Directed by:
Irving CummingsScreenplay:
William Anthony McGuireCinematography:
Leon ShamroyCast:
Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda, Edward Arnold, Warren William, Leo Carrillo, Helen Westley, Dorothy Peterson, Ernest Truex, Nigel Bruce, Lynn Bari (more)Plots(1)
Alice Faye shines as the famed stage singer in this delightful musical biography that traces Russell's fascinating life from her discovery by bandleader Tony Pastor in the late 19th century to her 1912 marriage to newspaper mogul Alexander Moore and subsequent retirement. Don Ameche and Henry Fonda also star. Songs include "Adored One," "Waltz Is King," "After the Ball," and more. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Alice Faye
USA
Best movies:
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Fallen Angel (1945)
In Old Chicago (1937)
Don Ameche
USA
Best movies:
Love Is News (1937)
Trading Places (1983)
Midnight (1939)
Henry Fonda
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Fail-Safe (1964)
Edward Arnold
USA
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Warren William
USA
Best movies:
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Day-Time Wife (1939)
Lady for a Day (1933)
Leo Carrillo
USA
Best movies:
History Is Made at Night (1937)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Helen Westley
USA
Best movies:
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Show Boat (1936)
Heidi (1937)
Dorothy Peterson
USA
Best movies:
Dark Victory (1939)
The Woman in the Window (1944)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Ernest Truex
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Nigel Bruce
Mexico
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Rebecca (1940)
The Rains Came (1939)
Lynn Bari
USA
Best movies:
Love Is News (1937)
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Claud Allister
UK
Best movies:
The Awful Truth (1937)
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Eddie Foy Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Frontier Marshal (1939)
Wilson (1944)
Una O'Connor
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Joseph Cawthorn
USA
Best movies:
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Love Me Tonight (1932)
Naughty Marietta (1935)
Elyse Knox
USA
Best movies:
Follow the Boys (1944)
Arabian Nights (1942)
Alice Armand
USA
William B. Davidson
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1932)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Hal K. Dawson
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Charles Halton
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)