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Post by topbilled on Aug 27, 2024 7:00:53 GMT
What can you say about Bing Crosby that hasn’t already been said? But perhaps we can begin by saying he did not jump into the motion picture industry with a splash. In his first movie at Paramount, CONFESSIONS OF A CO-ED, he merely appeared as part of a musical group called The Rhythm Boys. It wasn’t until a year later that the studio featured him much more prominently in the first BIG BROADCAST movie, in 1932. But Bing quickly caught on, and soon he was Paramount’s biggest and most successful musical star. Over the course of 25 years, he would appear in 50 motion pictures for the studio– even earning an Oscar along the way.
Check out:
WAIKIKI WEDDING (1937)
RHYTHM ON THE RIVER (1940)
GOING MY WAY (1944) |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Sept 3, 2024 17:54:05 GMT
Rhythm on the River is also a good chance to catch Mary Martin in a co-starring role. She didn't do many, more often being used as a dubbing voice for movies or as a stand-alone specialty musical number. I like seeing Bing in his earlier roles because, once he started the Road movies with Bob Hope, a somewhat different personality emerged; not better or worse, just different. For a while, until Frank Sinatra started in films, Bing basically had the "crooner" field to himself.
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Post by christine on Sept 5, 2024 5:41:20 GMT
I've never seen RHYTHM ON THE RIVER. I'll have to put that on my list. 🎬 😁
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Post by christine on Sept 6, 2024 4:28:55 GMT
Dean liked Bing, they were friends for many years. When Dean was younger, he and Bing played golf often. They were on many special variety shows together until Dean got his own. In the late 60's Bing was on Dean's TV show often - singing together and doing those fun skits.
Timex music special 1959 - Bing, Dean and Frank
Dean Martin Variety Show 1967 - Bing and Dean
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