"It's Only Money" is a song from the 1951

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musical ''

Double Dynamite ''Double Dynamite'' is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, and Frank Sinatra. The film was written by Leo Rosten (story), Melville Shavelson (screenplay), Mannie Manheim (bas ...

'', written by Jule Styne and

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and performed by Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx. The song's title was initially also the title song of the film, before RKO owner

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changed the title to ''Double Dynamite'' as a reference to co-star

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's famous cleavage. The song is performed twice in the film: first in a scene where Sinatra and Marx are walking rapidly down a street, with Sinatra "trying to keep pace with Groucho Marx's trademark loping walk"; and then at the finale of the film, sung this time by Sinatra, Marx, and Russell. The song was included in the 2002 compilation album '' Frank Sinatra in Hollywood 1940–1964''. '' Billboards review of this 6-CD set mentioned the inclusion of this "lesser known" song as one of the compilation's "more charming" moments."Vital Reissues"
'' Billboard'', August 24, 2002, p. 26.

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