Wake Up and Live 1937
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Wake Up and Live
Satire on radio, built around the supposed feud between bandleader Ben Bernie and journalist Walter Winchell.
Satire on radio, built around the supposed feud between bandleader Ben Bernie and journalist Walter Winchell.
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... Walter Winchell
... Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
... Alice Huntley
... Patsy Kane
... Steve Cluskey
... Edward 'Eddie" Kane
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See All 1 Reviews04 Apr 2022 by CinemaSerf
Legend has it that wireless gossiper Walter Winchell and band leader Ben Bernie really did have a running feud. This film somewhat puts that myth to rest, but is does so in quite a quickly paced and amusing fashion. It all centres around "Eddie Kane" (Jack Haley) whom "Alice" (Alice Faye) tricks into singing for Bernie's band. Winchell sees a chance to show up his rival as the would-be singer won't pick up a live microphone so is monikered "The Phantom". Can she get him to fulfil his true potential and, of course, can he get the gal? Winchell, especially, is on good form here with some solid one-liners (though it is very easy to see why he was a radio star; he has virtually no facial expression at all) and the musical numbers are entertaining as the film progresses. The plot is entirely predictable, and the film far too long - but it does take a engaging swipe at radio in the 1930s, with everything sponsored by a soap, or a body lotion - all at the behest of the all powerful Hooper ratings that demonstrated just how powerful radio was as a medium for marketing then. The film is largely forgettable fayre, but at times it does raise a smile.
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Release Date:
Aug 23, 1937 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 31`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Legend has it that wireless gossiper Walter Winchell and band leader Ben Bernie really did have a running feud. This film somewhat puts that myth to rest, but is does so in quite a quickly paced and amusing fashion. It all centres around "Eddie Kane" (Jack Haley) whom "Alice" (Alice Faye) tricks into singing for Bernie's band. Winchell sees a chance to show up his rival as the would-be singer won't pick up a live microphone so is monikered "The Phantom". Can she get him to fulfil his true potential and, of course, can he get the gal? Winchell, especially, is on good form here with some solid one-liners (though it is very easy to see why he was a radio star; he has virtually no facial expression at all) and the musical numbers are entertaining as the film progresses. The plot is entirely predictable, and the film far too long - but it does take a engaging swipe at radio in the 1930s, with everything sponsored by a soap, or a body lotion - all at the behest of the all powerful Hooper ratings that demonstrated just how powerful radio was as a medium for marketing then. The film is largely forgettable fayre, but at times it does raise a smile.
Cast & Crew of
Wake Up and Live
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Walter Winchell
... Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
... Alice Huntley
... Patsy Kane
... Steve Cluskey
... Edward 'Eddie" Kane
... Gus Avery
... Jean Roberts
... Comic Spanish Dancer
... Cafe Singer
... James Stratton
... Herman
... Waldo Peebles
... Foster
... McCabe
... Poker-Playing Thug
... Radio Center Tour Guide
... Flat Tire Motorist
... Charlie Alberts, Agent
... Elevator Operator
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... Producer
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