''Sing a Jingle'' is a 1944 American

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Edward C. Lilley Edward Clark Lilley (1896 – 1974) was a director of musicals, operettas, and films in the United States. He worked for Universal Pictures. Broadway *''Walk with Music'' (1940) *''Panama Hattie'' (1940) *''Virginia'' Filmography *''Moonlight in ...

and starring Allan Jones,

June Vincent June Vincent (born Dorothy June Smith, July 17, 1920 – November 20, 2008) was an American actress. Life and career Vincent was born in Harrod, Ohio, the daughter of Sybil Irwin and the Rev. Willis E. Smith. Stage Vincent's acting career bega ...

and

Samuel S. Hinds Samuel Southey Hinds (April 4, 1875 – October 13, 1948) was an American actor and former lawyer. He was often cast as kindly authority figures and appeared in more than 200 films until his death. Early years Hinds was born in Brooklyn, New Y ...

.Taylor & Jackson p.274

Plot

Partial cast

* Allan Jones as Ray King *

as Muriel Crane *

as J.P. Crane *

Gus Schilling August "Gus" Schilling (June 20, 1908 – June 16, 1957) was an American film actor who started in burlesque comedy and usually played nervous comic roles, often unbilled. A friend of Orson Welles, he appeared in five of the director's films � ...

as Bucky *

Betty Kean Betty Kean (December 15, 1914 - September 29, 1986) was an actress and part of the 1950s era comedy duo the Kean Sisters with her sister Jane Kean. She married four times, including to actors such as her last husband comedian Lew Parker. She die ...

as Myrtle *

Jerome Cowan Jerome Palmer Cowan (October 6, 1897 – January 24, 1972) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early years Cowan was born in New York City, the son of William Cowan, a confectioner of Scottish descent, and Julia Cowan, née Palm ...

as Andrews *

Edward Norris Septimus Edward Norris (March 10, 1911 – December 18, 2002) was an American film actor. Early years Norris was born in 1911, the son of a prominent Philadelphia gynecologist, who was described in a newspaper article as "a famous surgeon and ...

as Abbott * Joan Castle as Vera Grant *

Dickie Love Dicky, Dickey, Dickie, or plurals thereof may refer to: Clothing: * Dickey (garment), a type of false shirt-front * Dickies, a brand of clothing People: * Dicky (name), a list of persons with the given name or nickname * Dickey (name), a list of ...

as Wilbur Crane *

Vivian Austin Vivian Austin (born Irene Vivian Coe, February 23, 1920 – August 1, 2004) was an American actress who appeared in a number of films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, although most were B movies. Early years Austin was born Irene Vivian Coe in ...

as Ann * William Newell as Wiggins * Dean Collins as Benny

References

Bibliography

* John Russell Taylor & Arthur Jackson. ''The Hollywood Musical''. McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1971.

External links

* 1944 films 1944 musical films American musical films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Edward C. Lilley American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{Musical-film-stub