Something to Sing About

James Cagney has a rare chance to show his song-and-dance-man roots in this low-budget tale of a New York bandleader struggling with a Hollywood studio boss.

Genre : ComedyRomance

Runtime : 93 mins

Release Date : 1937-09-30

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There aren’t many actors who can go from menacing gangster to top-hatted crooner, but James Cagney was one of them, and he does it quite amiably in this comedy. With the unwieldy name of “Thaddeus McGillicuddy”, he is a band-leader in New York who is offered a contract in Hollywood but after a bit ...

Cast

James Cagney

James Cagney

(Terrence 'Terry' Rooney)

Evelyn Daw

Evelyn Daw

(Rita Wyatt)

William Frawley

William Frawley

(Hank Mayers)

Mona Barrie

Mona Barrie

(Stephanie 'Steffie' Hajos)

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

(Bennett O. 'B.O.' Regan)

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

(Ito (Terry's servant))

Marek Windheim

Marek Windheim

(Mr. Farney (dialogue director))

Dwight Frye

Dwight Frye

(Mr. Easton (makeup supervisor))

John 'Skins' Miller

John 'Skins' Miller

(Dancer in Drag in 'Deck Number' (as Skins Miller))

Johnny Arthur

Johnny Arthur

(Mr. Daviani (as John Arthur))

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

(Mr. Richards (as William Davidson))

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

(Mr. Blaine)

Kathleen Lockhart

Kathleen Lockhart

(Miss Amy Robbins)

James Newill

James Newill

(Jimmy - Band Member)

Harry Barris

Harry Barris

(Pinky - Band Pianist)

Cully Richards

Cully Richards

(Cully - Band Member)

The Vagabonds

(The Vagabonds)

Marjorie Kane

Marjorie Kane

(Regan's Receptionist (uncredited))

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

(Cabbie (uncredited))

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