When My Baby Smiles at Me is the name of a popular song and of a motion picture.
"When My Baby Smiles at Me", music by Bill Munro with words by Andrew B. Sterling and Ted Lewis, was published by Von Tilzer Publishing in 1920. It was the first big hit for clarinettist, vocalist and comedian Ted Lewis (1892-1971). Ted Lewis's jazz band recording in 1920, became his sig¬nature tune, and spent 18 weeks on the charts (seven weeks at No. 1). . Ted Lewi...
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When My Baby Smiles at Me is the name of a popular song and of a motion picture.
"When My Baby Smiles at Me", music by Bill Munro with words by Andrew B. Sterling and Ted Lewis, was published by Von Tilzer Publishing in 1920. It was the first big hit for clarinettist, vocalist and comedian Ted Lewis (1892-1971). Ted Lewis's jazz band recording in 1920, became his sig¬nature tune, and spent 18 weeks on the charts (seven weeks at No. 1). . Ted Lewis re-recorded it several times over the years. The tune was also covered by other artists of the time.
When My Baby Smiles at Me is a 1948 musical film which tells the story of a vaudeville couple who encounter problems when his drinking, as well as his more successful career, comes between them. It stars Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie, June Havoc and Richard Arlen.
The film was adapted by Elizabeth Reinhardt and Lamar Trotti from the play Burlesque by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker Watters. It was directed by Walter Lang.
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