Priscilla lane as character performing the harold arlenjohnny mercer standard the dreams on me leading into drama featuring richard whorf, howard da silva and wallace ford, in blues in the night, 1941 view the tcmdb entry for blues in the night 1941. Mabuse 1933 fritz lang ace in the hole billy wilder aroused 1966 anton holden poor white trash aka bayou 1957harold daniels blues in the night 1941anatole litvak directed by mervyn leroyedward g. Starring priscilla lane, betty field, richard whorf, and lloyd nolan. In the movie blues in the night, william gillespie, playing one of several imprisoned black men, gives the title song its premier. Feb 26, 2018 the night watch by sarah waters moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked out streets, illicit liaisons, sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, the night watch is the work of a truly brilliant and compelling storyteller. Blues in the night is a 1941 american musical in the film noir style directed by anatole litvak and starring priscilla lane, richard whorf, betty field, lloyd nolan, elia kazan, and jack carson. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Blues in the night 1941 postcards from shadowland no. Atrium beba palast, and the alhambra, the latter two being primarily movie houses. Harold arlen blues in the night sheet music piano solo. Other articles where blues in the night is discussed.
The project began filming with the working title hot nocturne, the play upon which it is based, but was eventually named after its principal musical number blues in. Jigger pines quintet is sockin em solid before hopping a boxcar to the next gig. South germany in the 1942 looney tunes cartoon the ducktators, and the song. The ragtag bigband unit includes jigger on piano, upbeat nickie elia kazan on clarinet, cocky leo jack carson on trumpet and leos angelic wife, ginger priscilla lane, on vocals. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Staring priscilla lane, lloyd nolan, richard whorf and betty field. The plot of a scrappy band trying to make their way in the world is pretty standard, but its enlivened by some awesome photography and lively musical numbers. Song information for blues in the night rosemary clooney on allmusic. Blues in the night on dvd 883929003242 from warner bros directed by anatole litvak. The song blues in the night was written in 1941 published and ed sept. To many others, who had fled to the country and missed the initial raids, it was a terrifying and new experience. Priscilla lane as character performing the harold arlenjohnny mercer standard the dreams on me leading into drama featuring richard whorf, howard da silva and wallace ford, in blues in the night, 1941. Blues in the night wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
Song information for blues in the night new york trio on allmusic. The movie also features another firstrate performance by lloyd nolan as the gangster. The disk also contains 3 vocal blues tracks by junior parker and 2 more by dakota station. The timing might help explain the films looseleash oddnessthe unique mashing of genres noir, musical, melodrama. Blues in the night is a popular blues song which has become a pop standard and is generally considered to be part of the great american songbook. March 10, 1941 night raids resume the leaselend bill. This is the story of four londonersthree women and a young man with a past, drawn with. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. The dedication isnt paying off in money and, while riding the rails in a boxcar, they. Starring priscilla lane, betty field, richard whorf, lloyd nolan.
Mar 10, 2020 march 10, 1941 news on the war in europe. But plenty of tumult involving a criminal lloyd nolan, a songbird priscilla lane, a siren betty field and those blues in the night the famed title tune and other songs are by harold arlen and johnny mercer. Blue note records, today considered one of the most important record labels. Jigger pine richard whorf is the moody leader of a touring jazz ensemble thats mired in setbacks on the road to success. Nov 16, 2015 its no secret that the hollywood comet loves musicals. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for blues in the night 1941. Sonnys blues quotes i saw my mothers face again, and felt, for the first time, how the stones of the road she had walked on must have bruised her feet. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of blues in the night with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The music was written by harold arlen, the lyrics by johnny mercer, for a 1941 film begun with the working title hot nocturne, but finally released as blues in the night. Based on edwin gilberts play, a jazz band meets a fleeing criminal and plays in his roadhouse, but his exgirlfriend makes the bands leader go astray. A worrisome thing wholl leave ya to sing the blues. Including careerdefining sessions that continue to make their influence felt, the best jazz albums of all time offer a wealth of.
This section will allow any member to post or list named medals. The bigband mystique of the 1940s was explored by blues in the night. Glenn miller movie in stereo sun valley serenade duration. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks youll love. Released 1941, blues in the night stars priscilla lane, betty field, richard whorf, lloyd nolan the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Blues in the night peggy lee and the benny goodman. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals blues in the night. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Browse the top german blues artists to find new music. Watch blues in the night 1941 online verizon fios tv. Blues in the night was released in a sweet spot just before the bombing of. The major characters of the film, a group of young white musicians one of them is played by a young elia kazan. Print and download blues in the night sheet music composed by harold arlen arranged for piano.
Blues in the night 1941 movie clip the dreams on me. All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit and to play blues music. Blues in the night rosemary clooney song info allmusic. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years.
Blues in the night 1941 jigger pine richard whorf is the moody leader of a touring jazz ensemble thats mired in setbacks on the road to success. Nickie elia kazan tells pianoplayer jigger pine richard whorf he wants to play clarinet. Print and download in pdf or midi blues in the night harold arlen. Choose from blues night 1941 sheet music for such popular songs as blues in the night. To many londoners it was a resumption of old times, referring to the early days of the blitz in 1940. Their jazz band travels from one smalltime gig to another, always hoping for their big break but always denied fame thanks to their own personal demons. Blues in the night by johnny mercer and harold arlen. Four trumpet and four trombone soloists, as well as a blistering percussion break are featured in. Rebennack began playing the piano at the age of six and, as he grew up, he became strongly. Blues in the night sheet music for piano download free. The 26 hot and torchy numbers that tell of the sweet, sexy and sorrowful experiences that three women have with the lying, cheating snake of a man who does them wrong will leave you energized, inspired and ready to wail. The soul of the blues wails out full and strong in blues in the night, a scorching, tonynominated musical. Malcolm john rebennack born november 20, 1941, new orleans, louisiana, usa died june 6, 2019, better known by his stage name dr. Glenn kaiser, larry howard, darrell mansfield, trace balin.
Blues in the night 1941 directed by anatole litvak. Usmf members this section is dedicated to highlighting the items that have been returned to recipents owners or their families by our membership or items that forum members would like to attempt to return to the original recipentowner or families. Blues in the night is a 1941 american musical in the film noir style directed by anatole litvak and starring priscilla lane, richard whorf, betty field, lloyd nolan. Watch blues in the night online stream full movie directv. Blues in the night 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Overview of blues in the night, 1941, directed by anatole litvak, with priscilla lane, betty field, richard whorf, at turner classic movies. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. A struggling jazz band searches for their big break while keeping their leader from drinking himself to death. And its not just lazily tagged noir because it came out in 1941 and has some. Blues in the night new york trio song info allmusic. This absolute classic was the winner of the 1941 oscar for best original song. Dvd blues in the night the movie, 1941 song introduced by. Marching band sheet music book by johnny mercer and harold arlen.
Blues in the night was released in a sweet spot just before the bombing of pearl harbor 22 days prior, to be precise, when studiogovernment saberrattling was ramped up but before american war entry, when rahrah propaganda to support the effort became nearly obligatory. Arlen and mercer wrote the entire score for the 1941 film blues in the night. Jigger lane forms a band that includes singer ginger character. Blues into the night by charlie hill jazz ensemble. With priscilla lane, betty field, richard whorf, lloyd nolan. The character of isabel in sonnys blues from litcharts the.
What blues in the night has going for it are songs by harold arlen and johnny mercer, including one great song, this time the dreams on me and one they knocked out of the ball park, perhaps the best popular blues song ever written, blues in the night. Jigger lane forms a band that includes singer ginger character powell, wife of the trumpeter leo powell, and nickie haroyen and peppi. The music was written by harold arlen, the lyrics by johnny mercer, for a 1941 film begun with the working title hot nocturne, but finally released as. His music combines blues, pop, jazz, boogie woogie and rock and roll. Watch the full length movie of blues in the night 1941 online or on the fios mobile app. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing blues in the night near you.