en Something to Sing About (1947 film)

Something to Sing About
Something to Sing About
Directed by	Gilles Grangier
Written by	Pierre Henri Cami ; René Wheeler
Produced by	André Paulvé
Starring	Luis Mariano ; Arlette Merry ; Noël Roquevert
Cinematography	Fred Langenfeld
Edited by	Claude Ibéria
Music by	Georges Van Parys
Production; company	Productions André Paulvé
Distributed by	DisCina
Release date	19 February 1947;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Something to Sing About (French: Histoire de chanter) is a 1947 French musical comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Luis Mariano, Arlette Merry and Noël Roquevert.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.

Synopsis

Gino Fabretti, a famous Italian tenor and womaniser, is in Nice on tour where he begins a flirtation with the wife of a surgeon. In revenge the doctor operates on Gino and switches his vocal cords with those of a grocery delivery boy. Now the doctor's wife is fascinated by the beautiful voice of the delivery boy and shows disdain towards Gino. The surgeon ultimately decides to reverse the situation to restore everything to normal in exchange for Gino returning to Italy.

Cast

Luis Mariano as Gino Fabretti
Arlette Merry as Gisèle
Noël Roquevert as Le docteur Renault
Julien Carette as Robert
Jacqueline Roman as Jeannette
Marcel Delaître as Doniol
Robert Arnoux as Barette
Jean Gaven as Jack Bing
Louis Lions as L'assistant
Pierre Labry as L'agent
Jean-François Martial as Le livreur
Jenny Leduc as La bonne du docteur
Lyska Wells as La bonne de Fabretti

References

^ Rège p.462
^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/5621/histoire-de-chanter
^ Memo from Belgium, Issues 72-83. Information Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade., 1966. p.45
^ Prédal p.42

Bibliography

Prédal, René. Le cinéma français depuis 1945. Nathan, 1991.
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.