San Antonio Rose (film)
Introduction '''''San Antonio Rose ''''' is a 1941 American black-and-white musical film starring Jane Frazee and featuring Lon Chaney Jr. and Shemp Howard; it was also designed as a showcase for the then-popular vocal group The Merry Macs. The plot involves two rival groups of entertainers converging on an abandoned roadhouse with the intent to reopen it, unaware that a gangster is eyeing the property for his own scheme.
Plot
Cast *Jane Frazee – Hope Holloway*Robert Paige – Con Conway*Eve Arden – Gabby Trent*Lon Chaney Jr. – Jigsaw Kennedy*Shemp Howard – Benny the Bounce*The Merry Macs – Themselves, The Merry Macs**Mary Lou Cook – Mona Mitchell (as Mary Lou Cook – The Merry Macs)**Joe McMichael – Harry (as Joe McMichael – The Merry Macs)**Ted McMichael – Ted (as Ted McMichael – The Merry Macs)**Judd McMichael – Phil (as Judd McMichael – The Merry Macs)*Richard Lane – Charles J. Willoughby*Elaine Condos – Elaine (Dancer)*Louis Da Pron – Alex (Dancer)*Charles Lang – Ralph* Riley Hill – Jimmy (as Roy Harris)*Peter Sullivan – Don*Richard Davies – Eddie*Luis Alberni – Nick Ferris
Soundtrack *'''"Mexican Jumping Bean"''':Music by Gene de Paul:Lyrics by Don Raye:Sung by The Merry Macs*'''"You're Everything Wonderful"''':Written by Henry Russell:Sung by Jane Frazee and Eve Arden*'''"Gee But It's Tough to Be a Glamour Girl"''':Written by Henry Russell:Sung by Jane Frazee and Eve Arden*'''"The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Rhapsody)"''':(uncredited):Written by Ted McMichael, Jack Owens and Leo Killion:Sung by The Merry Macs*'''"You've Got What It Takes"''':Music by Gene de Paul:Lyrics by Don Raye*'''"Bugle Woogie Boy"''':Written by Henry Russell*'''"San Antonio Rose"''':Written by Bob Wills*'''"Hi, Neighbor"''':(uncredited):Written by Jack Owens:Sung by Jane Frazee*'''"Once Upon a Summertime"''':(uncredited):Lyrics by Jack Brooks:Music by Norman Berens*'''"The Old Oaken Bucket"''':(uncredited):Lyrics by Samuel Woodworth:Music by George Kiallmark
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