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Go Into Your Dance
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This
movie was filmed at the same time as Gold Diggers of 1935 and was an attempt
to get Ruby and Al Jolsen in a film together. The stories about Al's famous
ego were legendary, and this one was no exception. The film is set in
the familiar Backstage storyline, with plenty of fast paced wisecracks
and even a murder mystery thrown in. Al Jolsen was married to Ruby Keeler
at the time, and his ego was famous for it grandiose proportions, even
for those days!
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Playing
the "entertainer" Al sings some of Harry and Al's catchiest tunes like
"She's a Latin From Manhatten" and "About a Quarter to Nine" and the very
fun "A good old fashioned cocktail for a Good Old fashioned Girl" . The
pair did well in this film, and Al's career might have been sustained
if he had agreed to appear again with her - people really loved Ruby and
the combination of his grand style, and her small town appeal was very
refreshing. But, Al Jolsen was a consummate egoist, and this proved to
much for him and later for his marriage. Later, Ruby and Al received a
divorce, and Al, in denial to the end, wished her well and wondered what
went wrong!
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This
film, remains one of the last films that famous nightclub singer Helen
Morgan appeared. She sang a minor ballad, obscure today that remains her
last appearance on film. Her live career in New York was much more appealing
to her and she returned there to continue to perform in nightclubs.
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Helen
Morgan
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Both
Harry and Al were stretched to the limits doing this picture and the Gold
Diggers at the same time - (Al Jolsen had requested their services) and
Harry remembers that their contract didn't' call for them to make two
pictures at the same time!
"We
were looking at a work print of the picture in the projection room, and
when the lights came up, Jack Warner said he was surprised to see us,
since we had been laid off!"
Harry
and Al had considered themselves to be part of the family at Warners,
having turned out some of their greatest successes. "We were asked to
have lunch with Jack Warner in the executive dining room, that was a bad
sign" Warren said "Whenever the bosses call you in for lunch and telly
you you're one of the family and how they appreciate your work, you can
guess that they're in trouble. Acording to our contract we didn't have
to work on two pictures at the same time, but neither Al nor myself could
see any way of refusing!"
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Harry
and Al, whether they know it or not, remain one of the family at Warner
Brothers studios as their tunes continue to be used in feature films,
Looney tunes, and television soundtracks. The Gold Diggers soundtracks
have recently been re-released on the Rhino Lable.
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Al
Jolsen sings "Mammy, I'll Sing About You"
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