Harry Warren: America's Foremost Composer (1933) 

I haven't. I may not be a composer, but I know what a good melody is when I hear it.

My friend Joshua says you definitely can't write a tune like this because you come from a family that "lacks talent". Says that anybody else can do it and that you have no sense of melody.

Bull from an old age whiner

wygtam mid-1933 at that. “Footlight Parade” wasn’t completed yet, not was “Roman Scandals.” Nor was “Moulin Rouge.” His and Dubin’s output from late 1934 to late 1935 was simply astounding in quantity and quality. 1943 was another very productive year for Harry. Few seem to realize that he wrote for two studios that year (1943), including completing the vast majority of 1946’s “The Harvey Girls” score for Judy Garland, plus his closeout works for Fox.

And Olive Oyl.

There is an entire patter section of the song that was cut from the release print. It was very likely filmed and some of the footage seen in here is from that cut section.

AngusTCat Harry appeared in three feature films, this short, and several TV and radio spots.

Vernon Rowe Harry and Al appeared together in three feature films. 1) 42nd Street (1933), after their dud song “It Must Be June” is cut from the show by Warner Baxter. Both speak. 2) A Very Honorable Guy (1934), very first scene of picture. Al is singing a lyric he is working on, asks Harry what goes with coffee. Harry responds “Doughnuts.” 3) Go Into Your Dance (1935), right before the semi-famous rendering of “The Little Things You Used To Do” by Helen Morgan, sifting on top of a piano. Al Jolson walks on rehearsal stage, meets Harry, who assures Al that Luanne knows the song swell. Dubin is on-screen but with no spoken lines, mostly his back facing the camera, reviewing either a lyric sheet or a studio copy of the sheet music for the song. At the end of the number, Al only says “Nice tune, Harry.”

#9: Young and Healthy.

paulj0557 that Spooney Melody video is AWESOME!!! That song is so haunting as it is. I’ve seen ragtime style players jazz it up nicely (without taking it too fast, of course). A beautiful case of writing. Harry didn’t write very many duds, usually only when he had to for a script. Even his “trunk” is full to the brim with beauties that few have ever heard. The much maligned “Shangri-La” Broadway flop from 1956 actually had some decent songs in it in its original unbutchered 1954-1955 state. The unproduced 50s film “Messer Marco Polo” had several Harry gems in its score, too.

PeteLindup the last publicly known score (more than a title song only) was actually that for “Ladies’ Man.” He and Jack Brooks wrote at least four songs for that, two of which are not widely known to exist. One is a title song for the film; the other is a ballad titled “In Case You Change Your Mind.” Harry worked on small scores for films that never came to be in the 1960s. There were a few songs written for unrealized mid-60s films titled “...And Brought You Unto Myself” and another at least title song for “If You Ever Need Me.” He also wrote a complete film score for a film project in 1980-1981 that was to be produced at Fox, titled “Manhattan Melody.” This was a James Bridges project and for reasons largely unknown, the movie never got made either.

0:00-:33 We're in the Money

0:16-0:43 is "Young and Healthy" (chorus), not "We're in the Money". It's played again at 4:28-5:00.

+Enrico Caruso Museum of America It's a special feature on the 42nd Street DVD (UK version) - I am not sure about the American DVD but expect it is present on that too.

It’s on the USA DVD and BluRay for “42nd Street.” Also on the “Gold Diggers Of 1935” LaserDisc.

Apparently, the composer did not agree with you since he picked her himself to sing his music. She also was one of the biggest voiceover actors of the time, if not THE biggest ,creating at least two iconic characters.

@@stevepotfora7461 Yeah, cartoon characters.