20th Century-Fox Dynamo (April 1950)

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Behind The Scenes Of Tin Pan Alley William Perlberg, who has been associated with some of this company’s most successful musicals, and director-writer Richard Sale have gone behind the scenes of 1939’s Tin Pan Alley to tell their Story in "I’ll Get By”. But, that song which gives this musical romance its title is one of some dozen nostalgic and new tunes heard in this Technicolor special, scheduled for domestic re- lease in November. Even today Tui Pan Alley is a fabulous American institution, although no_ longer is it harbored on a single street. Today its talented and aspiring habitues operate from a number of buildings in the side streets of New York. Yet, fly-by-nighters, shoe-stringers or established publishing firms, Tin Pan Alley continues grinding out popular songs that set the musical and dancing pattern the world over. William Lundigan is a fly-by-nighter with a stick-to- itiveness that brings him strange partners, backers and admirers. One isayoung Texan who parts with his last dollar to have his song published—and finds himself in business. Two dancing-singing girls unwit- tingly find themselves in their scheming—and so does Harry James. Dennis Day, singing headliner of the Jack Benny Show and star of his own radio network program, and Gloria de Haven are paired off in a turbulent romance, while June Haver, who has developed into one of the screen-musicals’ most popular luminaries, finds fame-and-fortune-seeking Lun- digan irresistible. Thelma Ritter, who did so well as Linda Darnell's mother in "A Letter To Three Wives”, has another comedy part tailored to her distinctive talent. Produced on the same scale as "The Dolly Sisters” and "Alexander’s Ragtime Band”, "Stella” has beencus- toift-made for the year-end’s holiday trade. w