Mr. Music

Mr. Music
Paramount, 1950, B/W, 113 minutes, ***
Released December, 1950

Frothy musical comedy fun with Bing Crosby as a semi-retired songwriter who is lured back to help an on-the-skids Broadway producer stage a comeback show. Nancy Olson, Charles Coburn and Tom Ewell co-star, with special appearances by Groucho Marx, Peggy Lee, and Marge and Gower Champion. Songs include "Life Is So Peculiar," "High on the List." Fun movie!

Produced by: Robert L. Welch
Directed by: Richard Haydn
Suggested by a Play by Samson Raphaelson ("Accent on Youth")
Written for the Screen by: Arthur Sheekman
Music Direction: Joseph J. Lilley
Music Associate: Troy Sanders
Special Orchestral Arrangements: Van Cleave
New Songs: Lyrics by Johnny Burke, Music by James Van Heusen
Dances Staged by: Gower Champion
Art Direction: Hans Dreier and Earl Hedrick
Set Decoration: Sam Comer and Ray Moyer
Gowns: Edith Head
Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore
Sound Recording by: Harry Lindgren and John Cope
Director of Photography: George Barnes
Process Photography: Farciot Edouart
Editorial Supervision: Doane Harrison
Edited by: Everett Douglas

Cast: Bing Crosby [Paul Merrick], Nancy Olson [Katherine Holbrook], Charles Coburn [Alex Conway], Robert Stack [Jefferson Blake], Tom Ewell [Haggerty], Ruth Hussey [Lorna Marvis], Ida Moore [Aunt Amy], Charles Kemper [Danforth], Donald Woods [Tippy Carpenter], Gower Champion [Himself], Marge Champion [Herself], Groucho Marx [Himself], Peggy Lee [Herself], Dorothy Kirsten [Herself], The Merry Macs [Themselves], Bess Flowers [Party Guest]

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture Medley (sung by Bing Crosby and Chorus, played by Orchestra); [0:04] Once More the Blue and White (school fight song - just a few bars sung by Chorus); [0:07] (If I Linger With) Milady (sung by unidentified baritone and Chorus); [0:11] And You'll Be Home (sung by Bing Crosby and Chorus); [0:21] High on the List (sung by Bing Crosby); [0:43] Wouldn't It Be Funny (sung by Bing Crosby); [0:49] I'll Never Let My Heart Get Out of Hand (Bing Crosby on tape recorder); [1:00] Accidents Will Happen (excerpt sung by Bing Crosby); [1:03] Wasn't I There? (excerpt sung by Bing Crosby); [1:05] Life Is So Peculiar (sung by Peggy Lee and Bing Crosby, danced by Marge and Gower Champion); [1:18] Accidents Will Happen (excerpt sung by Bing Crosby); [1:37] Mr. Music (excerpt sung by Chorus); [1:39] Life Is So Peculiar (sung by The Merry Macs; then sung and danced by Bing Crosby and Groucho Marx); [1:44] Accidents Will Happen (sung by Bing Crosby and Dorothy Kirsten)