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Footlight Serenade
Directed by	Gregory Ratoff
Produced by	William LeBaron
Written by	Kenneth Earl (story) Robert Ellis (writer)
Starring	John Payne Betty Grable Victor Mature Jane Wyman
Music by	Charles Henderson
Cinematography	Lee Garmes
Editing by	Robert L. Simpson
Distributed by	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	August 1, 1942 (1942-08-01)
Running time	80 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Footlight Serenade is a 1942 musical comedy directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring John Payne and Betty Grable.

Plot

Tommy Lundy (Victor Mature) is an arrogant ex-champion boxer who tries for an acting career on Broadway. He falls in love with his costar (Betty Grable), who's secretly married to actor John Payne.^[1]

Cast

• John Payne as William J. 'Bill' Smith
• Betty Grable as Pat Lambert
• Victor Mature as Tommy Lundy
• Jane Wyman as Flo La Verne
• James Gleason as Bruce McKay
• Phil Silvers as Slap
• Cobina Wright as Estelle Evans (as Cobina Wright Jr.)
• June Lang as June
• Frank Orth as Mike the stage doorman
• Mantan Moreland as Amos. Tommy's Dresser (as Manton Moreland)
• Irving Bacon as Stagehand
• Charles Tannen as Charlie, Stage manager
• George Dobbs as Frank, Dance director

Soundtrack

• Except with You (uncredited). Music by Ralph Rainger. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Sung by Cobina Wright

• Are You Kiddin'? (uncredited). Music by Ralph Rainger. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Sung and danced by Betty Grable

• I'm Still Crazy for You (uncredited). Music by Ralph Rainger. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Sung by Betty Grable and John Payne

• Land on Your Feet (uncredited). Music by Ralph Rainger (instrumental only). Danced by Betty Grable and Hermes Pan

• I Heard the Birdies Sing (uncredited). Music by Ralph Rainger. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Sung and danced by Betty Grable and chorus

• I'll Be Marching to a Love Song (uncredited). Music by Ralph Rainger. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Sung and danced by Betty Grable, Victor Mature, John Payne, chorus

• Living High (uncredited). Music by Ralph Rainger

References

External links

• Footlight Serenade at the Internet Movie Database
• Footlight Serenade at the TCM Movie Database
• Footlight Serenade at Allmovie