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Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer (1943). "Let There Be Music (Brent) and "United Nations on the March" (Rome, Shostakovich). This is not a film version of the 1933 Irving Berlin Broadway revue, As Thousands Cheer.

Princess O’Rourke

Princess O'Rourke (1943). The song "Honorable Moon," written by Yip with Ira Gershwin and Arthur Schwartz in 1941 for a China War Relief benefit, was sung in a nightclub sequence in this Warner Bros. feature.

Cover Girl

Cover Girl (1944). The co-lyricists for the song "Make Way for Tomorrow" (sung and danced by Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly and Phil Silvers) were Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg, but Yip is not cited in the film's credits. His name does appear, however, on the published sheet music for this song.

Kismet

Kismet (1944). Marlene Dietrich sings a few bars of "Tell Me, Tell Me, Evening Star" and Joy Ann Page lip-synchs "Willow in the Wind" to the voice of Doreen Tryden (both songs with music by Arlen).

Meet the People

Meet the People (1944). Yip produced this film version of the successful stage musical by Jay Gorney and Henry Myers. Songs include two written with Sammy Fain ("In Times Like These" and "Schicklegruber"), one with Burton Lane ("It's Smart to Be People") and one with Harold Arlen ("Heave-Ho," sung by Bert Lahr - the last of … Continue Reading ››

Hell-Bent for Election

"Hell-Bent for Election" (1944), in Cartoongate, a collection of political animated shorts through the decades. This John Hubley animation contained the Yip Harburg-Earl Robinson composition, "[You] Gotta Get Out and Vote" and was used to support the 1944 re-election campaign of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen (1944). One of three features in a DVD package entitled Warner Bros. and the Homefront Collection. The Yip Harburg-Burton Lane song “You Can Always Tell a Yank” is given a rousing rendition by Dennis Morgan, Joe E. Lewis and ensemble.

Can’t Help Singing

Can't Help Singing (1944). One of six Deanna Durbin features in this Universal DVD release, it is the only full film score on which Yip Harburg collaborated with Jerome Kern. Includes, besides the title song, "More and More," "Any Moment Now," "Cali-forn-i-ay," "Elbow Room" and "Swing Your Sweetheart 'Round the Fire."