "A Thousand And One Sweet Dreams", "Five Of The Best", "That Went Out With High Button Shoes", "Frankie Boogie", and "Bumble Boogie"--based on Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight Of The Bumble Bee". ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Leslie Brooks, Jimmy Lloyd, (more)
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