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Alexander's Ragtime Band ()

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This send-up of ragtime song and dance begins in 1915 San Francisco when society boy Roger Grant decides to pursue popular rather than serious music.
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Alexander (Roger Grant)
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Stella Kirby
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Charlie Dwyer
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Jerry Allen
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Davey Lane
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Professor Heinrich
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Aunt Sophie
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Taxi Driver
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Bill Mulligan
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Wally Vernon
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Ruby
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Snapper
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Louie
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Corporal Collins
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Stage Manager
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Eddie
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Specialty
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Charles Dillingham
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Head Waiter
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Colonel
Charles Williams ...
Agent
Jane Jones ...
Trio Member
Otto Fries ...
Trio Member
Mel Kalish ...
Trio Member
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Manager Radio Station (as Selmar Jackson)
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Singer (scenesDeleted)
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Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
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Critic in Audience at Army Show (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
Lynne Berkeley ...
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
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Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Photographer on Stage (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
Joe Cunningham ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Army Quartet Member (uncredited)
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Girl at Recital (uncredited)
Jon Dodson ...
Army Quartet Member (uncredited)
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Army Captain (uncredited)
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Girl at Recital (uncredited)
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Army Captain (uncredited)
Dick French ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack George ...
Violinist at Recital (uncredited)
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Military Policeman at Army Show (uncredited)
Kay Griffith ...
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
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Man on Train (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
Edward Keane ...
Army Major (uncredited)
The King's Men ...
Singing Army Quartet - Y.M.C.A. (uncredited)
Bud Linn ...
Army Quartet Member (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
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Bartender at Scarbie's (uncredited)
Edward Mundy ...
The Barker (uncredited)
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Waiter at Ship Cafe (uncredited)
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Officer in Army Show Audience (uncredited)
Elizabeth Palmer ...
Girl at Recital (uncredited)
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Drill Sergeant (uncredited)
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Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
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Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Cully Richards ...
Musician (uncredited)
Rad Robinson ...
Army Quartet Member (uncredited)
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Songwriter (uncredited)
Clarice Sherry ...
Girl (uncredited)
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Critic in Army Show Audience (uncredited)
Betty Stockton ...
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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Dillingham's Secretary (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
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Baton Specialty (uncredited)
Eleanor Wesselhoeft ...
Martha - Aunt Sophie's Maid (uncredited)
Cecil Weston ...
Woman in Audience at Army Show (uncredited)
Ron Wilson ...
Song Plugger (uncredited)
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Baton Specialty (uncredited)

Directed by

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Henry King

Written by

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Kathryn Scola ... (screen play) and
Lamar Trotti ... (screen play)
 
Richard Sherman ... (adaptation)
 
Irving Berlin ... (story) (uncredited)
 
Sheridan Gibney ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Darryl F. Zanuck ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Harry Joe Brown ... associate producer

Music by

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Alfred Newman ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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J. Peverell Marley ... (photography) (as Peverell Marley)

Editing by

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Barbara McLean ... film editor

Art Direction by

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Bernard Herzbrun
Boris Leven

Set Decoration by

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Thomas Little ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Gwen Wakeling ... (costumes)

Production Management

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Darryl F. Zanuck ... in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Robert D. Webb ... assistant director (uncredited)
Henry Weinberger ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)
Arthur von Kirbach ... sound (as Arthur Von Kirbach)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Al Wark ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Irving Berlin ... lyrics and music by
Alfred Newman ... musical director
Fletcher Henderson ... music arranger (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... conductor (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Walter Scharf ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Van Loan ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Seymour Felix ... dances staged by
Charles E. McCarthy ... press representative (uncredited)
Frances C. Richardson ... head of research library (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Roger Grant, a classical violinist, disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and the band become successful. Roger falls in love with his singer Stella, but his reluctance to lose her leads him to thwart her efforts to become a solo star. When the World War separates them in 1917, Stella marries Roger's best friend Charlie. Roger comes home after the war and an important concert at Carnegie Hall brings the corners of the romantic triangle together. Written by Jim Beaver

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Taglines 2 Hours of Unforgettable Entertainment Featuring 28 Matchless Melodies! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Irving Berlin's Alexander's Ragtime Band (United States)
  • La folle parade (France)
  • La banda de Alexander (Spain, Castilian title)
  • Al compás de mis recuerdos (Argentina)
  • Alexanders Ragtime Band (Austria)
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Runtime
  • 106 min
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Budget $2,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Due to Motion Picture Production Code which was enforced between 1934 and 1968, this film's content was subject to rigid censorship. In her autobiography, Ethel Merman said that the original lyrics to "Heat Wave": "She started a heat wave by letting her seat wave" was changed for the movie to "She started a heat wave by letting her feet wave." See more »
Goofs Alexander returns from World War I after it ended, which occurred in late 1918. Even allowing for a year or two's delay, the women he meets upon his return are wearing clothing from the wrong era - they are immediately dressed in late 1930s fashions (appropriate for the year the film was released) instead of the lower hemlines and low (close to the face) hat styles of the early '20s. Hemlines didn't rise to just below the knee until the mid '20s, and women's body silhouettes were mannish, with the bust and waistline de-emphasized, unlike the fitted suit worn by Alice Faye when she sees Alexander upon his return. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997). See more »
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Crazy Credits The music that Tyrone Power "conducts" during the film's opening credits is the song "Marching Along With Time", which was ultimately cut from the film. The song, however, as sung by Ethel Merman, has survived as an outtake and can be seen as an extra feature on the DVD. See more »
Quotes Stella Kirby: You haven't left me with a word to say.
Charlie Dwyer: That's good. People talk too much anyway.
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