Springtime in the Rockies

Springtime in the Rockies


20th Century-Fox, 1942, Color, 91 minutes, ***

Released November, 1942



Betty Grable sings and dances her way through this tuneful, romantic romp that bounces from New York to the Rocky Mountains. Vicky (Grable) and Dan (John Payne) are Broadway hoofers whose partnership is floundering because he keeps looking at other women. Having had enough, Vicky finds another partner (Cesar Romero), with whom she embarks on a western tour. But Dan follows, showing up at a fancy Lake Louise resort with a butler (Edward Everett Horton) and a secretary (Carmen Miranda). That's when the misunderstandings and jealousies really begin! With its shimmering backdrops, wonderful moments from Charlotte Greenwood and a young Jackie Gleason, and Betty Grable at her liveliest, here's nonstop musical fun that will make any day feel like Springtime in the Rockies.

Produced by: William LeBaron

Directed by: Irving Cummings

Screen Play by: Walter Bullock and Ken Englund

Adaptation by: Jacques Thery

Based on a story by: Philip Wylie

Lyrics and Music by: Mack Gordon and Harry Warren

Dances Staged by: Hermes Pan

Musical Direction: Alfred Newman

Art Direction: Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright

Set Decoration: Thomas Little

Costumes: Earl Luick

Makeup Artist: Guy Pearce

Sound: Arthur von Kirbach, Roger Heman

Photographed in Technicolor

Director of Photography: Ernest Palmer

Technicolor Director: Natalie Kalmus

Associate: Henri Jaffa

Film Editor: Robert Simpson



Cast: Betty Grable [Vicky], John Payne [Dan], Carmen Miranda [Rosita], Cesar Romero [Victor], Charlotte Greenwood [Phoebe Gray], Edward Everett Horton [McTavish, Bartender / Valet], Frank Orth [Bickle], Harry Hayden [Brown], Jackie Gleason [Dan's Agent], Chick Chandler [Stage Manager], Trudy Marshall [Marilyn], Bess Flowers [Mrs. Jeepers], Dick Elliott [Mr. Jeepers], Billy Wayne [Assistant Stage Manager], Iron Eyes Cody [White Cloud], J. W. Cody, Chief Many Treaties [Indians who think Harry James is "solid"], Bando Da Lua [Themselves], Helen Forrest with Harry James and His Music Makers [Themselves], Six Hits and a Miss [Vocals]



Musical Program: [0:00] Overture (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:07] Run Little Raindrop Run (sung by Betty Grable, John Payne and Chorus); [0:17] I Had the Craziest Dream (sung by Helen Forrest with Harry James and His Music Makers); [0:21] You Made Me Love You (instrumental arrangement played by Harry James and His Music Makers); [0:24] Run Little Raindrop Run (instrumental arrangement played by Harry James and His Music Makers, danced by Betty Grable and Cesar Romero) [0:39] Chattanooga Choo Choo (sung and danced by Carmen Miranda with Bando da Lua, accompanied by Six Hits and a Miss offscreen); [0:41] A Poem Set to Music (played by Harry James and His Music Makers, danced by Cesar Romero and Betty Grable); [0:54] Charlotte Greenwood does one of her famous leg-kicking dance specialties; [0:56] Tic Tac Do Meu Coracao (sung and danced by Carmen Miranda); [1:26] Pan American Jubilee (production number sung and danced by Betty Grable, John Payne, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, Charlotte Greenwood, Six Hits and a Miss, Bando da Lua and Chorus)