With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors one of whom begins to fall for her. Jun 05, 2019 danny kaye departs from his usual tomfoolery in one of his best serious roles as s. Samuel goldwyn used this film to bring attention to a battle he had been fighting, with the society of motion. Danny kaye, farley granger, zizi jeanmaire, joseph walsh. Once upon a time there lived in denmark a great storyteller named hans christian andersen. Up in arms danny weems 1944 host 2 credits jump to. Hes also lovesick when it comes to pretty mary morgan, unaware that shes in love with his best friend joe. It includes a couple tonguetwister sequences, a couple of other language impersonations, and just a little song and dance. This sheet music is fresh from an estate in northern maine. Samuel goldwyn had been trying to sign kaye to a movie contract for two years before he eventually agreed. Samuel goldwyn decided to highlight the unique talents of his contract player danny kaye in a series of lavishly produced musical comedies that would also include the goldwyn girls. Danny kaye plays an annoyingly speedy hypochondriac who likes to convince others that theyre deathly ill with ichthyo colitis, a fish disease. Colored kisses danny kaye remastered mommy gimme a drinka water lp by christine lord.
Some of these hits were 1946s the kid from brooklyn, 1947s the secret life of walter mitty, 1952s hans christian andersen and 1954s white christmas. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. In this musical comedy, hypochondriac danny weems and his best friend joe nelson are drafted into the army. Dana andrews and constance dowling in up in arms 1944 constance dowling and the goldwyn girls in up in arms. Check out up in arms by danny kaye on amazon music. Samuel goldwyn struck audience gold when he starred newcomer danny kaye in his first feature film up in arms 1944, and for kaye s second vehicle goldwyn would put him into the kind of double identitydual role plot which would later become almost a kaye trademark. Up in arms was a very successful movie and started a nice 15 year run that would produce some major hits for kaye.
Wonder man 1945 is a manic, musicfilled gambol with a hip showbiz edge that provides kaye at least in one of the two roles. With danny kaye, virginia mayo, benny goodman, tommy dorsey. After basic training, the men discover that their friends, virginia dinah shore and. Up in arms 1944 hypochondriac danny weems gets drafted into the army and makes life miserable for his fellow gis.
Danny s appropriatelytitled theater lobby number, which is a musical summary of a made up movie with kaye playing all the characters. Hypochondriac danny weems gets drafted into the army and makes life miserable for his fellow gis. Danny kaye celebrity profile check out the latest danny kaye photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The materials preserved in the collection include manuscripts, scores, scripts, photographs, sound recordings, and video clips. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales. Danny weems, a hopeless hypochondriac who finds himself drafted into the army, stows his girlfriend away on the passenger ship taking him across the sea. Watch up in arms starring danny kaye in this musical on directv. When danny and joe are about to ship out, dannys girlfriend mary and her friend. Danny kaye in a scene from the movie up in arms this feature is not available right now. Jul 31, 2011 check out up in arms by danny kaye on amazon music. Danny kaye knock on wood irish pub scene by dkayefan. Danny kaye gets up in arms in a film classic moviefanfare. With imogene coca, danny kaye, june allyson, hank henry. Dana andrews and constance dowling in up in arms 1944 constance dowling and the goldwyn girls in up in.
Feb 12, 20 danny kaye in a scene from the movie up in arms this feature is not available right now. Danny kaye in the secret life of walter mitty danny kaye with beautiful ladies in up in arms, 1944 my mom used to put me in front of our tv when danny kaye was on. Goldwyn put him in a series of technicolor musicals, starting with up in. The careers of kaye and fine are immortalized in the danny kaye and sylvia fine collection at the library of congress.
In this 1944 musical set in contemporary time, a hypochondriac has wartime adventures while trying to impress a pretty nurse. This fourpack of danny kaye movies includes the kid from brooklyn, a song is born, up in arms, and wonder man. Now i know 1943 sheet music from movie up in arms, danny. Up in arms not only introduced danny kaye to moviegoing audiences, but marked his first of several ventures with producer samuel goldwyn.
We just noticed that someone posted a link on the k. But imogene, by mistake, picks up the wrong book and reads one on the art of jiujitsu. Some of these hits were 1946s the kid from brooklyn, 1947s the secret life of walter mitty, 1952s hans. Hes also lovesick when it comes to pretty mary morgan, unaware that shes in. Danny kaye s character was based on the character the nervous wreck from the play of the same name by owen davis, which opened in new york in 1923. The inspector general danny kaye 1949 full movie youtube. June allyson is a cashier in a dance hall and her friend imogene coca wants to get a job there as a dance hostess. In this musical comedy, hypochondriac danny weems and his best friend joe nelson are drafted. Wonder man 1945 is a manic, musicfilled gambol with a hip showbiz edge that. Up in arms, an album by danny kaye, dinah shore on spotify.
Samuel goldwyn struck audience gold when he starred newcomer danny kaye in his first feature film up in arms 1944, and for kayes second vehicle goldwyn would put him into the kind of double identitydual role plot which would later become almost a kaye trademark. In 1943, he made a longer jump to hollywood, under contract to samuel goldwyn. Boretz, bernard schubert, don hartman, owen davis, robert pirosh. After this movie came those beautiful classics, wonder man in 1945, the kid from brooklyn in 1946, the secret life of walter mitty in 1947, and. The court jester 19 movie clip the wine merchant and the mute 1956 hd. In his first starring role, kaye appeared in up in arms, opposite dinah shore. Another comedy classic by one hollywoods comedy actors, danny kaye. Kaye is at his best in up in arms, where he stops the show multiple times. Danny could sing and dance like many others, but his specialty was reciting those tonguetwisting songs and monologues. Danny kaye departs from his usual tomfoolery in one of his best serious roles as s. Danny kaye became an international star with his sro performances at the london palladium.
With danny kaye, dana andrews, dinah shore, constance dowling. The inspector general 1949 full movie captioned by described and. Danny kaye made his feature film debut in up in arms. This movie could have been better, but it was funny sometimes. Indeed, danny and dinah provide three good reasons to watch up in arms. Dannys appropriatelytitled theater lobby number, which is a musical summary of a madeup movie with kaye playing all the characters. An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. Oct 10, 2016 an illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. Up in arms 1944 danny kaye dvd elvis dvd collector.
This is a must have dvd for one who wants good fun laughs, or any danny kaye fan. Danny kaye full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. All of the actresses who played nurses in up in arms are listed collectively onscreen as the goldwyn girls. Sam goldwyns lavish technicolor musical, up in arms 1944 certainly looks good, but on the whole is not very satisfying. Danny kaye and a bevy of beautiful ladies, including virginia mayo, in a publicity photo for up in arms, pickurselfup. Up in arms is a 1944 musical film directed by elliott nugent and starring danny kaye and dinah shore. Danny kaye crazy barbara digitally remasterd mommy gimme a dinka water lp by christine lord. Not only but also because of the covid19 virus problem a growing list of titles are available as digital downloads. This is the lavish musical comedy that introduced 31yearold vaudeville and stage star danny kaye to the movie audience. Dana andrews, danny kaye, dinah shore, constance dowling, the goldwyn girls, knox manning, louis.
He went on to make four more hits in a row for goldwyn, all of them costarring virginia mayo. On june 9, 1986, danny kaye was crowned king of brooklyn at the back to brooklyn day festival. Goldwyn put him in a series of technicolor musicals, starting with up in arms 1944. Jacobowsky, a jewish refuge from poland attempting to escape for the 5th time in his life from the nazis. The full movie was just posted on youtube on christmas day. The swedish chefs uncle with danny kaye by dorcm1973. June advises her she needs to first make herself attractive to men,and gives her a book on the subject.
When danny and joe are about to ship out, danny s girlfriend mary and her friend. It certainly is a foretaste of the versatile kayes many talents. Hypochondriac elevator operator danny weems danny kaye and his best friend, joe dana andrews, are drafted. In that regard, up in arms 1944 works well enough, though kaye became a more controlledand more effectiveentertainer in later films such as the comedy. The towns corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they. Also, a full scale dream sequence zootstyled dance number done on a floor.
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