Jackie horner and dan dailey in panama hattie getty images. In spite of all the bad things said and written about the troubled film with director norman z. Panama hattie is a theater musical with music and lyrics by cole porter and book by herbert fields and b. Panama hattie is a 1940 american musical with music and lyrics by cole porter and book by herbert fields and b. Jackie horner with dan dailey in a scene from the film panama hattie, 1942. But lena horne was the first black performer signed to a longterm contract by a major hollywood studio in 1942 she appeared in panama hattie for mgm where she languished in mostly musicals, her film career thwarted by the color of her skin. The film, however, removed most of porters score and substituted other songs. In the film, sothern runs a nightclub in panama, some sailors enter, a few. Virginia obrien sings her version of rockabyebaby from the marxs brothers film the big store 1941. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Sailors and spies mingle in between the acts at hatties nightclub in the canal zone.
She followed that with panama hattie in 1942 and secured major stardom the following year 1943 in two films. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. This time, its pedigreed officer dick bulliet dan dailey, jr. True to mgms history, with panama hattie, a 1942 hit, producer arthur freed proved that this was one studio where great films werent made but rather remade. It is also the title of a 1942 mgm musical based upon the play. Ann sothern in publicity portrait for the film panama. Media in category films of the united states, 1942 the following 66 files are in this category, out of 66 total. This time, its pedigreed officer dick bulliet, and its for real.
Hattie ann sothern, the boisterous, lovable owner of a panama hotel which is more of a temporary home to american sailors with names like red red skelton and rowdy ben blue than high. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Panama hatties menu in image format shown on this website has been digitised by. One movie is about nightclub singer hattie maloney and her romance with a young soldier from a welltodo philadelphia family. Panama hatties menu, menu for panama hatties, the island. Posts about panama hattie 1942 written by jnpickens. Ragland was born on august 23, 1905, in louisville, kentucky, to parents adam joseph ragland and stella petty as a youth, he worked as a truck driver, boxer, and movie projectionist in kentucky. Panama hattie is a 1942 american film based upon the broadway musical of the same name. Ann sothern in publicity portrait for the film panama hattie, 1942. A bombshell, parasite and brutality are shaking up the oscar race 18 october 2019 the wrap. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. The title is a play on words, referring to the popular panama hat. Producer arthur freed threw everything he could at the screen to make a silk purse out of a sows ear but nothing stuck for too long. Panama hattie 1942 is two different movies, plotwise. Hattie maloney is a gaudy, goodhearted nightclub singer who tends to love above her station.
Panama hattie 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With red skelton, ann sothern, rags ragland, ben blue. Panama hattie soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. They try and overcome complications betweens songs. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Mcleod walking off the production, panama hattie will make you no harm in 79 minutes, it contains several fine moments of entertainment for you to enjoy, and i am sure that you have seen much worse musicals. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Hattie maloney ann sothern is a gaudy, goodhearted nightclub singer who tends to love above her station. Charlie chan in panama sidney toler inspector chan.
Panama hattie 1942 just one of those things sung by. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Substantial retakes were directed by roy del ruth with choreography by danny dare and musical numbers staged by vincente minnelli. The year 1942 in film involved some significant events. It was produced by arthur freed and directed by norman z. He was briefly married to sabina elizabeth vanover and they had one child, a son named john griffin ragland 19251990, before they divorced in 1926. Panama hattie 1942 true to mgms history, with panama hattie, a 1942 hit, producer arthur freed proved that this was one studio where great films werent made but rather remade. An upper class gentleman arrives and sparks fly between him and hattie. Its no secret that the hollywood comet loves musicals. Also listed are film versions of his stage productions and films for which he wrote original material. Hattie maloney runs a saloon in panama where assorted characters congregate where they frequently sing and dance cole porter numbers.
You will find links from these to more information. It is also the title of a 1942 metrogoldwynmayer musical film version based upon the play. Panama hattie, starring ann sothern and lena horne. See more ideas about charlie chan, movies and old movies. Virginia obrien in panama hattie 1942 courtesy of robert strom author of the forthcoming authorized biography virginia obrien.
The other film is a slapstick comedy about a trio of sailors on shore leave, with a penchant for catching spies. Not that cole porters musical hit about a beautiful hotel owner in central america had been filmed before. Panama hattie 1942 fresh as a daisy sung by virginia o. Vicente gomez composed the music and even appeared in the film when tyrone. And the controversial song they took from ann sothern, and give to virginia, did i get stinkin at the club savoy. First a movie trailer on film the inn of the sixth happiness. Roger moore full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
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