{"id":27021,"date":"2012-08-28T10:14:56","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T17:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27021"},"modified":"2020-12-11T21:14:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T04:14:01","slug":"tin-pan-alley-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27021","title":{"rendered":"Tin Pan Alley (1940)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;When you have something, and you know you have it, nothing can keep you down.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-27024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nJust prior to World War I, two struggling songwriters (John Payne and Jack Oakie) meet a pair of singing sisters (Alice Faye and Betty Grable) who help them sell their songs. Soon Payne is in love with Faye, but his overly aggressive ambitions get in the way of their romance &#8212; until the arrival of World War I causes them both to rethink their priorities.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alice Faye Films<\/li>\n<li>Betty Grable Films<\/li>\n<li>Elisha Cook, Jr. Films<\/li>\n<li>John Payne Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nContralto-voiced <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alice_faye\">Alice Faye<\/a> was once one of Hollywood&#8217;s top box office draws, appearing in numerous popular musicals (including a biopic of Lillian Russell) before co-starring in Otto Preminger&#8217;s flawed noir, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5974\"><em>Fallen Angel<\/em> (1943)<\/a>, which essentially marked the end of her career. However, the only film in her oeuvre which has maintained any kind of must-see appeal for modern audiences is <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=19200\"><em>The Gang&#8217;s All Here<\/em> (1943)<\/a> &#8212; and that&#8217;s due to Carmen Miranda&#8217;s presence, not Faye&#8217;s. <em>Tin Pan Alley<\/em> &#8212; the only other Faye flick listed in <em>GFTFF<\/em> &#8212; is, sad to say, a true snoozer of a wartime flick, featuring the slimmest and most predictable of plots, and bolstered by a host of reasonably catchy yet imminently forgettable songs. This one will ultimately only be of interest for fans of Faye&#8217;s uniquely honeyed voice:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1725\" height=\"1027\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Still.png 1725w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Still-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Still-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Still-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Still-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Still-1536x914.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Still-454x270.png 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1725px) 100vw, 1725px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and\/or those truly in love with early-20th-century popular music. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elisha Cook, Jr. in a bit part as a composer<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Cook-Jr-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Cook-Jr-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"1019\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Cook-Jr-1.png 1715w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Cook-Jr-1-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Cook-Jr-1-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Cook-Jr-1-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Cook-Jr-1-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Cook-Jr-1-1536x913.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tin-Pan-Alley-Cook-Jr-1-454x270.png 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1715px) 100vw, 1715px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is strictly for fans of this musical era. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0033167\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1940\/11\/22\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-metro-seasons-bitter-sweet-with-jeanette.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When you have something, and you know you have it, nothing can keep you down.&#8221; Synopsis: Just prior to World War I, two struggling songwriters (John Payne and Jack Oakie) meet a pair of singing sisters (Alice Faye and Betty Grable) who help them sell their songs. Soon Payne is in love with Faye, but his overly aggressive ambitions get in the way of their romance &#8212; until the arrival of World War I causes them both to rethink their&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27021\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27021"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57221,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27021\/revisions\/57221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}