James Cagney has a rare chance to show his song-and-dance-man roots in this low-budget tale of a New York bandleader struggling with a Hollywood studio boss.
Not for scares, big ideas or brutality.
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James CagneyTerry Rooney
Evelyn DawRita Wyatt
William FrawleyHank Mayers
Mona BarrieStephanie Hajos
Gene LockhartBennett O. Regan
Philip AhnIto
Marek WindheimFarney
Dwight FryeEaston
Johnny ArthurDaviani
William B. DavidsonCafé Manager
Richard TuckerBlaine
Kathleen LockhartMiss Robbins
James NewillBand Member
Harry BarrisBand Member
Cully RichardsBand Member
Candy CandidoBand Member
John 'Skins' MillerDancer in Deck Number
Marjorie KaneRegan's Receptionist (uncredited)
Frank MillsCabbie (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 73September 30, 1937 · 1 h 33 min · NR
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In the United States, Something to Sing About streams on Prime, fuboTV, MGM+, Philo, and Pure Flix, and it is free with ads on Plex, The Roku, Hoopla, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Cineverse, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from FlixFling. It also streams in 137 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67 (IMDb 6.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%). Critics rate it higher (83 out of 100) than audiences (46).
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (6 of 10).
It can be: romance is 5 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
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