Step Lively (1944 film)
Step Lively is a 1944 American musical film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Sinatra. Step Lively was based on the 1937 play Room Service, by Allen Boretz and John Murray. It was a remake of the 1938 RKO film Room Service, starring the Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball, and Ann Miller.
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| Directed by | Tim Whelan |
| Produced by | Robert Fellows |
| Written by | Allen Boretz (play) John Murray (play) Warren Duff Peter Milne |
| Starring | Frank Sinatra George Murphy Adolphe Menjou Gloria DeHaven Walter Slezak Eugene Pallette |
| Music by | Leigh Harline (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
| Edited by | Gene Milford |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Frank Sinatra as Glenn Russell
- George Murphy as Gordon Miller
- Adolphe Menjou as Wagner
- Gloria DeHaven as Christine Marlowe
- Walter Slezak as Joe Gribble
- Eugene Pallette as Simon Jenkins
- Wally Brown as Binion
- Alan Carney as Harry
- Grant Mitchell as Dr. Gibbs
- Anne Jeffreys as Miss Abbott
- Richard Davies
Reviews
Bosley Crowther, reviewing for The New York Times, called Step Lively a star vehicle for Frank Sinatra; although the scenes with Sinatra "perceptibly hobble[d] the farce," and Crowther compared him unfavorably to Eddie Albert, Crowther stated that "when [the remaining cast] are left alone to play "Room Service" they make this an up-and-coming film."[1]
Awards
The film was nominated an Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Albert S. D'Agostino, Carroll Clark, Darrell Silvera, Claude E. Carpenter).[2]
See also
References
- Crowther, Bosley (July 27, 1944). "'Step Lively,' a Remake of 'Room Service,' With Frank Sinatra, Opens at Palace -- Soviet Musical at Stanley". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- "NY Times: Step Lively". NY Times. Retrieved December 19, 2008.