Though not anywhere near the top of lists which rank the “classic” Warner Brothers musicals of the 1930s, “Ready, Willing and Able”(1937) did a great job of showcasing one of Johnny Mercer’s finest lyrics, including a song & dance on a giant typewriter set piece (film clip available on RU-vid). Jimmy Brierly is vocalist on this pleasant Reisman arrangement, though it was Bing Crosby’s recorded version with the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra that purportedly outsold all the rest ( • 1937 HITS ARCHIVE: Too... )
From 78rpm Brunswick 7831 - Too Marvelous For Words (Mercer-Whiting) by Leo Reisman & his Orchestra, vocal by Jimmy Brierly, recorded in NYC February 4, 1937 .
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