“Did You Ever See a Dream Walking” (1933)

Back in 1933, we come across the wonderful Mack Gordon/Harry Revel song “Did You Ever See a Dream Walking” from the Paramount picture “Sitting Pretty” starring Jack Oakie, Jack Haley and Ginger Rogers. 

It’s a fun movie with the two Jacks playing songwriters trying to break into movies. 

I’m very partial to 1930s movies that have a show biz background and this one has some good-natured swipes at the movie biz!

Also featured is Thelma Todd as a temperamental actress. Thelma is probably best-remembered as having died under mysterious circumstances in 1935, but she’s a delightful presence in quite a few 1930s movies! 

“Did You Ever See a Dream Walking” was sung by Art Jarrett and Ginger as part of an enormous production number à la Busby Berkley. 

Neither Art nor Ginger recorded it commercially, but a bunch of artists did! 

Here’s a snappy budget label version by Gene Kardos and his Orchestra with a vocal from the prolific Chick Bullock:

 

Such a nice mid-1930s flavor!