A Mad, Merry, Musical Delight!
The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed in this delightful 20th Century Fox musical. Adolphe Menjou plays the Barrymore counterpart, a loose-living movie star with a penchant for wine, women, and more wine. Alice Faye plays a nightclub singer hungry for publicity. Her agent (Gregory Ratoff) arranges a "romance" between Faye and Menjou. Eventually Faye winds up with Michael Whalen, allowing Menjou to continue his blissful, bibulous bachelorhood. Sing, Baby, Sing represented the feature-film debut of the Ritz Brothers, who are in top form in their specialty numbers--and who are awarded a final curtain call after the "The End" title, just so the audience won't forget them (The same device was used to introduce British actor George Sanders in Fox's Lancer Spy [37]).
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) is a music film directed by Sidney Lanfield, released on August 21, 1936 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff and Patsy Kelly. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 8 ratings.
Alice Faye
as Joan Warren
Adolphe Menjou
as Bruce Farraday
Gregory Ratoff
as Nicholas K. Alexander
Patsy Kelly
as Fitz
Ted Healy
as Al Craven
Michael Whalen
as Ted Blake
Al Ritz
as Himself
Jimmy Ritz
as Himself
Harry Ritz
as Himself
Montagu Love
as Robert Wilson
Dixie Dunbar
as Telephone Operator
Douglas Fowley
as Mac
Directed by Sidney Lanfield, written by Milton Sperling, Harry Tugend and Jack Yellen, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 8 ratings.
There’s a scene in this where the successful Thespian “Farraday” (Adolphe Menjou) serenades an hot water bottle full of medical rum that shows this actor’s ability to amiably turn his hand to most things, but otherwise this is a thin story of his boozy womaniser and his misunderstood relationship with aspiring crooner “Joan” (Alice Faye). She is constantly being involved in the ropey shenanigans of her agent…
Reviewed on January 10, 2026
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The main cast of Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) includes Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff, Patsy Kelly and Ted Healy. The film was directed by Sidney Lanfield. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Sing, Baby, Sing was released on August 21, 1936 and runs for 1h 30m.
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 8 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
