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Rhythm on the River stars Bing Crosby and Mary Martin as star-crossed songwriters who step out from the shadows in the hopes of making it big. Oliver Courtney (Basil Rathbone) is a well-known composer of hit songs who is very much in demand. However, beneath the gloss of a well-polished performance lies the truth about Oliver's talent - it's the work of ghostwriters! Bob Summers (Crosby) writes the tunes and Cherry Lane (Martin) writes the lyrics - only neither knows the other exists and both believe they are collaborating with Oliver. When the two happen to meet, they discover they have a lot more in common than they ever imagined!
Original Release
09/06/1940
US Release
09/06/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bing Crosby | Bob Sommers |
Mary Martin | Cherry Lane |
Basil Rathbone | Oliver Courtney |
Oscar Levant | Billy Starbuck |
Oscar Shaw | Charlie Goodrich |
Charley Grapewin | Uncle Caleb |
Lillian Cornell | Millie Starling |
William Frawley | Mr. Westlake |
John Scott Trotter | Orchestra Leader |
Jeanne Cagney | Country Cousin |
Directors
Writers
Dwight Taylor, Jacques Théry, Billy Wilder
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bing Crosby | Bob Sommers |
Mary Martin | Cherry Lane |
Basil Rathbone | Oliver Courtney |
Oscar Levant | Billy Starbuck |
Oscar Shaw | Charlie Goodrich |
Charley Grapewin | Uncle Caleb |
Lillian Cornell | Millie Starling |
William Frawley | Mr. Westlake |
John Scott Trotter | Orchestra Leader |
Jeanne Cagney | Country Cousin |
Helen Bertram | Aunt Delia |
Ken Carpenter | Teddy Gardner (Announcer) |
Charles Lane | Bernard Schwartz |
Harry Barris | Bass Sax Player |
Wingy Manone | Wingy Manone / Himself - Band Leader |
Mary Akin | Party Guest |
Monica Bannister | Party Guest |
William 'Billy' Benedict | Elevator Boy |
Don Brodie | Mr. Schwartz's Stooge #1 |
Mary Cecil | Irish Landlady |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William LeBaron | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1941 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |