You're a Sweetheart

You're a Sweetheart
You're a Sweetheart
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	David Butler
Written by	Story:; Maxwell Shane; Warren Wilson; William C. Thomas; Screenplay:; Monte Brice; Charles Grayson
Produced by	Buddy G. DeSylva
Starring	Alice Faye; George Murphy; Ken Murray
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Bernard W. Burton
Music by	Charles E. Henderson. Songs: Jimmy McHugh (music), Harold Adamson (lyrics)
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 26, 1937;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$800,000

You're a Sweetheart is a 1937 musical film directed by David Butler and starring Alice Faye, George Murphy and Ken Murray. It was remade in 1943 under the title Cowboy in Manhattan.

You're a Sweetheart was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Jack Otterson.^[2]^[3]

Premise[]

A big and important Broadway producer is opening his new big show. He is alarmed when he discovers his new show opens on the same night as a charity convention. He decides to lie about the tickets already being sold, so the show will be more alluring.

Cast[]

Alice Faye – Betty Bradley
George Murphy – Hal Adams
Ken Murray – Don King
Charles Winninger – Cherokee Charlie
Andy Devine – Daisy Day
William Gargan – Fred Edwards
Frank Jenks – Harry Howe
Donald Meek – Conway Jeeters
Constance Moore – Bit Role

Production[]

Universal paid 20th Century Fox $40,000 to use Alice Faye plus $26,500 when filming was extended.^[1]

Songs[]

You're a Sweetheart (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
Broadway Jamboree (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
My Fine Feathered Friend (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
Who Killed Maggie? (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
Oh, Oh, Oklahoma (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
So It's Love (, , )
Scrapin' the Toast' ( (music), Charles Tobias (lyrics))

References[]

^ ^a ^b Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 114. ISBN 9780813158891.
^ "NY Times: You're a Sweetheart". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

External links[]

You're a Sweetheart at IMDb

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[dick-1] Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 114. ISBN 9780813158891.

[NY_Times-2] "NY Times: You're a Sweetheart". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2008-12-10.

[Oscars1938-3] "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 22, 2019.

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