Bing's Birthday Movie
by misspaddylee | created - 03 May 2020 | updated - 10 Jul 2021 | PublicI began my blog, Caftan Woman, in 2008 and that first year began writing articles to commemorate Bing Crosby's birthdate. Since 2012 the feature has turned into Bing's Birthday Movie. So far, these are the films reviewed.
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1. The Emperor Waltz (1948)
Approved | 106 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Bing Crosby, Joan Fontaine, Roland Culver, Lucile Watson
Votes: 1,917
2012 https://www.caftanwoman.com/2012/05/bings-birthday-movie-emperor-waltz-1948.html
2. Rhythm on the River (1940)
92 min | Comedy, Musical
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone, Oscar Levant
Votes: 416
2013 https://www.caftanwoman.com/2013/05/bing-crosby-rhythm-on-river-rhythm-on_3.html
3. Road to Bali (1952)
Approved | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Two unemployed show-biz pals accept treasure-diving work in Bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble.
Director: Hal Walker | Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Murvyn Vye
Votes: 5,249
2014 https://www.caftanwoman.com/2014/04/caftan-womans-choice-one-for-may-on-tcm.html
4. East Side of Heaven (1939)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Music
A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbulent lives of the child's family.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, Mischa Auer, Irene Hervey
Votes: 299
2015 https://www.caftanwoman.com/2015/05/bings-birthday-movie-east-side-of.html
5. Sing, You Sinners (1938)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but reckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through ... See full summary »
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Donald O'Connor, Elizabeth Patterson
Votes: 256
2016 https://www.caftanwoman.com/2016/05/bings-birthday-movie-sing-you-sinners.html
6. Little Boy Lost (1953)
Approved | 95 min | Drama
A war correspondent who was stationed in Paris during World War II married a French girl who was murdered by the Germans. After the war he returns to to try to find his son, whom he lost ... See full summary »
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Bing Crosby, Claude Dauphin, Christian Fourcade, Gabrielle Dorziat
Votes: 313
2017 https://www.caftanwoman.com/2017/05/bings-birthday-movie-little-boy-lost.html
7. Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A beauty contest winner of the "Miss Pineapple Princess" pageant takes part in a publicity scheme in Hawaii, and is pursued by an advertising executive for the agency doing the promotion.
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross
Votes: 403
2018 https://www.caftanwoman.com/2018/05/bings-birthday-movie-waikiki-wedding.html
8. Here Is My Heart (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A rich and famous singer disguises himself as a waiter in order to be near the woman he loves, a European princess.
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Bing Crosby, Kitty Carlisle, Roland Young, Alison Skipworth
Votes: 181
2019 https://www.caftanwoman.com/2019/05/bings-birthday-movie-here-is-my-heart.html
9. Mississippi (1935)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Musical
Crosby plays a Philadelpia Quaker engaged to a Southern belle. He becomes a social outcast when he refuses to fight a duel. Fields then hires him to perform on his riverboat, promoting him ... See full summary »
Directors: A. Edward Sutherland, Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields, Joan Bennett, Queenie Smith
Votes: 592
2020 https://www.caftanwoman.com/2020/05/bings-birthday-movie-mississippi-1935.html
10. Just for You (1952)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Jordan Blake (a widower) is a successful Broadway producer who has always been too busy for his children, Barbara and Jerry. His girlfriend Carolina, a musical comedy star, urges Jordan to ... See full summary »
Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Ethel Barrymore, Robert Arthur
Votes: 408
2021 https://www.caftanwoman.com/2021/05/bings-birthday-movie-just-for-you-1952.html
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