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Coney Island is a 1943 American Technicolor musical film released by Twentieth Century Fox and starring Betty Grable in one of her biggest hits. A "gay nineties" musical (set in that time period) it also featured George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, and Phil Silvers, was choreographed by Hermes Pan, and was directed by Walter Lang. Betty Grable also starred in the 1950 remake, Wabash Avenue.
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| Coney Island | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Walter Lang |
| Written by | George Seaton |
| Produced by | William Perlberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Robert Simpson |
| Music by | Original music: Ralph Rainger Non original music: Otto Harbach |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | June 11, 1943 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.62 million |
| Box office | $3,305,000 (US rentals)[1] |
In 1944, the year after the film was released, it was nominated for an Oscar for Alfred Newman in the category of Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
The film is also known as: Coney Island in Sweden, L'île aux plaisirs in France, L'isola delle sirene in Italy, San oneiro in Greece, Se necesitan maridos in Spain and Tivolin kaunotar in Finland.
Cast
- Betty Grable as Kate Farley
- George Montgomery as Eddie Johnson
- Cesar Romero as Joe Rocco
- Charles Winninger as Finnegan
- Phil Silvers as Frankie
- Matt Briggs as William Hammerstein
- Paul Hurst as Louie
- Frank Orth as the Bartender
Soundtrack
- "Take It from There"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "Beautiful Coney Island"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "Miss Lulu from Louisville"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "Get the Money"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "There's Danger in a Dance"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "Old Demon Rum"
- Music by Ralph Rainger
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You)"
- Music by Albert von Tilzer
- Lyrics by Junie McCree
- "Cuddle Up a Little Closer"
- Words by Otto A. Harbach (as O.A. Hauerbach)
- Music by Karl Hoschna (as Karl L. Hoschna)
- "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"
- Music by Ernest Ball
- Lyrics by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff Jr.
- "Pretty Baby"
- Music by Egbert Van Alstyne and Tony Jackson
- Lyrics by Gus Kahn
- "The Darktown Strutters' Ball"
- Written by Shelton Brooks
Radio adaptations
Coney Island was twice presented as a one-hour adaptation on Lux Radio Theatre. On April 17, 1944 Dorothy Lamour and Alan Ladd played the leads.[2] Then on September 30, 1946 Grable reprised her screen role, joined by Victor Mature and Barry Sullivan.[3]
References
- "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990.
- "Monday Selections". Toledo Blade (Ohio). 1944-04-17. p. 4 (Peach Section). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- "Lux Star". Harrisburg Telegraph. September 28, 1946. p. 19. Retrieved October 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Coney Island at IMDb
- Coney Island at AllMovie
- Coney Island at the TCM Movie Database
- Coney Island at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Coney Island at the British Film Institute
- Coney Island at Box Office Mojo
- New York Times review on June 17, 1943
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