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Allan Jones
Allan Jones (14 October 1907 in Old Forge, Pennsylvania – 27 June 1992 in New York, New York) was an American actor and singer. For many years he was married to actress Irene Hervey; their son is American pop singer Jack Jones.
Jones starred in many film musicals during the 1930s and 1940s. The...
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A Day at the Races
A Day at the Races (1937) is the seventh movie starring the three Marx Brothers, with Margaret Dumont, Allan Jones and Maureen O'Sullivan. Like their previous MGM feature A Night at the Opera, this film was a major hit.
The plot revolves around Hugo...
One Night in the Tropics
One Night in the Tropics is a 1940 comedy film noteworthy for being the film debut of Abbott and Costello. The team play minor roles but steal the picture with five classic routines, including an abbreviated version of "Who's On First?" Their work...
Everybody Sing
Everybody Sing is a 1938 musical comedy film starring Judy Garland, Allan Jones, Fanny Brice, Reginald Owen and Billie Burke.
Young Judy Bellaire has trouble fitting in at school, causing trouble by introducing her jazzy style into music class and...
Show Boat
Show Boat (1936) is a film based on the musical by Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (script and lyrics), which the team adapted from the novel by Edna Ferber.
This film version from Universal Pictures, which had in 1929 filmed a part...
The Firefly
The Firefly is a 1937 motion picture starring Jeanette MacDonald, Allan Jones and set in Spain during the time of the Emperor Napoleon I. It includes such songs as "The Donkey Serenade" and "Giannina Mia", which were released on 78 r.p.m. gramophone...
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
When Johnny Comes Marching Home is a 1942 musical film starring Allan Jones and Jane Frazee. The film was directed by Charles Lamont and is loosely based on the song with the same title.
Johnny Kovacs (Jones) is a war hero who comes back home for a...
Rose Marie
The 1924 Broadway musical Rose Marie has been the basis of three MGM films of the same title. The best-known film adaptation was released in 1936; however, a silent version was released in 1928 and another film was released in 1954. All three...
The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse is a 1940 musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, based on the play The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. It was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction by Jack Otterson .
