Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Nacimiento : 1903-05-03, Tacoma, Washington, USA

Muerte : 1977-10-14

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music. Crosby won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of St. Mary's opposite Ingrid Bergman the next year, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording. He was also known for his collaborations with longtime friend Bob Hope, starring in the Road to... films from 1940 to 1962. Crosby influenced the development of the postwar recording industry. After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel tape recorder brought to America by John T. Mullin, he invested $50,000 in a California electronics company called Ampex to build copies. He then convinced ABC to allow him to tape his shows. He became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. Through the medium of recording, he constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) used in motion picture production, a practice that became an industry standard. In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped to finance the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team.

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Películas

Dinosaur Quiz
Learn all about dinosaurs in this informative and entertaining program with uncle Ray while his niece is calling him.
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin tenía un encanto relajado que lo hizo exitoso en todo, desde comedias de pantalla grande hasta programas de variedades de televisión y actos en vivo en Las Vegas. El cineasta Tom Donahue explora la variada carrera de Martin, incluidas sus complicadas relaciones con Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr y otros. Escuchamos a admiradores como el crítico Gerald Early, el actor Jon Hamm y el artista de hip-hop RZA, quienes dan testimonio de la perdurable mística de Martin.
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)
Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of popular holiday standards and traditional carols performed, throughout decades past, by an array of artists, including Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, Brenda Lee, Eddy Arnold, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Mitch Miller and the Gang, Gene Autry, Jimmy Boyd, the Supremes, Rosemary Clooney, the Lennon Sisters, Burl Ives, Mahalia Jackson, Mitzi Gaynor, Julie Andrews, the Beach Boys, the Carpenters, Jose Feliciano, the Drifters, Ronnie Spector, the Harry Simeone Chorale, and David Bowie.
Howard
Jeff Peters (archive footage)
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the twentieth century, pulling audiences in with his intimate, laid-back voice and innate charm. Narrated by Stanley Tucci and directed by Robert Trachtenberg, this film explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a personality far more complex than the image the public had only thought they'd known.
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
Un documental que recorre la historia de los premios de la Academia.
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Self
Bing Crosby and Christmas - they're inseparable. It was only natural for the voice that sold more than 100 million copies of 'White Christmas' to eventually celebrate the season on television. This second volume of Crosby television specials showcases those Christmas shows. Included in this premiere, two-disc collection are Bing's first holiday special, produced in England in 1961, his first color special from 1962 with Mary Martin, Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas with Robert Goulet and Mary Costa from 1971, and Bing s final special, Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, which includes the iconic duet of 'The Little Drummer Boy / Peace on Earth' with David Bowie. These treasured programs have been meticulously restored from the original film and videotape sources, and are presented with all the original performances intact.
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
Self
One of America's best loved comedians, Tim Conway (The Carol Burnett Show, Mchale's Navy) is featured here in hilarious TV clips from the 1960s. Conway portrays the popular character, Dag Hereford. A self-professed expert on everything, Dag proves to be the classic bumbler. Whether he's a horse-racing jockey, wine taster, prison warden or one of the country's leading race car drivers, Conway hams it up with stars of the day in rare, stand-up performances not seen in over 30 years.
Grace Kelly: el destino de una princesa
Self - Actor (archive footage)
En 1956, la actriz y estrella de Hollywood Grace Kelly (1929-82), entonces en la cumbre de su carrera cinematográfica, lo dejó todo de forma inesperada para casarse con el príncipe Rainiero III de Mónaco. Jinx, una periodista estadounidense, amiga de la futura princesa, la acompañó en su viaje hacia el matrimonio y cubrió el sensacional acontecimiento.
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
Self
Here are all your favorite holiday entertainers on one delightful DVD! Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Mel Tormé and more, in vintage television performances, singing all your favorite Christmas songs - plus - Bob Hope in some hilarious holiday sketches. You'll surely give thanks for all of these memories! Highlights include: Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Frank Sinatra) It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Frank Sinatra) Christmas Waltz (Bing Crosby) White Christmas (Bing Crosby) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Judy Garland) The Christmas Song (Judy garland & Mel Tormé)
Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt
Thanks
14 short films by 14 different filmmakers, from the music of Stan Ridgway
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Self
This half-hour family special is a delightful combination of animated adaptations of classic holiday songs - performed by top stars ranging from Frank Sinatra to Macy Gray - plus live-action shots. The animated segments feature classic and all-new recordings of well-known holiday songs and are visually conceived through the skills of several top animators of a group of adorable 4 to 8-year old children, as well as by short live-action pieces that celebrate the holiday spirit of giving, sharing, and loving.
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self (archive footage)
His career started in the glory days of vaudeville. More than 70 years later, he is revered as the most popular and influential entertainer of the century, the show-biz giant all others are measured against. On stage and screen, on TV and radio, on Broadway and USO stages worldwide, Bob Hope has enjoyed a career of unmatched popularity. In this special, feature-length presentation, BIOGRAPHY traces his remarkable life, from his vaudeville debut he had third billing, behind a trained seal to entertaining the troops of Desert Storm. Extensive clips capture his greatest performances, while family photos and the recollections of friends, colleagues and family provide an intimate portrait of the private man.
Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites
(archive footage)
Ever wonder if celebrity truly dies with the celebrity, if graves really can give up the dead, or if walls really do talk? Then join the hunt for star haunts and hauntings in and around the city of broken dreams - Hollywood, California. Find out the details of the odd pilgrimages and observances held at celebrity gravesites, the eerie accounts of strange studio haunts, the unusual tales of ghostly disturbances at the mansions of the stars, and the spooky sightings of apparitions on the Grey Ghost herself, the legendary luxury liner, the Queen Mary. With this program, you have a unique backstage pass to the studio lots, the crypts, the tombstones, the cemeteries, and the homes of some of Hollywood's most notable characters, ranging from Bugsy Siegel and Rudolph Valentino to Harry Houdini and Marilyn Monroe. So if your curiosity is sparked and your courage is up to par, then come along on a truly terrifying tour of Hollywood Ghosts and Gravesites.
Fábulas Disney - Vol.1
Narrator / Ichabod Crane / Brom Bones (voice) (archive footage)
Dos fábulas animadas de los estudios Disney. En 'La Leyenda de Sleepy Hollow' Ichabod Crane está enamorado de la encantadora Katrina, pero tiene que lidiar con Brom Bones, el matón de la ciudad. Su rivalidad lleva a Crane a la leyenda de Sleepy Hollow y el jinete sin cabeza. En 'El Príncipe y el Mendigo', Mickey, Goofy, Donald y Pluto protagonizan la versión de Disney del clásico de Mark Twain.
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Boulevard, Roman Holiday and many others during her distinguished career that lasted more than six decades and earned her eight Academy Awards wins in between more than 30 nominations.
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25 years of Bob Hope Specials and the many celebrities that appeared on them The clips begin with his very first special, for Frigidaire, on April 9, 1950 and putting his way through the years to 1975
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975 (he began with NBC radio in 1937) celebrating 25 years of Bob Hope Specials and the many celebrities that appeared on them The clips begin with his very first special, for Frigidaire, on April 9, 1950 and putting his way through the years to 1975
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Actress Rosemary Clooney reminisces about the making of the classic holiday film White Christmas (1954).
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
(archive footage)
Highlights from the great musicals of the 1940s. Stars featured include Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Danny Kaye, Jimmy Durante and Frank Sinatra.
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Himself
The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public television that was originally called «A Bing Crosby Christmas: Just Like the Ones You Used to Know» that was narrated by Gene Kelly and hosted by Bing's widow, Kathryn Crosby. The program itself features clips from fifteen of Bing's classic television specials, concentrating on the period from the early 1960s onwards when he included Kathryn and their three children in the programs.
Silent Night
Songs
One Silent Night, a snowman is magically brought to life by an ice fairy. Wandering the town scared and alone, the snowman meets the friendly Rachel who helps him find his singing voice whereupon the town learns to love him.
Good King Wenceslas
Songs
King Wenceslas brings food to the poor with the help of his uptight page, Stefan. As they go, flashbacks to King Wenceslas' childhood answer that age old question - how did King Wenceslas get to be so good?
White Christmas
Songs
Dorothy has a grand adventure in Weatherland with her brother Peter and Scratcher the dog. Helped by Jack Frost and the bumbling odd job man, they have to outwit the dreaded thunder and lightening twins and the storm demons in their quest to meet the weather wizards.
Érase una vez en Hollywood III
(archive footage)
El tercer documental de la trilogía en el que se pueden ver interesantes tomas falsas protagonizadas por Judy Garland o Lena Horne. Anteriores estrellas musicales de la MGM como Gene Kelly presentan los números musicales.
Songs That Won the War
Himself (Archive)
Wartime sweetheart Vera Lynn presents this documentary which sets archive footage and newsreel film from World War Two to the popular sounds of the day. Artists featured include Flanagan and Allen, Gracie Fields, George Formby, Bing Crosby, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Andrews Sisters and the Mills Brothers.
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
A comical and musical collection of yuletide appearances on the Ed Sullivan show. Timeless appearances by musical guests such as Johnny Mathis, Sergio Franchi and Bing Crosby are included along with comedic performers such as Topo Gigio and the Muppets.
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feistein, and wife Kathryn Crosby celebrate the voice and singing style of crooner Bing Crosby through clips from his theatrical shorts from the 30s and 40s and archival footage from his television appearances from the 60s and 70s. Such Crosby standards as «Aren't You Glad You're You», «June in January», «Learn to Croon», «True Love» and «White Christmas» are heard.
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Archive Footage
Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archival footage)
William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilarious collection of movie and TV bloopers.
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Showbiz Goes to War
Archive Footage
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.
Disney's Halloween Treat
(archive footage)
Contains memorable scenes from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Fantasia," "Lady and the Tramp," "Peter Pan," "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," and "The Sword in the Stone."
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.
Bing Crosby the Christmas Years
Himself (archival footage)
The Christmas after Bing Crosby's passing, his family gets together to recall all the good times they had. They talk about the people he worked with, how he liked to perform, and ultimately why he had to sing White Christmas at the end of each special.
Caza sin piedad
Executive Producer
Paul Ramsey, un cantante de música country, es traicionado por su abogado ante un tribunal y condenado a cinco años de prisión. Paul es enviado a una sádica prisión del sur. Esta prisión utiliza a los presos de forma inhumana para entrenar a su jauría de perros de ataque. Los animales también se utilizan para localizar a los hombres que intentan escapar, incluyendo el uso de "Rattler", el feroz Doberman dominante de la jauría. Pero Paul no está dispuesto a permanecer más en aquella infernal prisión.
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Himself
Bing Crosby and his family spend Christmas at the estate of a distant relative in England.
Halloween Hall 'o Fame
Narrator/Brom Bones
Jonathan Winters stars as a night watchman working late at Walt Disney Studios on Halloween night. He is accompanied by his dog, Peanuts. The night watchman, bitter about working on Halloween night, stumbles upon the prop room at the studio and begins acting out scenes with various props. Eventually, he finds a crystal ball containing a talking Jack-o'-lantern (also played by Winters). Jack-o'-lantern is hiding out from Halloween because it's no longer scary like it was back in "the olden days".
Bing Crosby - Live In Mysen, Norway
Himself
What was supposed to be a 40 minute performance gets extended another 20 minutes with 3 more songs to the already sung 35 songs in Bing’s only fully televised concert! Recorded a month and a half before his death, we see Bing in great form performing many songs he was associated with. He is accompanied by the Joe Bushkin Quartet and his son Harry Crosby.
Hollywood, Hollywood
(archive footage)
Segunda parte de "Érase una vez en Hollywood". A diferencia del primer documental, sólo hay dos narradores: Gene Kelly y Fred Astaire. Incluye escenas de comedias y dramas en los que intervienen los hermanos Marx, Laurel y Hardy o Katharine Hepburn.
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Érase una vez en Hollywood
Self - Host / Narrator
La Metro Goldwyn Mayer celebró su 50º aniversario haciendo una recopilación de sus mejores clásicos musicales y entrevistando a sus protagonistas.
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
Bing's 1973 primetime Christmas special from NBC, with his family and guest stars.
Luna de papel
Thanks
Estados Unidos, años 30. Durante la época de la Gran Depresión y la Ley Seca, un estafador de poca monta que intenta vender biblias a las viudas, se hace cargo a regañadientes del cuidado de la hija de una antigua amante. La niña no sólo aprende rápidamente todos los trucos del oficio de su protector, sino que incluso le ayuda, en algunas ocasiones, a salir de apuros. Una comedia dramática con excelentes críticas, especialmente en Estados Unidos.
Terror en el Museo de Cera
Producer
El asesinato del propietario de un Museo de Cera incita a un investigador de la policía a determinar si el asesino es uno de los sospechosos que esperan tomar posesión del museo, o si Jack el Destripador ha regresado.
Cancel My Reservation
Himself (uncredited)
Un presentador jubilado de TV se ve implicado en una historia de asesinato.
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas
Himself
Bing Crosby hosts this music holiday special featuring performances by Mary Costa, Robert Goulet, the Mitchell Boys Choir and the Crosby family.
The Great Radio Comedians
Self
Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee & Molly, The Bob Hope Show, and The Fred Allen Show.
Dr. Cook's Garden
Dr. Leonard Cook
A young doctor returns to his New England home town after a long absence. He visits with the town's kindly old physician, Dr. Cook, a man he has admired since childhood. However, he soon finds out that the old doctor isn't quite what he seems to be, and the young doctor finds his life in danger.
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Mark Twain
John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America.
Cerveza para todos
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
El Sargento O'Farrell es un soldado del Ejército en una isla del Pacífico Sur durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial que está intentando llevar los dos conceptos básicos de la vida a sus soldados: mujeres y cerveza. El barco que lleva el suministro de cerveza es torpedeado y el contingente de enfermeras se compone de seis hombres y la fea enfermera Nellie Krause. Si al menos podría tratar de salvar el cargamento de cerveza...
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
White Christmas
Music
One of the many films drawing a connection between Christmas and war. It is unclear whether the longing for a white Christmas is being taken seriously, or whether it is intended as a denunciation. In either event, America's war in Vietnam is denounced. (Harun Farocki)
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Himself
The holidays just wouldn't be the holidays without Mr. White Christmas himself - Bing Crosby. His seemingly effortless, easygoing singing style and good humor made him an audience favorite for generations. In this rare episode of the Hollywood Palace, first telecast in 1966, der Bingle is joined by dancer Cyd Charisse, comedian Bob Newhart, the Crosby family, and Kate "God Bless America" Smith. Bing lends his smooth style to such favorites as the Christmas Waltz, Silver Bells, The twelve days of Christmas, Do you hear what I hear, and of course, White Christmas. Kate Smith belts out Christmas Eve in my home town and there's a special Crosby-Kate medley of catchy Christmas carols.
Hacia los grandes horizontes
Doc Josiah Boone
A pesar de que los sioux de Caballo Loco están en pie de guerra, una diligencia parte para Cheyenne. Durante el largo y duro viaje, se producirán tensiones de todo tipo entre los variopintos pasajeros, pero tanto ellos como el conductor, a quien acompaña el sheriff, deberán olvidar sus diferencias para defenderse de un ataque de los indios. Remake en Cinemascope del famoso filme de John Ford "La diligencia" (Stagecoach) protagonizada por John Wayne, en 1939.
Cinerama's Russian Adventure
Narrator (voice)
Following an introduction by Bing Crosby, the Cinerama screen widens for scenes of landscapes, cities, peoples, and entertainments of the Soviet Union. Highlights include the historic buildings and churches of Moscow, as the Kremlin; its subway and streets, a spring carnival, the seaside resorts on the Black Sea, a trip down the Voga River, skiers, a troika racing along a snow-covered road, a helicopter view of the North Pole, an Antarctic whale hunt, the capture of a wild boar in the Moyun-Kum of Central Asia, a race by reindeer-drawn sleds, divers in the Sea of Okhotsk, battling an octopus, the capture of antelopes, rafting logs down the Tisza River, and the development of new towns in Siberia. Other scenes include a visit to the Moscow Circus, where the renowned clown Oleg Popov performs, the dancing of the Moiseyev and Piatnitsky companies, and excerpts from the repertoire of the Bolshoi Theater Ballet.
Hollywood My Home Town
Self (archive footage)
Ken Murray narrates his 16mm home movies shot over 35 years in Hollywood.
4 Gangsters de Chicago
Allen A. Dale
En Chicago, en la época de la Ley Seca, al morir un ”reputado” gánster, su sucesor se las tiene que ver con el mejor amigo y colaborador del difunto. Éste tiene un plan para hacerse con el control del negocio del juego y el licor que al mismo tiempo le dará una reputación en toda la ciudad como defensor de los desheredados.
Hollywood and the Stars
(archive footage)
NBC's pioneering documentary series, produced by the David L. Wolper Production Company, in association with United Artists Television. Each 30-minute show concentrated on a Hollywood genre, film or legendary star. This series ran from September 30, 1963 until May 18, 1964, and many of its individual episodes were released into the home gauge market in shortened form. Certain episodes would focus on films being made at the time, notably Preminger's The Cardinal and Huston's Night of the Iguana.
The Sound of Laughter
Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
A compilation of film clips of comedies from 1930's.
The Bing Crosby Show
Himself
Bing celebrated the holidays by starring in his first color special, which aired on Christmas Eve. This time the show concluded with an extended holiday-themed segment featuring Bing and his guests, Mary Martin , Andre Previn and The United Nations Children’s Choir . Bing delivers a standout version of “ The Little Drummer Boy ” and performs “ White Christmas ” with Mary Martin. The other musical selections are dominated by two extended Crosby-Martin medleys, but there’s also a fine solo by Bing on “ I Left My Heart in San Francisco ” and the positively surreal production number, “ Doin’ the Bing ”. (A dance craze was not started.) This would be the last Crosby holiday show not devoted entirely to the Christmas theme.
Dos frescos en órbita
Harry Turner
Harry (Crosby) y Chester (Hope) son dos actores de vodevil que viajan al Tíbet en busca de una cura que devuelva la memoria a Chester. Cuando por fin dan con ella, su memoria mejora tanto que se aprende sin querer una fórmula secreta que hace posibles los viajes espaciales. (FILMAFFINITY)
The Bing Crosby Show
Self
Guests: Bob Hope, Marion Ryan, Dave King, Terry-Thomas, Shirley Bassey. Filmed on location in London, where Bing was filming Road to Hong Kong. Bing wanders the streets of London encountering his guests, including Bob Hope (in drag).
The Grand Olympics
Himself
Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to Livio Berruti, the first white to win the 200 meters, to the deeds of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who won the marathon racing barefoot.
Pepe
Bing Crosby
Pepe, el mozo de cuadras de un rancho mexicano, está muy encariñado con uno de los caballos, pero su jefe se lo vende a un director de cine americano que piensa utilizarlo en su próxima película. Entonces Pepe decide buscar trabajo en Hollywood para estar cerca del caballo. Film con numerosos cameos de grandes estrellas como Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Jack Lemmon, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Janet Leigh, Kim Novak, Tony Curtis y Dean Martin, entre otros.
Buenos tiempos
Harvey Howard
Un viudo millonario decide hacer realidad un sueño: matricularse en la universidad para estudiar una carrera, cosa que nunca tuvo la oportunidad de hacer. En principio es un estudiante más, pero acaba enamorándose de una de las profesoras.
El multimillonario
Himself
Un multimillonario (Yves Montand) se enamora de una estrella de Broadway (Marilyn Monroe) que protagoniza un espectáculo en el que se ridiculiza la figura del millonario. Con el propósito de conocerla, convence a Milton Berle, Bing Crosby y Gene Kelly (haciendo de sí mismos) para que lo instruyan en las artes de la comedia, la canción y el baile, para poder incorporarse a la compañía de teatro. La actriz cae bajo su hechizo, pero, ¿cuánto tiempo podrá mantener el engaño?
Lifetime of Comedy
(archive footage)
Compilation of comedy sketches from the comedy kings Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye & Bing Crosby.
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
The first Timex Show from Frank Sinatra with friends Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and others.
Di uno por mí
Father Conroy
El padre Conroy tiene una parroquia que sirve a la comunidad. Cuando uno de sus feligreses enferma demasiado para trabajar, su hija Holly encuentra trabajo en un club de baile de carácter cuestionable, dirigido por Tony Vincent.
Alias Jesse James
Bing (uncredited)
Milford Farsnworth (Bob Hope) es un agente de seguros novato que vende una póliza a T. J. James, descubriendo luego que se trata del famoso Jesse James (Wendell Corey). La beneficiaria de la póliza es la novia de Jesse, Cora Lee Collins (Rhonda Fleming), una famosa bailarina de salón, más conocida como La Duquesa. Milford es enviado al oeste para retirar la póliza y dejar libre de responsabilidad a su compañía. Se une a la banda de James con el objetivo de protegerle, pero Milford empieza a imitar al famoso fuera de la ley. Esto hace pensar a Jesse que si Milford adopta su personalidad, él podrá matarle, quedarse con el seguro de 100.000 dólares y huir con la Duquesa a California.
Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank
Self
Two of the biggest musical celebrities of the 20th century come together with Christmas songs old and new in this classic holiday special from 1957.
The Edsel Show
Self
Man on Fire
Earl Carleton
Bitter over their divorce, a wealthy businessman (Bing Crosby in a rare non-singing, unsympathetic role) prevents his ex-wife from seeing their child. She then takes him to custody court, and a judge tries to determine what will be best for the child.
Alta sociedad
C. K. Dexter-Haven
Tracy va a contraer matrimonio por segunda vez. Sin embargo, su primer marido se da cuenta de que sigue locamente enamorado de ella e intenta conseguir que vuelva a su lado. Remake de la mítica 'Historias de Filadelfia', adornada con un espléndido reparto y las canciones de Bing Crosby
Entre rivales todo vale
Bill Benson
Bill Benson y Ted Adams son dos estrellas del mundo del espectáculo que viajan alrededor del mundo en busca de las dos mujeres que necesitan para la comedia musical que preparan. Segunda versión musical de la obra de Guy Bolton y P.G. Wodehouse, tras la realizada por Lewis Milestone 20 años antes, "Todo vale" (1936). Sigue teniendo las canciones de Cole Porter, y vuelve a estar protagonizada por Bing Crosby y a ser desarrollada en un crucero, pero el argumento es diferente. Esta fue la única película dirigida por uno de los tres fundadores del Actors Studio, Robert Lewis (1909-97), al margen de uno de los fragmentos de Ziegfeld Follies (1945), y también representó el último trabajo de Bing Crosby para la Paramount, estudio al que estuvo ligado durante 22 años.
High Tor
Executive Producer
High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.
High Tor
Van Van Dorn
High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Influential Man
Short promotional film for a Saturday Evening Post sales convention.
La angustia de vivir
Frank Elgin
Desde hace años, el actor de teatro Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) atraviesa una grave crisis debido al alcoholismo y a un gran sentimiento de culpa por la muerte de su único hijo. Su esposa (Grace Kelly) y su director de escena (William Holden) intentarán por todos los medios sacarlo del triste estado en que se encuentra, aunque no será nada fácil.
Navidades blancas
Bob Wallace
Bob y Phil son dos tipos que acaban de volver de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Consumados cantantes y bailarines, deciden ganarse la vida haciendo números musicales. Así conocen a una pareja de hermanas dedicadas a lo mismo. Siguiéndolas, van a parar a Vermont, a un hotel que tiene graves problemas financieros. El administrador del hotel resulta ser el antiguo jefe de los muchachos en el ejército y sus líos económicos son urgentes. Tanto como para que Bob y Phil decidan ayudarlo como mejor saben.
El niño perdido
Bill Wainright
Un corresponsal de guerra estadounidense destinado a París durante la II Guerra Mundial, pierde a su mujer francesa que es asesinada por los nazis. Acabada la guerra, vuelve a Francia en busca de su hijo que él creía muerto en un bombardeo.
Una herencia de miedo
Skeleton (uncredited)
Una joven hereda un castillo, situado en una isla, que según la leyenda está habitado por fantasmas cuyos gritos se oyen todas las noches. Pese a todo, la joven decide visitar la propiedad en compañía de un cantante y un conductor de autobús, pero éstos quedan atrapados en el interior del castillo y tendrán que vérselas con unos muertos vivientes.
Camino a Bali
George Cochran
En su carrera para escapar de sendas bodas impuestas, dos bailarines y cantantes, interpretados por Bing Crosby y Bob Hope, llegan al Pacífico Sur para luchar por el amor y la fortuna de una princesa de la isla, Lala (Dorothy Lamour). Mientras se pelean por conseguirla, deben hacer frente a todo tipo de peligros de la jungla. La atribulada pareja de amigos se convierte en pareja de enemigos, al luchar no sólo para salvar sus vidas sino también por conseguir la mano de Lala. (FILMAFFINIT)
Fabricante de campeones
Bing Crosby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comedia sobre el mundo del boxeo con célebres cameos como el del campeón Jack Dempsey, quien incluso tuvo su propia biografía en el telefilm Desmpsey (1983), con Treat Williams de protagonista. Herbert Tuttle, un aspirante a boxeador, encuentra al entrenador ideal en Wally Hogan. Hogan acaba de perder a su pupilo, el campeón del mundo Stanley Clements, por culpa de unos gángsteres. Después de someter a Herbert a un duro entrenamiento, lo convencerá para que se enfrente a Clements.
Sólo para ti
Jordan Blake
Jordan Blake es un famoso productor de Broadway que siempre ha mantenido un excesivo proteccionismo para con sus hijos cuando éstos perdieron a su madre. Ahora, sus hijos han crecido lo suficiente para plantear a Jordan una serie de problemas que no sabe muy bien cómo resolver.
El hijo de rostro pálido
Driver (uncredited)
Continuación de "The Paleface" (1948), de Norman Z. McLeod, tambien con Hope y Russell y coescrita por Tashlin, uno de los grandes éxitos de taquilla del actor Bob Hope (sin Bing Crosby). En el film, Hope y Jane Russell repiten protagonismo, uniéndose esta vez el cantante y actor Roy Rogers. Lo curioso es que sus personajes son diferentes, ya que ahora Hope es un universitario que viaja al salvaje Oeste para hacerse cargo de la herencia de su padre, un célebre pistolero. En su camino se topará con extraños personajes como un agente federal (Rogers) y una chica de salón que tiene una doble personalidad como bandida.
El mayor espectáculo del mundo
Spectator (uncredited)
Con el fin de conseguir una exitosa temporada, el empresario circense Brad Bramen, contrata al famoso trapecista Sebastián para emparejarlo con Holly, una de las trapecistas favoritas del público.
Ángeles en el campo abierto
Himself (uncredited)
Una joven reportera culpa de la racha perdedora de los Piratas de Pittsburgh al entrenador. Mientras ella intenta aprender más sobre él para su columna, él comienza a escuchar la voz de un ángel prometiéndole ayuda para el equipo si va a enmendar sus caminos. Mientras lo hace, una niña huérfana que es fanática de los Piratas y ha estado orando por el equipo comienza a notar ángeles en el campo de juego. Efectivamente, los Piratas comienzan a ganar, y McGovern intenta cambiar su vida. ¿Pero puede mantener la calma lo suficiente como para que los Piratas ganen el banderín de la Liga Nacional?
Aquí viene el novio
Peter 'Pete' Garvey
Pete Garvey, un corresponsal estadounidense en Francia, se ve en el brete de tener que casarse en el plazo de una semana para poder quedarse con dos huérfanos de guerra con los que se ha encariñado durante su estancia en París.
Mr. Music
Paul Merrick
Un compositor loco por el golf trata de evitar las largas y solitarias horas de concentración necesarias para producir un éxito musical. Su productor y su secretaria conspiran para volver a encaminarlo.
Screen Actors
Self (uncredited)
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors.
Lo quiso la suerte
Dan Brooks
Un entrenador de hípica que pasa por una mala racha pone toda su confianza en su caballo para la próxima competición. No obstante, éste se escapa de su cuadra. Los problemas se complican cuando el sheriff del condado reclama a Dan su caballo al no haber hecho frente al pago de unas facturas. A medida que se acerca la hora del Derby, cuando tenía previsto competir su caballo "Broadway Bill", los nervios atenazan a Dan Brooks, quien una vez que ha recuperado a su caballo se encuentra con un nuevo imprevisto.
You Can Change The World
Self
Comedian Jack Benny has his butler, Rochester, call several of his celebrity friends over to the house. Benny introduces them to a Catholic priest, who speaks to them about doing a film for a group called the Christophers. The Christophers are an organization that wants to use different mediums such radio, TV, and film to inspire young people to change the world for the better by pursuing careers in public service like teaching and government work. The priest gives the celebrities a history lesson about the founding of the U.S. and God's role in it, and he asks for their help.
La Leyenda de Sleepy Hollow
Narrator
Adaptación del conocido cuento de Washington Irving. Icabod Crane llega a la pequeña localidad de Sleepy Hollow, donde, según la leyenda, habita un fantasma de un jinete sin cabeza...
La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow y el Señor Sapo
Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
El undécimo clásico Disney fue el último de los llamados filmes-paquete, aquellos que produjo Disney durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y los primeros años de la posguerra. La película narra dos historias míticas de la literatura británica y estadounidense. El primer relato es 'El viento en los sauces', escrito por Kenneth Grahame y que narra la ostentosa vida del señorito J. Thaddeus Toad, un joven multimillonario pendenciero, que derrocha su fortuna por sus obsesiones. El segundo relato es 'La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow', escrito por Washington Irving. En un agradable pueblo de Sleepy Hollow, situado a las afueras del estado de Nueva York, llega el singular profesor Ichabod Crane, que se enamorará perdidamente de la bella Katrina van Tassel. La aparición del fantasma del llamado Jinete sin Cabeza durante la noche de la víspera del día de Todos los Santos convertirá la estancia de Ichabod Crane en una tortura .
Top o' the Morning
Joe Mulqueen
La famosa Piedra de Blarney que se encontraba en el Castillo de Blarney, en Irlanda, ha sido robada. Joe Mulqueen, un investigador de seguros de Nueva York, que también es cantante, viaja al pueblo a investigar el robo, y se enamora de la hermosa hija del sargento de policía McNaughton.
Jolson Sings Again
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
Secuela de "The Jolson Story". Después de un retiro prematuro, el legendario cantante revive su carrera para entretener a las tropas durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. A petición de su esposa, Julie Benson, Al Jolson se había retirado del mundo del espectáculo, pero cuando se le oye cantar en un club nocturno, lo abandona. Jolson vuela a Nueva York para traerla a su casa, pero Julie ha desaparecido y ha pedido el divorcio. El país está en guerra y Al acepta un empleo para entretener a las tropas.
Down Memory Lane
archive footage
This film is a compilation, with narration by Steve Allen, of comedies from the old Mack Sennett silent studio. Sennett, himself, appears in a cameo at the end of the film.
Un yanqui en la corte del rey Arturo
Hank Martin
Un golpe en la cabeza hace que el mecánico Hank Martin sea transportado desde 1912 a la Edad Media, concretamente a la época del Rey Arturo y los Caballeros de la Mesa Redonda. Musical de la Paramount basado en la obra de Mark Twain.
El vals del emperador
Virgil Smith
En la Viena de principios del siglo XX se cruzan las vidas de un americano, vendedor de fonógrafos, que ansía abrirse un hueco en el mercado europeo; una condesa cuya familia no atraviesa su momento más glorioso, y un emperador, obsesionado por la cría de perros con pedigrí, que pretende aparear a su más preciado animal con el perro de la condesa. Los esfuerzos de todos ellos se ven recompensados con el nacimiento de una estupenda camada de cachorros para el emperador, un negocio de fonógrafos que marcha viento en popa y una romántica historia de amor entre la condesa y el desenvuelto americano
Camino de Río
Scat Sweeney
El éxito de uno de los tríos cómicos más populares de los Estados Unidos en los años cuarenta, se debió sobre todo a la vis cómica de Hope, al talento musical de Crosby y al glamour de Dorothy Lamour. Hicieron varias películas muy populares cuyo título empezaba siempre por "Road to... ("Camino de..."). Este delirante "Camino de Río" es una de las mejores muestras. (FILMAFFINIT)
Variety Girl
Bing Crosby
Catherine Brown y Amber La Vonne han ido a Hollywood para hacer carrera en el cine. Visitan el Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, el Brown Derby y otros lugares típicos de de Hollywood antes de estrellarse ante las puertas de los estudios Paramount, donde se ven implicadas en numerosas situaciones cómicas con varios actores y técnicos de los estudios.
The Road to Hollywood
Himself
Exploitation film-maker Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.
Por distintos caminos
Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
El Dr. Joseph McRory es el director de la clínica de un pequeño pueblo a la cual llega el joven Dr. Jim Pearson. Este tiene una gran afición a cantar (lo cual no gusta nada a su gruñón jefe), y se siente atraído por una atractiva profesora que ayuda en la clínica, la cual no le corresponde.
Morena y peligrosa
Harry (uncredited)
El fotógrafo infantil Ronnie Jackson, cuenta la historia que le llevó al corredor de la muerte en San Quintin. Cuando se queda a cargo de la oficina de un detective privado vecino suyo, Ronie recibe a la Baronesa Montay; a fin de localizar al Barón que, al parecer, ha desaparecido. La trama irá complicándose y Ronnie tendrá que descubrir la verdad para salvar su vida mientras es perseguido por un crimen.
Abie's Irish Rose
Executive Producer
Cultures clash when a Jewish boy wants to marry an Irish girl.
Cielo azul
Johnny Adams
En el Nueva York de cambio de siglo, un playboy corteja a una joven cantante.
Las campanas de Santa María
Father Chuck O'Malley
El padre O'Malley acaba de llegar a su nuevo destino como sacerdote del colegio de monjas y la parroquia de Santa María, en un barrio humilde de Nueva York. Pronto se verá enredado en los problemas del barrio y de los alumnos, lo que le lleva a formar un coro para sacar a los chicos de la calle. La vida del colegio le lleva a estrechar la relación con la hermana Benedicta, superiora del convento y directora del colegio, y a participar de las ilusiones de la congregación: que un millonario done un moderno edificio cercano como nueva sede del vetusto colegio.
We've Got Another Bond to Buy
Bing Crosby sings that "We've Got Another Bond to Buy".
Amor por mal camino
Duke Johnson
Duke y Chester son dos actores de tercera fila que huyendo de un apuro se embarcan rumbo a Alaska. En el mismo barco viajan dos asesinos, Sperry y McGurk, que tienen en su poder un mapa con la ubicación concreta de una mina que esconde gran cantidad de oro. La casualidad hace que el mapa vaya a parar a manos de los dos actores que aprovechan la ocasión para abandonar el barco adoptando la identidad de los asesinos.
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Bing Crosby
Una niña está desesperada por llegar a Washington D.C. para estar con su hermano solitario, soldado herido. Ella persuade a Bing Crosby para que la deje unirse a su caravana.
Carnaval de estrellas
Bing Crosby
Cuando Archie, el dueño de un bar de barrio descubre que uno de sus clientes habituales, Michael O´Malley, propietario de una compañía de discos se va a la quiebra, se da cuenta de que muchos de sus clientes habituales pronto están en la misma situación y por tanto, no podrá pagar sus deudas de la taberna.
Out of This World
Herbie Fenton (singing voice)
After struggling to become a success, Betty Miller and her all-girl orchestra finally hit pay dirt when crooner Herbie Fenton comes on board. Problems arise when Betty and her girls try to find backers to invest in Herbie and they sell 125 percent of him.
Road to Home
Self
WWII U.S. Navy training film MN-5075a that addresses the end of the war. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby try to convince sailors not to desert but to wait for their government benefits and honorable discharge.
The Great John L.
Executive Producer
Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise to become the first gloved World Heavyweight Champion. But the famed boxer is no match for the two women with holds on him, love struck actress Kathy Harkness and the real love of his life, beautiful but unyielding Anne Livingstone.
The All-Star Bond Rally
Self
Inspirational documentary short film featuring Hollywood stars promoting the sales of War Bonds through songs and skits.
Mellizas peligrosas
Johnny Cabot
Johnny Cabot es un ídolo de la canción que se enrola en la Marina pensando en vivir nuevas y emocionantes aventuras en alta mar. Sin embargo, se verá enredado por dos hermanas gemelas teniendo que pasar por cómicas situaciones.
La princesa y el pirata
Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Mientras huye en un barco del hombre con el que debe casarse, una bella princesa (Virginia Mayo) es secuestrada por un grupo de piratas al mando del temible y sanguinario capitán Hook (Victor McLaglen). Sorprendentemente, será otro pirata (Bob Hope) el que logre rescatarla.
The Road to Victory
Himself
Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place. Edited down from The Shining Future (1944).
Siguiendo mi camino
Father Chuck O'Malley
Historia de un simpático cura y su actividad a favor de su parroquia, así como las discrepancias con otro sacerdote mayor y más severo
The Shining Future
Self
Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.
Dixie
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Un joven compositor abandona su Kentucky natal para triunfar en Nueva Orleans. Acaba en nueva York, donde vende sus canciones a una editora musical, pero se niega a vender su más atesorada canción, "Dixie".
Show-Business at War
Self
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Me tenían cubierto
Music Box (voice) (uncredited)
Un periodista es despedido de su trabajo por haber dejado escapar una gran noticia. Se va a Washington a ver a la directora del sindicato de prensa en busca de consuelo. Los acontecimientos se precipitan cuando caen en sus manos unos documentos secretos: será acusado de varios crímenes por haberse implicado sin querer en un asunto de espionaje.
Ruta de Marruecos
Jeff Peters
Crosby y Hope son dos náufragos de un crucero por el Mediterráneo que acaban en Arabia intentando conquistar a una bella y exótica princesa.
When The Organ Played
Music
Auroratone films were produced by the Auroratone Foundation of America Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The films showed crystal-like abstract color patterns that changed and blended with each other. The patterns were produced by using crystallizing chemicals and polarized light, which were then synchronized to a variety of recorded musical tracks. The process was developed by English psychologist and scientist Cecil Stokes, who was the founder and technical director of the company. Stokes was issued patent 2292172 on August 4, 1942, for "Process and Apparatus for Producing Musical Rhythm in Color". (Provided by Wikipedia)
Quince días de placer
Jim Hardy
Crosby canta (entre otras, el clásico "White Christmas"), Astaire baila y los dos se disputan los favores de Virginia Dale en esta comedia musical creada por Irving Berlin.
Mi rubia favorita
Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
Karen Bentley, una agente especial inglesa, tiene que formar equipo con el estrambótico Larry Haines, para frustrar los planes de unos espías alemanes.
Fantasía de estrellas
Bing Crosby
Pop, un guardia de seguridad de Paramount le dijo a su hijo que él es el jefe del estudio. Las cosas se vuelven más complicadas cuando Pop acepta organizar un espectáculo para la Marina protagonizado por las principales estrellas de la Paramount.
El nacimiento del blues
Jeff Lambert
Jeff crece cerca de Basin Street, en Nueva Orleans, tocando el clarinete en el muelle de estibadores. Forma una banda, La Basin Street Hot-Shots, que incluye a Memphis, un trompetista. Sufren para que su música jazz sea aceptada en los cafés de la ciudad. Betty Lou, una cantante, se une a la banda y consigue conciertos para ésta. Jeff y Memphis se enamoran de Betty Lou.
Ruta a Zanzíbar
Chuck Reardon
Crosby es un promotor de barraca de feria algo golferas que engaña a los espectadores haciéndoles creer que Bob Hope es un prodigio de la naturaleza. Ambos marchan hasta Zanzíbar, donde encontrarán a una guapa nativa y buscarán una mina de diamantes. Entre sus momentos más surrealistas destaca el de Bob Hope luchando contra un gorila en plena jungla.
Rhythm on the River
Bob Sommers
Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to sell their songs under their own name. The problem is every song publisher thinks they're copying Courtney's style.
Swing with Bing
Himself
A short-subject golf film at the fourth annual Bing Crosby Pro-Am at Rancho Santa Fe.
Con la música a otra parte
Buzz Blackwell
Un obrero de la construcción se hace cargo de la hija de un compañero, muerto en accidente laboral. Va con la chica a Nueva York para localizar a su tío. Cuando le encuentra, descubre que el hombre ha invertido los ahorros de toda su vida en un restaurante que es una ruina. Toma la decisión de ayudar a la chica y a su tío en convertir el local en un éxito.
Ruta de Singapur
Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V
Josh Mallon (Crosby) es un millonario que, harto de esa vida, escapa de su dominante padre (Charles Coburn) y, junto a un vagabundo (Bob Hope), viaja hasta Singapur donde encontrará a una atractiva nativa (Dorothy Lamour) que trabaja en un cabaret para un individuo con pocos escrúpulos (Anthony Quinn).
The Star Maker
Larry Earl
La vida de Gus Edwards, famoso compositor de vodevil, actor y productor.
Al Este del cielo
Denny Martin
Por extrañas circunstancias, un hombre se ve convertido en padre de un niño de diez meses y se involucra en la vida turbulenta de su familia.
Paris Honeymoon
'Lucky' Lawton
Un millonario tejano viaja a Europa para encontrarse con su novia, una condesa. Se detiene en un pueblo de montaña y conoce a una hermosa joven, de la cual se enamora. Ahora tendrá que decidir entre las dos.
Sing, You Sinners
Joe Beebe
Los hermanos Beebe tienen poco en común, el jove Mike solo quiere ser un niño; el responsable Dave quiere trabajar y casarse con Martha; pero Joe piensa que su único camino al éxito es dedicarse a las apuestas y al contrabando. Parece que lo único que puede unirles es su número como cantantes, el cual Mike y Dave odian.
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They raise money to run the horse in the Hollywood Derby at Santa Anita race track. Many Hollywood personalities attend the event.
Doctor Rhythm
Dr. Bill Remsen
El doctor Remsen finge ser policía, y acaba recibiendo la misión de proteger a Judy Marlowe, de la cual se enamora.
Doble o nada
'Lefty' Boylan
Un millonario moribundo da instrucciones a su abogado de soltar cuatro carteras en las calles de Nueva York. Cuatro personas honestas las encuentran y se las devuelven al abogado. Bajo los términos del testamento, a cada uno de ellos se les da 1 millón de dólares, los cuales deberán duplicar en los 30 siguientes días para reclamar todo su patrimonio.
Waikiki Wedding
Tony Marvin
Tony Marvin is a laid back but incredibly successful promoter and fair-haired boy for J. P. Todhunter's pineapple company located in beautiful Hawaii. He gets the company to sponsor a contest in which the winner gets a Hawaiian vacation and is obligated to write articles on the islands which, when published, will constitute a publicity coup for the company. Unfortunately, Georgia Smith, the winner, feels lonely and isolated in the Islands and wants to return to the States. With help from buddy Shad Buggle Tony tries to romantically divert Georgia without letting her know his true motivation.
Pennies from Heaven
Larry Poole
Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her elderly grandfather who need lots of help. This delays Larry from following his dream and going to Venice and becoming a gondolier. Instead, he becomes a street singer and, while singing in the street, meets a pretty welfare worker, Susan Sprague. She takes a dim view of Patsy's welfare under the guardianship of Larry and her grandfather and starts proceedings to have Patsy placed in an orphanage.
Rhythm on the Range
Jeff Larabee
Comedia musical en la cual un cowboy (Bing Crosby) regresa a su tierra después de algunos años, enamorándose de una rica ranchera (Frances Farmer).
Todo vale
Billy Crocker
Adaptación de un musical de gran éxito en Broadway.
Cazadores de estrellas
Bing
El propietario de una emisora de radio es secuestrado por una admiradora, una condesa insaciable.
Two for Tonight
Gilbert Gordon
Gilbert Gordon es un compositor que solo tiene de plazo una semana para terminar un musical de Broadway. En su camino para encontrar la inspiración necesaria hallará a una revoltosa muchacha que pilota un avión y que va a estrellarse cerca de donde él se encuentra.
El cantor del río
Tom Grayson
Un joven y pacifista cantante pierde a su novia al rechazar un duelo para defender su honor. Luego se enrola en un barco donde actuará bajo las órdenes de un capitán, tan pendenciero como de buen corazón.
La gran duquesa y el camarero
J. Paul Jones
Un cantante rico y famoso se disfraza de camarero con el fin de estar cerca de la mujer a la que ama, una princesa europea.
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Himself
Varios miembros de la Metro asisten a un evento musical.
Fuga apasionada
Paul Lawton
Una bailarina de cabaret presencia un asesinato y es obligada a esconderse de unos gángsters y disfrazarse de un estudiante de Princeton.
Música sobre las alas
Stephen Jones
Una alocada muchacha de la alta sociedad llamada Doris Worthington naufraga en su yate y va a parar a una isla del Caribe donde tendrá que aprender a convivir con un individuo de menor clase social.
Hollywood on Parade No. B-4
Self
Songwriter Mack Gordon introduces flagpole sitter Shipwreck Kelly, who hoists some girls aloft with him and shows them sights around Hollywood.
Amores en Hollywood
Bill 'Billy' Williams
Tras alcanzar el éxito, un cantante de baladas abandona a su prometida, una joven profesora, y se marcha con una mujer fatal. A pesar de ello, la novia no se rinde e intentará recuperarlo utilizando todos los medios a su alcance.
Please
Howard Jones
Two dueling suitors vie for the heart of the town’s beautiful music teacher. Features Songs: “Please”, “You’re Getting To be A Habit With Me” and “I Don’t Stand A Ghost of a Chance”.
Cocktail musical
Eddie Bronson
Un cantante duda entre dos mujeres, una "buena" y otra "mala".
College Humor
Professor Frederick Danvers
Un profesor y la estrella del equipo de fútbol americano se enamoran de la misma chica.
Sing, Bing, Sing
Bing
After singing over the radio, Bing Crosby transmits a signal to elope to his sweeheart Helen; but her father is listening too. Undaunted, Bing tries, tries again.
Ondas musicales
Bing Hornsby
Un cantante de la radio, Bing Hornsby, no se toma muy en serio su profesión, y una relación amorosa con Mona provoca su despido. Cuando da la impresión de que Hornsby concede excesiva atención a su novia Anita, el director de la emisora la compra, devuelve el trabajo a Hornsby y se marcha de luna de miel con Anita
Hollywood on Parade
Self
A short featuring many stars
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade was a series of short subjects produced by Paramount Pictures between 1932 and 1934. They showcased the studio's stars both in newsreel-type footage (glimpses of Hollywood figures at premieres, parties, the races, etc.) and in new material such as sketches or musical numbers.
Billboard Girl
Bing
Bing and a buddy drive to the college town where Bing's penpal, a billboard model, goes to school. Little does he know he's being pranked by one of her male classmates.
Dream House
Bing Fawcett (Plumber)
A 2 reel short directed by Mack Sennett and starring Bing Crosby.
One More Chance
Bing Bangs
Bing Bangs (Crosby) is a salesman for "Magic" washing machines and his demonstration of the machine at the beginning of the film results in disaster. Crosby later gains a transfer from Hoboken to California and he drives his wife Ethel and her Uncle Joe (who dislikes Bing) in an open car on the journey having many adventures en route. Uncle Joe presses Ethel to divorce Bing and marry a more desirable suitor called Percy Howard. Ethel, Joe and Percy are dining in a California night club when the announcer refers to the sponsor, the Magic Washing Machine Company and introduces their singer. It is Crosby and he sings "Just One More Chance" and he and Ethel reunite.
I Surrender Dear
Bing Crosby
A short musical comedic romance starring Bing Crosby as ... Bing Crosby. This 2 reel short was directed by Mack Sennett.
Blue of the Night
Bing Crosby / Jack Smith
Starring Bing Crosby as himself in a short comedy/romance telling a tale of mistaken identity. Two-reeler; directed by Mack Sennett
Confesiones de una colegiala
Bing
Una joven estudiante universitaria se queda embarazada por el hombre que ama, pero las circunstancias impiden que se case con él, por lo cual contrae matrimonio con un compañero de clase al que no ama. Sin embargo, su amante regresa pronto, lo que propiciará a que ella se encuentre frente al dilema de a quién elegir.
Arriesgándolo Todo (Para alcanzar la luna)
Bing
Un prestigioso financiero, que mantiene un romance con una joven muy popular dentro de la alta sociedad, lo dejará todo para enamorarla.
The March of Time
Self
Unfinished pre-Code era film consisting of three sections with past performers from the stage and the vaudeville circuit, then-present-day performers and up-and-coming performers. Musical excerpts were later used in Broadway to Hollywood (1933), Nertsery Rhymes (1933), and Roast-Beef and Movies (1934). "The Lock Step" was later used in That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Two Plus Fours
Bing (as The Rhythm Boys)
This short subject was done by Paul Whiteman's Rhythm boys shortly after they finished The King of Jazz where lead singer Bing Crosby made his motion picture debut. Shortly afterwards the trio broke up and Bing went solo and the rest was history. When a well-liked tailor is about to lose his story his daughter and a young singing group try to save it.
El rey del Jazz
Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Una revista que gira en torno al director de orquesta Paul Whiteman, además de demostrar en su número de clausura que la música popular europea se halla en las raíces de la música popular norteamericana, es decir, el jazz.
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert
The silky-smooth crooner who could sing both pop and jazz performs some of his timeless hits in a rare live concert.