Artists and Models (1937 film)

1937 film by Raoul Walsh

Artists and Models

Paramount Pictures publicity still for Artists and Models (1937)

Directed by| Raoul Walsh
John E. Burch (assistant)
Written by| Walter DeLeon
Francis Martin
Sig Herzig (short)
Gene Thackery(short)
Keene Thompson[1][2]
Produced by| Lewis E. Gensler
Starring| Jack Benny
Ida Lupino
Richard Arlen
Cinematography| Victor Milner
Edited by| Ellsworth Hoagland
Music by| Frederick Hollander
Leo Robin
Victor Young
Distributed by| Paramount Pictures

Release date

* August 4, 1937 (1937-08-04)

Running time

| 97 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $1 million[3]

Artists and Models is a 1937 black-and-white American musical comedy film, directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Jack Benny and Ida Lupino. It was produced by Lewis E. Gensler.

In 1937, the film received an Oscar nomination at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Song: Whispers in the Dark, sung by Connee Boswell with Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra.

## Plot

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## Cast

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* Jack Benny as Mac Brewster
* Ida Lupino as Paula Sewell/Monterey
* Richard Arlen as Alan Townsend
* Gail Patrick as Cynthia Wentworth
* Ben Blue as Jupiter Pluvius
* Judy Canova as Toots
* Cecil Cunningham as Stella
* Donald Meek as Dr. Zimmer
* Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Townsend

Guest Stars (as themselves):

* Peter Arno
* Rube Goldberg
* Louis Armstrong
* Connee Boswell
* The Canova Family
* Andre Kostelanetz
* Martha Raye
* Yacht Club Boys

Additionally, actress and Ziegfeld Follies member Dorothy McHugh had an uncredited role in the film; she would later go on to be the first actor to read the famous line "I've fallen and I can't get up" for LifeAlert.[4] [5]

## Songs

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* "Whispers in the Dark"
* by Friedrich Hollaender and Leo Robin
* Sung by Connie Boswell
* "Mister Esquire"
* Lyrics by Ted Koehler
* Music by Victor Young
* "I Have Eyes"
* Lyrics by Leo Robin
* Music by Ralph Rainger
* "Pop Goes the Bubble"
* Lyrics by Ted Koehler
* Music by Burton Lane
* "Public Melody No. 1"
* Lyrics by Ted Koehler
* Music by Harold Arlen
* Sung by Martha Raye and Louis Armstrong (staged by Vincente Minnelli, his first assignment in Hollywood)
* "Stop You're Breaking My Heart"
* Lyrics by Ted Koehler
* Music by Burton Lane
* "Moonlight and Shadows"
* Music by Friedrich Hollaender
* Lyrics by Leo Robin

## References

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1. ^ Motion Picture Herald. Vol. 124, Issues 1-6. Quigley Pub. Co. 1936. p. 92.
2. ^ "Veteran Screen Writer, Keene Thompson, Dies". Milwaukee Journal. July 12, 1937. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
3. ^ "$1,700,000-$1,900,000 for Domestic BO Expectancy". Variety. 1 September 1937. p. 3.
4. ^ "ACTRESS DIES; KNOWN FOR 'I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP'". 23 July 1995. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. ^ "Dorothy McHugh, 87, actress, model, dancer". 24 July 1995. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

## External links

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* Artists and Models at IMDb

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