Sunday, July 2, 2023

"Alone" (1935)

We move to 1935 for MGM’s “A Night at the Opera” starring the Marx Brothers! 

The hit song from the movie was “Alone” by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown which was sung by Allan Jones and Kitty Carlisle, as made evident by the sheet music at the top of the page! 

To drive the point home even further, there was this alternate version that doesn’t even include the Marxes:

“A Night at the Opera” was the brothers’ first film for MGM and while it’s extremely entertaining, it does lead the boys into more conventional “movie” territory than their previous films for Paramount did.

In any event, Cliff Weston is back, this time with Tommy Dorsey’s band, to sing “Alone” for Victor Records:


Not typical TD, but a big hit and very evocative of 1935!

 

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