Vintage Popular Music in American Films

this page first published by John Wright, 26 Oct 1997
last update 22 Oct 2007vintage@jabw.demon.co.uk

Films featuring American Entertainers or Popular Songs 1927-1947

Films: B

Also check for entertainers in the films list featuring American jazz and dance bands

Recent updates to listing:

Updates from 'Who Sang What On The Screen' by Alan Warner (1984)

Updates from 'Great Songwriters Of Hollywood' by Warren Craig (1980)

Updates from Dave Garrick's Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike) website

Cast updates from 'Halliwell's Film Guide (1993, Ninth edition)

TV means has been shown on television

V is also available on video

You may find videos of some of the films on the net at Amazon.com. In the list below those with Order Today! can indeed be ordered via their link. For the other films you can use the search link at the foot of this page.

Films : B

FILM	DATE	FEATURING
Babes In Arms	1939	Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney SONGS Where or WhenBabes In ArmsI Cried For YouGod's CountryGood MorningYou Are My Lucky StarBroadway RhythmJa-DaI'm Just Wild About Harry TV
Babes On Broadway	1941	Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney SONGS How About You?Chin Up, Cheerio, Carry OnFDR JonesBabes On BroadwayAlabamy BoundHoe DownAnything Can Happen In New York TV
Bachelor Of Arts	1934	. SONGS Phi! Phi! Phi!When The Last Year Rolls Around
Bad Guy	1937	Cliff Edwards see the Cliff Edwards website
Bad Man Of Deadwood	1941	. SONGS Joe O'Grady
The Bad Men Of Brimstone	1937	Cliff Edwards Wallace Beery Virginia Bruce Noah Beery SONGS Save The Last Grave For Me
Bad Men Of The Hills	1942	Cliff Edwards SONGS Cherokee JoeLadybugWhere Or Where Is My Blue Eyes?
Balalaika	1939	Nelson Eddy Ilona Massey Charles Ruggles SONGS Beneath The Winter's SnowsIn A Heart As Brave As Your OwnSoldiers Of The CzarThe Magic Of Your LoveMy Heart Is A GypsyAt The BalalaikaTanyaRide, Cossack, RideShadows On The SandTale Of The TailorsHow Many Miles To Go
Bandit Rider	1942	Cliff Edwards SONGS I’m Musical IkeThe BanditMove Along
Banjo On My Knee	1936	Tony MartinJoel McCrea Buddy Ebsen SONGS Where The Lazy River Goes BySt Louis BluesWith A Banjo On My KneeThere's Something In The Air
The Barbarian	1933	Ramon NovarroMyrna Loy SONGS Love Song Of The Nile
Bathing Beauty	1944	Esther Willimas Red Skelton Xavier Cugat SONGS I'll Take The High NoteFaculty RowTico, TicoI Cried For YouBim Bam BoomBy The Waters Of MinnetonkaI've Got A Problem
Beautiful But Broke	1944	Joan Davis Jane Frazee John Hubbard SONGS Keeping It Private
Because Of Him	1945	Deanna Durbin SONGS LoverDanny Boy
A Bedtime Story	1933	Maurice Chevalier Helen Twelvetrees SONGS M'sieu BabyIn A Park In PareeLook What I've GotHome-made Heaven
Belle Of The Yukon	1945	Dinah Shore SONGS Like Someone In LoveSleigh Ride In JulyEvery Girl Is DifferentBelle Of The YukonI Can't Tell Why I Love You, But I Do, Do, Do
Bells Of St Mary's	1945	Bing Crosby SONGS Aren't You Glad You're You?The Bells Of St Mary'sAdeste Fidelis TV
Below Zero	1930	Laurel & Hardy SONGS In The Good Old Summertime
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea	1944	Cliff Edwards SONGS Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Between Two Women later changed to Surrounded By Women	1937	Cliff Edwards see the Cliff Edwards website
Between Two Women	1944	Gloria DeHaven SONGS I'm In The Mood For Love
Beyond The Blue Horizon	1942	Dorothy Lamour Richard Denning Jack Haley SONGS A Full Moon And An Empty HeartPagan Lullaby
Be Yourself	1930	Fanny Brice SONGS Cookin' Breakfast For the One I LoveWhen A Woman Loves A ManKicking A Hole In The SkySasha, The Passion Of The Pasha
Big Boy	1930	Al Jolson SONGS What Will I Do Without You?Tomorrow is Another DayLiza LeeDown SouthThe Handicap MarchSonny Boy
Big City Blues	1932	Joan Blondell Eric Linden SONGS I'm In Love With A Tune
The Big Party	1930	Dixie Lee, Whispering Jack Smith SONGS Nobody Knows But RosieI'm Climbing Up A RainbowBluer Than Blue Over YouGood For Nothing But Love
The Big Pond	1930	Maurice Chevalier Claudette Colbert SONGS You Brought A New Kind Of Love To MeLivin' In The Sunlight, Lovin' In The MoonlightThis Is My Lucky DayMia Cara
The Big Show	1937	. SONGS The Lady Known As Lulu
The Big Sleep	1946	Lauren Bacall SONGS And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine TV
The Big Store	1941	Marx Brothers Tony Martin SONGS Sing While You SellTenement SymphonyIf It's You
Big Town	1947	Philip Reed Hillary Brooke SONGS It's A Small World
Birth Of The Blues You can order a video of The Birth of the Blues Today! (NTSC format)	1941	Bing Crosby, Jack Teagarden Orch, Mary Martin SONGS The Birth Of The BluesSt Louis BluesTiger RagCuddle Up A Little CloserThe Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs MaidGotta Go To The Jailhouse Wait Till The Sun Shines NellieMemphis BluesBy The Light Of The Silvery MoonMy Melancholy BabySt James InfirmaryAt A Georgia Camp MeetingWaiting At The Church TV, V
Bitter Sweet Click and order the video Today! (NTSC format)	1940	Jeannette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy SONGS I'll See You AgainIf You Could Only Come With MeWhat Is LoveTokayLove In Any LanguageDear Little CafeKiss MeLadies Of The Town TV, V
Blessed Event	1932	Lee Tracy Dick Powell SONGS How Can You Say No?
Blonde Trouble	1937	. SONGS It Was All In Fun
Blonde Venus	1932	Marlene Dietrich, Cary Grant SONGS Hot VoodooYou Little So And SoI Couldn't be Annoyed
Blondie Goes To College	1942	. SONGS Do I Need You?Loyal Sons Of Leighton
Blondie Of The Follies	1932	Marion Davies, Jimmy Durante SONGS Goodnight My LoveTell Me While We're DancingWhy Don't You Take Me?Three On A MatchGoin' Fishin'It Was So BeautifulDon't Take Your Girl To The Grand Hotel
Blondie's Blessed Event	1942	. SONGS Ah Loo Loo
Blossoms On Broadway	1937	Edward Arnold Shirley Ross John Trent SONGS Blossoms On BroadwayNo Ring On Her FingerYou Can't Tell A Man By His Hat
The Blue Angel	1930	Marlene Dietrich SONGS Falling In Love AgainThey Call Me Wicked Lola
Blue Skies	1946	Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire SONGS Blue Skies (BC)A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody (FA)I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now (BC)I'll See You In C-U-B-A (BC)A Couple Of Song And Dance Men (BC,FA)You Keep Coming Back Like A Song (BC)Puttin' On The Ritz(FA) The Little Things In Life (BC)Not For All The Rice In China (BC)Everybody Step (BC)How Deep Is The Ocean? (BC)Getting Nowhere (BC)HeatwaveAny Bonds Today? (BC)This Is The Army Mr Jones (BC)White Christmas (BC)Serenade To An Old-Fashioned GirlBackground music includes:How Many TimesBecause I Love YouSome Sunny Day
Bohemian Girl	1936	Laurel and Hardy Mae Busch Antonio Moreno Thelma Todd SONGS ?
Bolero	1934	George raft Carole Lombard Sally Rand SONGS ??
Booloo	1938	. SONGS BoolooBeside A Moonlit Stream
Born To Dance Click and order the video Today! (NTSC format)	1936	Virginia Bruce, Eleanor Powell, Frances Langford, Jimmy Stewart SONGS I've Got You Under My SkinEasy To LoveRap Tap On WoodSwinging The Jinx AwayRolling HomeHey Babe HeyEntrance Of Lucy JamesLove Me Love My Pekinese V
Born To Sing	1941	Virginia Weidler Douglas McPhail SONGS
Bottoms Up	1934	John Boles SONGS Waiting At The Gate For KatieTurn On The MoonLittle Did I DreamI'm Throwing My Love Away
Bowery To Broadway	1944	Maria Montez Turhan Bey Susanna Foster Jack Oakie SONGS Love WaltzThere'll Always be A MoonMy Song Of RomanceMontevideoConey Island Waltzand others
The Boys From Syracuse	1940	Allan Jones Joe Penner Martha Raye Rosemary Lane SONGS Sing For Your SupperFalling In Love With LoveHe And SheThis Can't Be LoveWho Are You?The Greeks Have No Word For It
Brazil	1944	. SONGS Rio De Janiero
Breakfast In Hollywood GB: The Mad Hatter	1946	Bonita Granville SONGS It Is Better To Be YourselfIf I Had A Wishing Ring
Breaking The Ice	1938	Bobby Breen Charles Ruggles SONGS ? V
Breezing Home	1937	. SONGS You're In My Heart AgainI'm Hittin' The Hot Spots
Bridal Suite	1939	Robert Young Annabella Billie Burke SONGS Wen I Gave My Smile To YouOne Little Drink To You
The Bride Wore Red	1937	Joan CrawfordFranchot Tone Billie Burke SONGS Who Wants Love?
Bright Eyes	1934	Shirley Temple SONGS On The Good Ship Lollipop
Bright Lights GB: Funny Face	1935	Joe E. Brown Ann Dvorak SONGS Song Of The CongoChinatown, My Chinatown
Bringing Up Baby	1938	Cary Grant Katharine Hepburn SONGS I Can't Give You Anything But Love Baby
Bring On The Girls	1945	Veronica Lake Eddie Bracken SONGS Bring On The GirlsUncle Sammy Hit MiamiHow Would You Like To Take My Picture?You Moved Right InIt Could Happen To MeTrue To The NavyI'm Gonna Hate Myself In The Morning
Broadway Bad	1933	Joan Blondell, Ginger Rogers SONGS Forget The PastForbidden MelodyThe Islands Are Calling meTill The End Of TimeDerelict SongLittle Man
Broadway Gondolier	1935	Dick Powell Mills Brothers Ted Fiorito Band SONGS Lulu's Back In TownThe Rose In Her HairLonely GondolierOutside Of YouYou Can Be KissedThe Pig And The Cow
Broadway Hoofer	1929	Jack Egan, Marie Saxon ...
Broadway Hostess	1935	Wini Shaw Genevieve Tobin Phil Regan SONGS He Was Her ManLet It Be MeWearyWho But YouPlayboy Of ParisOnly The Girl
Broadway Melody Click and order the video Today! (NTSC format)	1929	Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love, James Burroughs, Biltmore Trio and Orch SONGS Broadway MelodyYou Were Meant For MeHarmony BabiesThe Wedding Of The Painted DollThe Boy FriendLove BoatTruthful Parson BrownGive My Regards To Broadway V
Broadway Melody of 1936	1936	Eleanor Powell, Frances Langford, Jack Benny, Una Merkel, Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen SONGS You Are My Lucky StarI've Gotta Feelin' You're Foolin'Broadway RhythmOn A Sunday AfternoonSing Before BreakfastAll I Do Is Dream Of You
Broadway Melody of 1938	1938	Eleanor Powell, Sophie Tucker, Judy Garland, George Murphy SONGS Some Of These DaysYour Broadway And My BroadwayYours And MineI'm Feelin Like A MillionDear Mr GableEverybody SingSun ShowersGet A New Pair Of ShoesFollow In My Footsteps
Broadway Melody of 1940	1940	Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, George Murphy SONGS Begin The BeguineI've Got My Eyes On YouI Am The CaptainPlease Don't Monkey With BroadwayJuke Box DanceI Concentrate On YouBetween You And Me
Broadway Serenade GB: Serenade	1939	Jeannette MacDonald Lew Ayres Frank Morgan SONGS No Time To ArgueTime Changes Everything But LoveFor Every Lonely HeartBroadway SerenadeHigh Flyin'One Look At You
Broadway Thru A Keyhole	1933	Constance Cummings, Russ Colombo, Frances Williams, Blossom Seeley, Texas Guinan, Abe Lyman Orch SONGS Doing The Uptown LowdownYou're My PastPresent and FutureWhen You Were A Girl On A Scooter And I Was A Boy On a BikeI Love You Pizzicato
Broadway To Hollywood GB: Ring Up The Curtain	1933	Frank Morgan Alice Brady Jackie Cooper Jimmy Durante Nelson Eddy Una Merkel Mickey Rooney SONGS In The Garden Of My HeartMa Blushin' RosieWhen Old New York Was YoungWe Are The Hacketts
Buck Benny Rides Again	1940	Jack Benny Ellen Drew SONGS Say ItMy! My!Drums In The NightMy Kind Of Country
Buck Privates	1941	Andrews Sisters SONGS Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy From Company BBounce Me Brother With A Solid FourWhen Private Brown Meets A SergeantWish You Were HereYou're A Lucky Fellow Mr SmithI'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time
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