Vintage Popular Music in American Films


this page first published by John Wright, 26 Oct 1997
last update 16 May 2007vintage@jabw.demon.co.uk

Films featuring American Entertainers or Popular Songs 1927-1947

Films: U-Z

Also check for entertainers in the American jazz and dance band films listing.

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
TV means has been shown on television
V is also available on video

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Films : U-Z

FILMDATEFEATURING
Under The Pampas Moon1935Warner Baxter
Under Your Spell1936Lawrence Tibbett
The Underpup1939Gloria Jean
Unfinished Dance1947Margaret O'Brien
Cyd Charisse

Unholy Partners1941Marsha Hunt
Untamed1929Joan Crawford
Up In Arms1944Danny Kaye
Dana Andrews
Dinah Shore
Constance Dowling

Up In The Air1940Frankie Darro
Lorna Gray
Marjorie Reynolds

Vagabond King1930.
Vanishing Virginian1941Kathryn Grayson
Frank Morgan

The Variety Girl

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1947Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Judy Canova
Dorothy Lamour
Alan Ladd
and others

V
Viennese Nights1930Alexander Gray
Vivienne Segal
Walter Pidgeon

Village Barn Dance1940George Barbier
esther dale
Andrew Tombes
Lulubelle & Scotty
Barbara Allen (Vera Vague)
Don Wilson and the
Texas Wanderers

Virginia City1940Miriam Hopkins
Viva Villa!1934Wallace Beery
Vogues of 19381937.Helen Vinson
Joan Bennett
Warner Baxter
Mischa Auer
Virginia Verrill
Marjorie Gateson

The Voice Of Bugle Ann1936.
Waikiki Wedding

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1937Bing Crosby
Shirley Ross
Martha Raye

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Wake Up And Dream1934Russ Colombo
Roger Pryor
June Knight

Wake Up And Live1937Walter Winchell
Ben Bernie
Alice Faye
Jack Haley
(dubbed by Buddy Clark)
Patsy Kelly
Leah ray


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Walking On Air1936Ann Sothern
Gene Raymond
Alan Curtis

Warming Up1929Jean Arthur
Richard Dix

Way Down South1939Bobby Breen
Clarence Muse
Hall Johnson Choir


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Way Out West1930Cliff Edwards
Way Out West1937Laurel & Hardy
Rosina Lawrence
Avalon Boys
including Chill Wills

The Way To Love1933Maurice Chevalier
Ann Dvorak

Weekend In Havana

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1941Alice Faye
Carmen Miranda
John Payne
Cesar Romero

Weekend Pass1944Martha O'Driscoll
Noah Beery Jr.
Delta Rhythm Boys
Lee Diamond & his Harmonica trio
The Sportsmen

Welcome Stranger

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1947Bing Crosby
Barry Fitzgerald
Joan Caulfield

V
Wells Fargo1937.
We're Not Dressing

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1934Bing Crosby
Carole Lombard
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Ethel Merman
Leon Errol

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West Of The Cimarron1941.
West Of Tombstone1942Cliff Edwards
Wharf Angel1934.
When A Girl's Beautiful1947Marc Platt
When Love Is Young1937.
When You're In Love1937Grace Moore
Cary Grant

Where Did You Get That Girl?1941Leon Errol
Helen parrish
Charles Lang
Eddie Quillan

Where Do We Go From Here?1945.
The White Sister1933.
White Woman1933.
Whoopee

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1930Eddie cantor
Betty Grable

TV, V
Why Bring That Up?1929Moran & Mack
Why Girls Leave Home1945.
Wild Party1929.
Wings Of The Navy1939.
With Love And Kisses1937Pinky Tomlin
Toby Wing

The Wizard Of Oz

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1939Judy Garland
Ray Bolger
Bert Lahr
Jack Haley
Billie Burke
(dubbed Lorraine Bridges)
The Munchkins

TV, V
Wolf Song1929.
A Woman Commands1929Pola Negri
The Women Men Marry1937Cliff Edwards

songs not known, see
Cliff Edwards website
Wonder Bar1934Al Jolson
Dick Powell
Dolores Del Rio
Ricardo Cortez

Wonder Man1945Danny Kaye
Vera Ellen
(dubbed by June Hutton)
Virginia Mayo

Words And Music1929Lois Moran
Helen Twelvetrees

World Premiere1941.
Yankee Doodle Dandy

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1942James Cagney
Joan Leslie
Irene Manning
Frances Langford

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The Yank In The RAF1941.
Yokel Boy
(GB:Hitting The Headlines)
1942Eddie Foy Jr
Joan Davis
Albert Dekker

Yolanda And The Thief1945Fred Astaire
Lucille Bremer

TV
You And Me1938Sylvia Sidney
George Raft

You Belong To Me1934.
You Came Along1945Helen Forrest
You'll Never Get Rich1941Fred Astaire
Rita Hayworth
Delta Rhythm Boys
Red Mack Morris
Chris Hamilton

Young Bride
or
Love Starved
1932Cliff Edwards

songs not known, see
Cliff Edwards website
Young Man Of Manhattan1930Ginger Rogers
Young People1940Shirley Temple
Jack Oakie
Charlotte Greenwood

You're A Lucky Fellow Mr Smith1943Allan Jones
David Bruce
Evelyn Ankers
Patsy O'Connor
King's Men

You're A Sweetheart1937Alice Faye
George Murphy
Four Playboys
Malda And Ray
Noville Brothers

You're Telling Me1934.
Youth Takes A Fling1938.
Youth Will Be Served1940.
Zasa1939.
Ziegfeld Follies

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1946Fred Astaire
Lucille Ball
Cyd Charisse
Virginia O'Brien
Lucille Bremer
Lena Horne
Judy Garland
Gene Kelly
Kathryn Grayson
and others

TV, V
Ziegfeld Girl1941Judy Garland
Lana Turner
Hedy Lamarr
Tony Martin
James Stewart
Al Shean
Charles Winnegar

Zis Boom Bah1941Grace Hayes
Mary Healy
Peter Lind Hayes


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