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Ready, Willing, and Able (film)

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Ready, Willing, and Able
Directed byRay Enright
Written byWarren Duff
Sig Herzig
Jerry Wald
Story byRichard Macaulay
Produced bySamuel Bischoff
StarringRuby Keeler
Lee Dixon
Allen Jenkins
CinematographySol Polito
Edited byDoug Gould
Music byHeinz Eric Roemheld
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 6, 1937 (1937-03-06)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ready, Willing, and Able is a 1937 American musical film directed by Ray Enright and starring Ruby Keeler, Lee Dixon, Allen Jenkins and Ross Alexander.[1] It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. Songs in the film were written by composer Richard A. Whiting and lyricist Johnny Mercer. The most successful song introduced by Wini Shaw and Ross Alexander, and reprised throughout, was "Too Marvelous for Words", which has become a pop and jazz standard.

In the final production number choreographed by Bobby Connolly, Ruby Keeler and Lee Dixon tap across the keys of a giant-sized typewriter while dancers’ legs mimic typebars striking letters. The film was released to lackluster business in the aftermath of Alexander's suicide.

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References

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  1. ^ Bubbeo p.110

Bibliography

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  • Bubbeo, Daniel. The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies, with Filmographies for Each. McFarland, 2001.
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