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| 1933 | ||
| Busby
Berkely,who was commited to MGM before going on to Warners, asked Harry
to do a couple of movies at MGM on loan from Warner Bros. Three songs are
memorable, but only "Keep Young And Beautiful" has lived on to
this day. *Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Ray Heindorf's Orchestra |
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| -Put A Tax On Love | ||
| -Rome Wasn't Built In A Day | ||
| -Keep Young And Beautiful | ||
| -Build A Little Home | ||
| -No More Love | ||
| From "MOULIN ROUGE" | Harry
and Al Dubin on loan from Warners again. Although (Coffee In The Morning)
Kisses In The Night was a popular song of the day, the hit song of the movie,
and one that is still popular today, is the classic torch song "Boulevard
of Broken Dreams" *Constance Bennet, Franchot Tone, Russ Colombo |
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| -Song Of Surrender | ||
| -Boulevard of Broken Dreams | ||
| -(Coffee In The Morning) Kisses In The Night | ||
| 1939 | ||
| From "HONOLULU" | Once
again with not much activity on the Warner lot, Harry was loaned to MGM
when lyricist Gus Kahn asked for him by name. *Robert Young, Eleanor Powell, George Burns, Gracie Allen |
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| -Honolulu | ||
| -This Night Will Be My Souvenir | ||
| -The Leader Doesn't Like Music | ||
| 1944 | ||
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From
"ZIEGFIELD FOLLIES"
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The
most fantastic of all MGM musicals. In the opening William Powell muses
about the show he would do if all the MGM talent were available to him,
this triggers a two hour review starring Lucille Ball, Esther Williams,
Fred Astaire, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, and many others. "This Heart
Of Mine" and "There's Beauty Everywhere" would become standards. *Directed by Vincent Minelli |
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| -This Heart Of Mine | ||
| -There's Beauty Everywhere | ||
| -You've Got Me Where You Want Me Baby | ||
| 1945 | ||
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From "YOLANDA AND THE THIEF"
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Starring Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremmer. Will You Marry Me" and "Coffee Time" are standout compositions from this film. | |
| -Yolanda | ||
| -Angel | ||
| -Will You Marry Me | ||
| -This Is A Day For Lovc | ||
| -Coffee Time | ||
| From "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME" | With lyricist Ralph Blane, all but "If It Weren't For The Irish" were cut from the film. | |
| -If It Weren't For The Irish | ||
| -Boy In The Celluloid Collar | ||
| -Me-Oh-My | ||
| -Puttin On Airs | ||
| -Ride, Ride. Ride | ||
| 1946 | ||
| The
Arthur Freed unit was the elite corp at Metro, and they brought all their
resources out on this film. Judy Garland does an enchanting version of "My
Intuition" although it was cut from the final print. "On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe" gave Warren his third Oscar. *Kenny Baker, Cyd Charisse, Angela Lansbury |
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| -Swing Your Partner Round And Round | ||
| -Wait And See | ||
| -Wild, Wild West | ||
| -Oh, You Kid | ||
| -In The Valley | ||
| -It's A Great Big World | ||
| -My Intuition | ||
| -March Of The Doagies | ||
| 1947 | ||
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From
"SUMMER HOLIDAY"
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Summer
Holiday received glowing praise from the critics and is treasured among
connoisseurs of movie musicals. Warren chose Ralph Blane as his lyricist.
"Afraid To Fall In Love" and "Spring Isn't Everything"
are wonderful songs although the latter was cut from the final print. The
screenplay is oustanding and the cinematography is of an exceptionally high
and artistic standard. *Mickey Rooney, Gloria De Haven, Walter Huston, Agnes Moorhead, Marilyn Maxwell |
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| -Afraid To Fall In Love | ||
| -The Stanley Steamer | ||
| -All Hail To Danville High | ||
| -Independence Day | ||
| -Our Home Town | ||
| -The Sweetest Kid I Ever Saw | ||
| -A Brave Heart | ||
| -While The Men Are All Drinking | ||
| -You're Next | ||
| -Spring Isn't Everything | ||
| -Weary Blues | ||
| 1949 | ||
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From
"BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY"
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Harry
teams up with Ira Gershwin as his lyricist. The film reunites Fred Astaire
with Ginger Rogers for the first time in ten years, and several numbers
are standouts. Harry's bouncy "Swing Trot" and his instrumental
"Bouncin' The Blues" are great. Astaire's solo dance to "Shoes With Wings On" is a show within a show and a high point in his catologue of distinctive dances. After putting on a pair of "magical shoes, things get out of control as dozens of animated shoes begin dancing wildly. |
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| -Shoes With Wings On | ||
| -A Weekend In The Country | ||
| -Manhattan Downbeat | ||
| -Bouncin' The Blues | ||
| -My One And Only Highland Fling | ||
| -Swing Trot | ||
| -You'd Be Hard To Replace | ||
| 1950 | ||
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From
"SUMMER STOCK"
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Summer Stock has great moments in Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and great songs by Harry, who was reunited with Mack Gordon. This was Judy's last film at MGM and "You, Wonderful You" and "If You Feel Like Singing, Sing" are standouts. | |
| -Dig, Dig, Dig For Your Dinner | ||
| -Howdy Neighbor, Happy Harvest | ||
| -If You Feel Like Singing, Sing | ||
| -Friendly Star | ||
| -Mem'ry Island | ||
| -You, Wonderful You | ||
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From
"PAGAN LOVE SONG"
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"Pagan
Love Song" was originally titled "Tahiti", hence the title
song. But the film almost completed, Arthur Freed cut Harry's song and replaced
it with one of his own. The Warren melodies are all wonderful, yet none
of them reached the exalted rank of standard. *Esther Williams, Howard Keel |
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| -The House Of Singing Bamboo | ||
| -The Sea Of The Moon | ||
| -Tahiti | ||
| -Why Is Love So Crazy | ||
| -Singing In The Sun | ||
| -Here In Tahiti We Make Love | ||
| -Etiquette | ||
| 1951 | ||
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From
"TEXAS CARNIVAL"
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*Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Red Skelton, Ann Miller | |
| -The Carnie's Pitch | ||
| -It's Dynamite | ||
| -Whoa Emma | ||
| -Young Folks Should Get Married | ||
| 1952 | ||
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From "BELLE OF NEW YORK"
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Warren again teams up with lyricist Johnny Mercer. Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen dance and sing to masterful tunes and "Baby Doll" becomes another hit. Dressed in a white suit, Astair taps and shuffles to the song "I Wanna Be A Dancin' Man"on a sand floor. "Oops" is later re-recorded as a fabulous duet with Louie Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. | |
| -I Wanna Be A Dancin' Man | ||
| -Baby Doll | ||
| -Oops | ||
| -Naughty But Nice | ||
| -Seeing's Believing | ||
| -When I'm Out With The Belle Of New York | ||
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From
"SKIRTS AHOY"
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Harry's
final film at MGM, his lyricist is Ralph Blane. Skirts Ahoy has Esther Williams,
Vivian Blaine, and Joan Evans as a trio who join the Navy either to get
away from male problems or to find them. The most memorable songs of the film are "What Good Is A Gal (Without A Guy)" and "Hold Me Close To You" the latter sung by Billy Eckstine. *Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Van and the five De Marco Sisters also star. |
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| -I Get A Funny Feeling | ||
| -The Navy Waltz | ||
| -Hold Me Close To You | ||
| -What Good Is A Gal (Without A Guy) | ||
| -Skirts Ahoy | ||
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