Story of movie Call Me Mister Film : Call Me Mister is a 1951 American Technicolor musical film released by Twentieth Century-Fox. The feature was directed by Lloyd Bacon and re-written from the 1946 Broadway play version by Albert E. Lewin and Burt Styler with music by Harold Rome that featured cast members from the US armed forces.
| Call Me Mister | |
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Betty Grable and Dan Dailey on a Call Me Mister lobby card. | |
| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Produced by | Fred Kohlmar |
| Written by | Harold Rome Arnold M. Auerbach Burt Styler |
| Based on | Call Me Mister 1946 musical by Albert E. Lewin |
| Starring | Betty Grable Dan Dailey |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Cinematography | Arthur E. Arling |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,175,000 (US rentals) |
Call Me Mister was filmed in Technicolor, and starred Betty Grable and Dan Dailey and co-starred Danny Thomas with supporting players Dale Robertson, Benay Venuta, and Richard Boone. Only a couple Harold Rome numbers were kept in the film.
Screenplay
The film was a film version of the Broadway version of Call Me Mister, but was also changed to be a remake of Betty Grable's 1941 film A Yank in the RAF. It was one of Grable's final "successful" films as her box-office power was beginning to diminish. This was also Grable's final film with Dan Dailey, with whom she co-starred in several of her previous films. Call Me Mister was a "moderate success" at the box-office.
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After the end of World War II American soldiers in occupied Japan are entertained with a show put on by one of their own Sergeant Shep Dooley (Dan Dailey) and his former wife who is an entertainer Kay Hudson (Betty Grable).
- Betty Grable as Kay Hudson
- Dan Dailey as Sergeant Shep Dooley
- Danny Thomas as P.F.C. Stanley Poppoplis
- Dale Robertson as Captain Johnny Comstock
- Benay Venuta as Billie Barton
- Richard Boone as Mess Sergeant
- Jeffrey Hunter as the Kid
- Frank Fontaine as First Sergeant
- The Dunhill Trio as Dancers
- Call Me Mister
- Written by Harold Rome
- Performed by chorus during credits
- Reprised by Betty Grable and Dan Dailey
- Japanese Girl Like 'Merican Boy
- Written by Sammy Fain
- Lyrics by Mack Gordon
- Sung and danced by Betty Grable and chorus
- I'm Gonna Love That Guy Like He's Never Been Loved Before
- Written by Frances Ash
- Performed by Betty Grable and male chorus
- Lament to the Pots and Pans
- Written by Earl K. Brent
- Lyrics by Jerry Seelen
- Performed by Danny Thomas
- Goin' Home Train
- Written by Harold Rome
- Performed by Bobby Short and male chorus
- I Just Can't Do Enough for You, Baby
- Written by Sammy Fain
- Lyrics by Mack Gordon
- Performed by Betty Grable and Dan Dailey
- Military Life
- Written by Harold Rome
- Revised lyrics by Jerry Seelen
- Performed by Danny Thomas
- Love is Back in Business
- Written by Sammy Fain
- Lyrics by Mack Gordon
- Performed by Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Benay Venuta, and Danny Thomas
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