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==Crosby voice heard on soundtracks==
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<big>Crosby's recordings were often used to quickly tune in audiences to an era or time of year. A sample of those used towards the end of his life follows:</big><ref>{{cite web|last1=Parkinson|first1=Keith|title=The A-Z of Bing's Movies|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/A-Z.htm|website=BING magazine|accessdate=March 15, 2016}}</ref>

RICHARD HAMILTON (1969) This is an Arts Council of Great Britain sponsored twenty five minute short. It is devoted to the works of artist [[Richard Hamilton (artist)|Richard Hamilton]]. The only song heard in the short is “[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]”. Crosby’s Decca recording is used to illustrate Hamilton’s painting “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.” The painting is of the singer in negative and the effects of color reversal create a snow scene effect to the Crosby features.

[[Paper Moon (film)|PAPER MOON]] (1973) [[Peter Bogdanovitch]]’s film relies solely on commercial recordings and radio programs to provide background music for this film which is set in the U.S.A. in the 1930s. Crosby’s recording of “Just One More Chance” is featured.

[[Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (film)|BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME]] (1975) [[David Puttnam]] was involved in this 109 minute compilation of 1930s film footage. As well as singing the title song we hear Crosby’s recording of “[[Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)]].” The film’s closing credits wrongly title the latter song “When the Blue...”.

[[The Man Who Fell to Earth|THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH]] (1976) In this the Crosby song “[[True Love (Cole Porter song)|True Love]]” is heard. At the film’s end, [[Candy Clark]], playing [[David Bowie]]’s girlfriend, goes to Bowie's apartment in a Father Christmas outfit. As the two move around the apartment, part of Crosby’s Capitol recording of “True Love” is heard on the soundtrack.

[[Tracks (1977 film)|TRACKS]] (1977) Made in the U.S.A. and starring [[Dennis Hopper]], director [[Henry Jaglom]] makes use of two of Crosby’s American Decca recordings: “[[These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)|These Foolish Things]]” and “[[Hot Time in the Town of Berlin]]”, the latter performed with [[The Andrews Sisters]]. Set in 1973, the story concerns Hopper journeying by train across country with a coffin containing the body of an army friend killed in Vietnam. Hopper reminisces about his childhood and the flashback sequences are highlighted by music of the period. [[Fred Astaire]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Dinah Shore]] and others are also heard.

<big>Bing Crosby’s voice could still be heard in cinemas around the world following his death. The following is a selection of films which used his vocals on cinema releases after 1977.</big>

[[F.I.S.T.]] (1978) In this film which starred [[Sylvester Stallone]] and [[Rod Steiger]], the story concerns the forty year growth of an American labor union. In the early part of the film the U.S. Decca recording of “[[Santa Claus Is Coming to Town]]” by Crosby and the Andrews Sisters is heard on the soundtrack. The song is playing on the radio in a scene where a Chicago business man is visited during the Christmas holiday by union representatives.

[[The Brink's Job|THE BRINK’S JOB]] (1978) This film, based on fact and about a bank robbery, begins in 1944 and in an early scene set in Boston the American Decca recording of “[[Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive]]”, by Crosby and the Andrews Sisters is heard. This serves to indicate the era without resorting to a caption or explanatory dialogue. At the end of the film the same recording is heard as the gang of robbers depicted in the film ascend the courthouse steps for a trial prior to imprisonment.

[[Pennies from Heaven (1981 film)|PENNIES FROM HEAVEN]] (1981) The 36 years separating this version from the original [[Pennies from Heaven (1936 film)|Crosby movie]] will prevent any confusion as to what you are paying to see. This 1981 version uses recordings from the 1930s to advance the storyline. The film’s setting is the thirties with the actors miming to 78s from that decade. The Crosby contribution is “[[Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?]]”.

[[Frances (film)|FRANCES]] (1982) Crosby is heard singing “Love Is So Terrific” as background music in this screen biography of Bing’s one time leading lady [[Frances Farmer]]. This song is taken from the [[Philco Radio Time]] broadcast of 31 March 1948.

[[Some Kind of Hero|SOME KIND OF HERO]] (1982) [[Michael Pressman]] directed a comedy-drama in which the first half hour concerns the film’s hero, played by [[Richard Pryor]]. He is taken prisoner by the Vietnamese. He registers the passing of time on his cell wall by writing the year each Christmas. Towards the end of his imprisonment the public address system broadcasts the Crosby and [[Carol Richards]] Decca recording of “[[Silver Bells]]”.

[[A Christmas Story|A CHRISTMAS STORY]] (1983) This warm family film is set in an Indiana suburb in the 1940s. It takes a nostalgic look at middle-America and concentrates on a young boy’s view of Christmas. It shows how the child reacts to the gift of an air rifle, which he wants as a present. Crosby’s Decca 78s are used to give a seasonal early 1940’s atmosphere to the film by the playing of “[[Jingle Bells]]”, “[[It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas]]” and “[[Santa Claus Is Coming to Town]]”.

[[Racing with the Moon|RACING WITH THE MOON]] (1984) This Paramount picture is also set in the U.S.A. at Christmastime. The year is 1942 and two teenage boys are awaiting induction into the U.S. Marines. During their wait they have affairs with two local girls. Clever use is made of [[Paramount News]] (remember “The eyes and ears of the world”?) when a wartime clip swiftly sets the scene. Popular songs of the era are played on the soundtrack including Crosby’s Decca recording of “[[Moonlight Becomes You (song)|Moonlight Becomes You]]”.

[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge|A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET PART 2; FREDDY’S REVENGE]] (1985) The Crosby recording of “Did You Ever See a Dream Walking” is heard on the soundtrack of this American horror film about a teenager suffering from nightmares.

[[One Magic Christmas|ONE MAGIC CHRISTMAS]] (1985) This Canadian tearjerker has the warm glow of the season of goodwill we expect of a Walt Disney production. [[Mary Steenbergen]] and husband [[Gary Basaraba]] are finding it hard to cope following job redundancy. Halfway through the film they have a heart to heart talk in their kitchen. The radio plays softly in the background and Crosby's version of “[[I'll Be Home for Christmas]]” adds poignancy to a situation where it looks as though the family will be homeless before too long. It all ends happily.

[[Tough Guys|TOUGH GUYS]] (1986) [[Burt Lancaster]] and [[Kirk Douglas]] are depicted as two ex-cons released from prison and still spiritually belonging to the 1950s. Crosby sings “[[Don't Get Around Much Anymore]]” on the soundtrack. It is Crosby’s 1977 recording made for Concord although Lancaster is shown placing a 78 on the record turntable.

[[Radio Days|RADIO DAYS]] (1987) [[Woody Allen]]’s affectionate tribute to the golden days of American radio with much music from the 1930s and 1940s on the nostalgia provoking soundtrack. Crosby’s contribution is part of the Decca recording of “[[Pistol Packin' Mama]]” sung with the Andrews Sisters.

[[Someone to Love (film)|SOMEONE TO LOVE]] (1987) Director [[Henry Jaglom]] again selected a Crosby recording for one of his films. Jaglom also played the film’s leading role as a film maker. It is the Decca recording of “[[Long Ago (and Far Away)]]” by Bing Crosby which is used to help perfectly capture the mood of one of the film’s introspective moments.

[[Lady in White|LADY IN WHITE]] (1988) The plot is concerned with the ghost of a girl murdered in 1952. Halfway through this supernatural thriller is a sequence set during the Christmas season of 1963. We see a shot of a portable record player and without assistance the turntable starts to revolve and the tone arm descends on a 78. Crosby sings “Did You Ever See a Dream Walking” and the film’s main character, young Frankie, played by [[Lukas Haas]], descends the stairs and sees the ghost of a murdered girl. The song has a significant part to play in the film’s plot. As the end credits roll the Crosby vocal is reprised, followed by the lyrics being picked up by a childish voice intended to be that of the murdered girl.

[[Christmas in Tattertown|CHRISTMAS IN TATTERTOWN]] (1988) This thirty minute cartoon was first shown on television in the U.S.A. in 1988. It is a Christmas story which adults are able to enjoy. The simple plot concerns a doll called Muffet who hates Christmas and the sentiment surrounding the season of goodwill. She is supported in her beliefs by a spider and a fly. When Debbie, the doll’s owner, plays the Crosby recording of “White Christmas” both spider and fly are reduced to tears.

[[When Harry Met Sally...|WHEN HARRY MET SALLY]] (1989) The theme of this film is that men and women cannot have sex and still be just friends. Harry ([[Billy Crystal]]) and Sally ([[Meg Ryan]]) both graduate in 1977. They meet again in 1982 and 1987. It is the second re-union which sees the relationship between the two strengthening and the lengthy sequence embraces the Christmas/New Year festivities of 1987/8. Crosby sings “[[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]” as the story moves towards a happy conclusion.

[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation|NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION]] (1989) This film charts the ongoing misfortunes of the Griswold family. [[Chevy Chase]] is again cast as Clark W. Griswold, jnr., for whom disasters loom round every corner. In a scene set just before Christmas Day he gazes wistfully into the distance and a sequence illustrates his dreams: a large swimming pool on a hot summer’s day surrounded by bikini clad girls. The musical item that blends Christmas sentiment with the warm outdoors happens to be the Hawaiian song “[[Mele Kalikimaka]]”, sung by Crosby and the Andrews Sisters. A further nod to the Crosby influence on Christmas comes at Griswold’s darkest hour when the family guests pack to leave the disaster stricken house. Chevy Chase bars their way, grits his teeth and says, “Nobody leaves. This is going to be the happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap danced with [[Danny Kaye]].”

[[Lost Angels|LOST ANGELS]] (1989) Its theme had [[Donald Sutherland]] learning about adolescent problems. Bing Crosby’s 1943 recording of “San Fernando Valley” might be considered out of place on the soundtrack where recordings by the likes of [[Happy Mondays]], [[The Pogues]] and [[The Cure]] predominate.

[[Avalon (1990 film)|AVALON]] (1990) The film tells in flashback the family fortunes of the Krichinsky family from 1914 to the mid-60s. Avalon is a suburb of Baltimore and is the backdrop for mapping out the family fortunes from grandfather Sam Krichinsky downwards. Crosby’s soundtrack contribution is “Silver Bells” which he duets with Carol Richards. Other musical items include [[Al Jolson|Jolson]]’s “[[Waves of the Danube|Anniversary Song]]”, [[Buddy Clark]] singing “I'll Dance at Your Wedding” and “Racing with the Moon” from [[Vaughn Monroe]].

[[Henry & June|HENRY AND JUNE]] (1990) The Henry of the title is author [[Henry Miller]] and [[June Miller|June]] is his wife. It is 1931 and Miller is in Paris. Director [[Philip Kaufman]] decided to use French and American recordings of the period alongside an orchestral score of 1930s classical compositions. One of his contemporary selections was Crosby’s recording of “[[I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)|I Found a Million Dollar Baby]]”.

[[Hudson Hawk|HUDSON HAWK]] (1991) Bing Crosby’s recording of “[[Swinging on a Star]]” plays a major part in the plot. [[Bruce Willis]] as the Hudson Hawk of the title plans to steal a [[Leonardo da Vinci]] from a New York auction house. He estimates the heist will take the length of time it takes to sing “Swinging on a Star”.

[[Oscar (1991 film)|OSCAR]] (1991) [[Sylvester Stallone]] as Angelo Provolone promises his dying father he will go straight. It is 1934. In a scene in the first reel, Stallone’s daughter ([[Ornella Muti]]) is showing her rebellious side. She is in retreat in her bedroom smoking and listening to the Crosby 1932 recording of “[[Sweet Georgia Brown]]”.

NOVEMBER DAYS (1991) Although commissioned by the BBC, this documentary about the fall of the Berlin Wall received wide theatrical release in the U.S.A. It was made by [[Marcel Ophüls]]. Parts of Crosby’s May, 1942 recording of “Song of Freedom” are used throughout the film. Anti-Semitism is an issue explored in the film and the Crosby vocal gives added poignancy in a sequence when a Neo-Nazi is interviewed.

[[Grumpy Old Men (film)|GRUMPY OLD MEN]] (1993) This Warner Bros. film includes Crosby’s Warner Bros. released recording of “[[Winter Wonderland]]”. About three-quarters through this comedy of the feuding couple played by [[Jack Lemmon]] and [[Walter Matthau]] comes a scene set in Christmas Eve, 1992. “Winter Wonderland” is heard as we watch a familiar urban snow scene. The viewer is led to expect a cosy sequence but instead a serious note is struck as we watch a fraught incident about a failing marriage. The feel-good effect of the Crosby vocal is countered by the on-screen disharmony of marital discord.

[[Trapped in Paradise|TRAPPED IN PARADISE]] (1994) Paradise is a town in the U.S.A. populated by trusting, unsophisticated citizens. It is visited for the first time on Christmas Eve by [[Nicolas Cage]] and his two brothers. There is a scene in the town’s bank where customers are conducting business whilst the Crosby 1963 recording of “[[Do You Hear What I Hear?]]” is playing over the public address system. Cage and brothers rob the bank, bungle an escape and then become reformed characters.

THE TROUBLES WE’VE SEEN (1994) This Marcel Ophüls documentary uses similar techniques to the earlier ''November Days''. It won the International Critics prize at the 32nd New York Film Festival. It is a history of war correspondents and how news is filtered before it reaches readers, viewers and listeners. The war in Sarajevo is prominently featured and Ophüls juxtaposes apparently unrelated film clips in order to make a point. Crosby is heard singing "White Christmas" to film footage of sledding in the Bosnian mountains.

[[Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead|THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD]] (1995) The American Decca recording of “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive” by Crosby and the Andrews Sisters was selected to accompany a scene in this violent gangster film. Just over an hour and a half into the picture [[Andy Garcia]], the film’s leading man, is the subject of a vicious beating. We study his bruised features and for about half a minute the Crosby/ Andrews Sisters recording plays on the soundtrack.

[[Mother Night (film)|MOTHER NIGHT]] (1996) [[Nick Nolte]] plays a double agent who broadcasts anti-Semitic propaganda to the U.S.A. Crosby's Decca recording of “White Christmas” is played unedited over the credit titles at the film’s beginning. Then, forty minutes into the action, there is a sequence set in New York in 1960. “White Christmas” is heard on the soundtrack. We see a display of [[Decca Records|Decca]] 78s as the Nolte character explains he has 26 copies of the Crosby disc which he obtained via the U.S. Armed Forces.

[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. CONFIDENTIAL]] (1997) A thriller from Warner Bros. which proves once again how a Crosby Christmas record can provide instant atmosphere. It is sometime in the 1950s and it is Christmastime. About twenty minutes into the film there is a scene in a liquor store. Bing and the Andrews Sisters are heard singing “Mele Kalikimaka” when [[Kim Basinger]] and a cop visit the store. Violence ensues.

[[The Locusts (film)|LOCUSTS, THE]] (1997) Set in Kansas in the early 1960s the hero ([[Vince Vaughn]]) runs away from his past to seek anonymity as a ranch hand. The film’s songs are almost all late 1950s recordings with the notable exception of Bing Crosby’s “Did You Ever See a Dream Walking”. That song starts up as background music some thirteen minutes into the story. We hear it as Vaughn makes his way in the moonlight to his bunkhouse. The soundtrack recordings preceding Bing are by [[Brenda Lee]] and [[Buddy Holly]].

[[The Myth of Fingerprints|THE MYTH OF FINGERPRINTS]] (1997) This is a family drama set over the Thanksgiving weekend. The plot brings surprises and revelations every five minutes or so. A snatch of Crosby’s recording of “Don’t Be That Way” and a lengthy excerpt from “[[O Come, All Ye Faithful|Adeste Fideles]]” are heard on the soundtrack. The latter song is used to good effect two-thirds through the story when actors [[Roy Scheider]] and [[Blythe Danner]] are preparing a turkey for the oven. The Crosby song lulls viewers into thinking all is well with the world but this is only a temporary respite before more skeletons emerge from the cupboard.
[[Enemy of the State (film)|ENEMY OF THE STATE]] (1998) This thriller is set in the U.S.A. towards the end of the twentieth century. The film’s underlying theme of this [[Touchstone Pictures]] film is the extent of technology’s ability to invade privacy. [[Will Smith]] plays an innocent citizen sucked into a web of political corruption. His financial background is distorted and his marriage almost destroyed. The film’s final scene provides a happy ending. The credits roll. Bing Crosby’s 1947 Decca recording of “[[They Can't Take That Away from Me]]” is played as the audience leaves the cinema with Crosby’s reassuring voice reminding them it was only a film.
FOREVER HOLLYWOOD (1999) This fifty minute compilation is shown on a regular basis at the [[Grauman's Egyptian Theatre]] on Hollywood Boulevard. The Egyptian is operated by the [[American Cinematheque]]. The film ends with Crosby singing “Going Hollywood” from the [[Going Hollywood|film]] of the same name.
[[Snow Falling on Cedars (film)|SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS]] (1999) The film is set around 1950 but a flashback sequence takes us to 1942. The editor of a small town newspaper has published an editorial sympathetic to the Japanese community. He is telling his son about the number of readers who have cancelled the paper as a result of his views. In the background to the scene we hear Crosby’s Decca recording of “Would You”.
[[Bicentennial Man (film)|BICENTENNIAL MAN]] (1999) In this [[Robin Williams]] comedy he plays a robot. In one scene he is seen repairing a phonograph. The 78 that is played is Crosby’s “[[I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)]]”.
[[Hollywood Ending|HOLLYWOOD ENDING]] (2001) Directed by Woody Allen, the plot is about an Academy Award winning director who becomes blind. Allen avoids original scores for his movies and frequently uses recordings from the 1930s and 1940s. In view of the setting of ''Hollywood Ending'' it is not surprising that he makes use of Crosby’s recording of “Going Hollywood”.
[[Catch Me If You Can|CATCH ME IF YOU CAN]] (2002) A true story about [[Frank Abagnale]] Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] plays the real-life conman and Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters are heard singing “Mele Kalikimaka”.
[[Bad Santa|BAD SANTA]] (2003) One of the few Christmas season films for adults has [[Billy Bob Thornton]] playing a department store Santa each year. He chooses a different store annually, insults the kids who sit on his knee and robs the stores after closing time. About twenty minutes before the end of the film there is a scene which takes place on Christmas Eve. Prior to carrying out another robbery Billy Bob is assisting in dressing a Christmas tree and hanging Christmas stockings. On the film’s soundtrack we hear Crosby singing “[[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]”.
[[Fahrenheit 9/11|FAHRENHEIT 9/11]] (2004) This [[Michael Moore]] compiled film is an anti-[[George W. Bush]] documentary. Three-quarters of the way into the film there is footage of U.S. military stationed in Iraq. It is just before Christmas, presumably in the year 2002. Crosby and the Andrews Sisters can be heard singing “[[Here Comes Santa Claus]]” on two occasions during the sequence.
[[The Polar Express (film)|THE POLAR EXPRESS]] (2004) Another film set at Christmastime which makes use of Crosby’s seasonal recordings to provide that goodwill feeling. This time both “White Christmas” and “Here Comes Santa Claus” can be heard on the soundtrack of a film which uses animation in an effective way. [[Tom Hanks]] provides several voices to characters in a story about a boy who doesn’t believe in Santa (at least until the film ends).
[[The Aviator (2004 film)|THE AVIATOR]] (2004) The film biography of [[Howard Hughes]]. Bing Crosby is heard twice on the film’s soundtrack during the drama’s first half. “Thanks” is played shortly after the sequence depicting the premiere of the film “[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]” and “[[Some of These Days]]” is featured when Hughes, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, visits the home of [[Katharine Hepburn]] ([[Cate Blanchett]]).
[[Run Fatboy Run|RUN FATBOY RUN]] (2007). The Crosby recording of “[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (song)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]” with accompaniment by [[Buddy Bregman]] can be heard over the pre-credit sequence of this British comedy. We see guests assembling for the wedding of the film’s leading characters played by [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Thandie Newton]]. Then Pegg does a runner and the plot concerns his running in a London marathon in order to reconcile with Newton.
[[Four Christmases|FOUR CHRISTMASES]] (2008). The first song we hear in this seasonal comedy is “White Christmas” sung by Crosby. The song is heavily overdubbed to suit the rhythmic needs of young audiences of the current century and is referred to as “the Declan mix” when acknowledging that it is licensed from the current owners of Crosby’s Decca catalog. Other soundtrack singers include [[Dean Martin]], [[Perry Como]] and [[Gary Glitter]] but it is the Crosby voice which sets the scene for a story set on Christmas Day. [[Reese Witherspoon]] and Vince Vaughn are involved in a scenario where the couple visit their divorced parents. The couple observe four dysfunctional family gatherings during the film’s ninety minutes or so.
[[Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang|NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG]] (2010) This is a film for all the family and an early sequence depicts three children cleaning up the farm in readiness for their two cousins coming to stay. The accompanying soundtrack features Bing Crosby singing “[[The Best Things in Life Are Free (Ray Henderson song)|The Best Things in Life Are Free]]”. The film was originally titled ''Nanny McPhee Returns'' on its American release.
[[The Music Never Stopped|THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED]] (2011). This stars [[J.K. Simmons]] as a Bing Crosby-loving dad who, in the late ‘60s, has a falling-out with his hippie son ([[Lou Taylor Pucci]]). The son cannot really communicate except when rock music is played for him, in a process that seems to unclog his neural pathways, which were damaged by a benign brain tumor. Crosby is heard singing the version of “[[Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra song)|Young at Heart]]” recorded for the [[The Bing Crosby Show for General Electric|GE show]] on the soundtrack.
[[Serena (2014 film)|SERENA]] (2014) This melodrama teams [[Bradley Cooper]] and [[Jennifer Lawrence]] as husband and wife running a lumberyard in 1929. Around two-thirds through the film they attend a business dinner and [[The Rhythm Boys]] recording of “There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth the Salt of My Tears” starts up. A drunken Jennifer Lawrence says to her husband: “I love this song. Dance with me.” Bradley Cooper declines and Lawrence waltzes off with one of the business acquaintances. This 8 February 1928 recording with the [[Paul Whiteman]] Orchestra is the earliest instance of the Crosby voice being used on screen.

[[Brooklyn (film)|BROOKLYN]] (2015) [[Colm Tóibín]]’s novel was faithfully adapted for the screen by [[Nick Hornby]] and the feel of Ireland and New York in the early 1950’s is perfectly captured in this film. Just over halfway through the picture there is a brief scene where an Irish lass ([[Saoirse Ronan]]) is taken to Coney Island by her Italian boyfriend ([[Emory Cohen]]). We hear a brief snatch of “[[Zing a Little Zong]]” being played over the amusement park’s public address system. This is the version featuring Bing Crosby duetting with [[Rosemary Clooney]] and is taken from the [[The Bing Crosby – Chesterfield Show|Chesterfield]] broadcast of 11 June 1952. [[Jasmine Records]] are credited with making the recording available.


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Poster for Sing, Bing, Sing (1933)

This is a filmography for the American singer and actor, Bing Crosby.[1][2][3][4]

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1930 King of Jazz Vocalist Member of "The Rhythm Boys"
1930 Reaching for the Moon Bing Short guest appearance to sing one song
1931 Confessions of a Co-Ed Vocalist Member of The Rhythm Boys
1931 I Surrender Dear Himself Two-reeler; plays himself; directed by Mack Sennett
1931 One More Chance Bing Bangs Two-reeler; directed by Mack Sennett
1932 Dream House Bing Fawcett Two-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett
1932 Billboard Girl Himself Two-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett
1932 The Big Broadcast Himself His first starring role in a full length film.
1933 Blue of the Night Himself / Jack Smith Two-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett
1933 Sing, Bing, Sing Himself Two-reeler; produced by Mack Sennett
1933 College Humor Professor Frederick Danvers
1933 Too Much Harmony Eddie Bronson
1933 Please Himself / Howard Jones Two-reeler; produced and directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom
1933 Going Hollywood Bill Williams
1934 Just an Echo Himself Two-reeler; produced and directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom
1934 We're Not Dressing Stephen Jones
1934 She Loves Me Not Paul Lawton
1934 Here Is My Heart J. (Jasper) Paul Jones
1935 Mississippi Tom Grayson
1935 Two for Tonight Gilbert Gordon
1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936 Himself cameo
1936 Anything Goes Billy Crocker
1936 Rhythm on the Range Jeff Larabee
1936 Pennies from Heaven Larry Poole
1937 Waikiki Wedding Tony Marvin
1937 Double or Nothing 'Lefty' Boylan
1938 Doctor Rhythm Dr. Bill Remsen
1938 Sing You Sinners Joe Beebe
1939 Paris Honeymoon 'Lucky' Lawton
1939 East Side of Heaven Denny Martin
1939 The Star Maker Larry Earl
1940 Road to Singapore Joshua 'Josh' Mallon V
1940 If I Had My Way Buzz Blackwell
1940 Rhythm on the River Bob Sommers
1941 Road to Zanzibar Chuck Reardon
1941 Birth of the Blues Jeff Lambert
1942 My Favorite Blonde Man outside union hall Uncredited cameo appearance
1942 Road to Morocco Jeff Peters
1942 Holiday Inn Jim Hardy
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm himself
1943 They Got Me Covered Music box Voice only, uncredited
1943 Dixie Daniel Decatur Emmett
1944 Going My Way Father Chuck O'Malley Academy Award for Best Actor
1944 The Princess and the Pirate Commoner on King's ship Uncredited cameo appearance
1944 Here Come the Waves Johnny Cabot
1945 Out of This World Singing voice for Eddie Bracken
1945 The Bells of St. Mary's Father Chuck O'Malley Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
1945 Duffy's Tavern Himself
1946 Road to Utopia Duke Johnson/Junior Hooton
1946 Blue Skies Johnny Adams
1947 My Favorite Brunette Harry Uncredited cameo appearance
1947 Welcome Stranger Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson
1947 Variety Girl Himself One of several featured performers in musical sequences
1947 Road to Rio Scat Sweeney
1948 The Emperor Waltz Virgil Smith
1949 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Hank Martin
1949 Top o' the Morning Joe Mulqueen
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Narrator, Ichabod, Brom Bones "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
1950 Riding High Dan Brooks
1950 Mr. Music Paul Merrick
1951 Here Comes the Groom Peter 'Pete' Garvey Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1951 Angels in the Outfield Himself Uncredited cameo appearance
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth Uncredited cameo appearance
1952 Son of Paleface Uncredited cameo appearance
1952 Just for You Jordan Blake
1952 Road to Bali George Cochran
1953 Scared Stiff Uncredited cameo appearance
1953 Little Boy Lost Bill Wainwright
1954 White Christmas Bob Wallace
1954 The Country Girl Frank Elgin National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
1956 Anything Goes Bill Benson
1956 High Society C. K. Dexter-Haven
1957 The Joker Is Wild Uncredited vocal performance singing "June in January"
1957 Man on Fire Earl Carleton
1959 Alias Jesse James Uncredited cameo appearance
1959 Say One for Me Father Conroy
1960 Let's Make Love Himself Uncredited cameo appearance
1960 High Time Harvey Howard
1960 Pepe Himself Uncredited cameo appearance
1962 The Road to Hong Kong Harry Turner
1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods Allen A. Dale With Frank Sinatra
1966 Stagecoach Doc Josiah Boone
1972 Cancel My Reservation Uncredited cameo performance
1974 That's Entertainment! Himself as featured presenter

Other short subjects

  • Two Plus Fours (1930)
  • Hollywood on Parade (1932)
  • Hollywood on Parade No. 11 (1933)
  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933)
  • Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
  • Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 5 (1937)
  • Hollywood Handicap (1938)
  • Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 4 (1938)
  • Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (1939)
  • Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Recreations (1940)
  • Swing with Bing (1940)
  • Angels of Mercy (1941)
  • Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941)
  • Show Business at War (1943)
  • Don't Hook Now (1943)
  • Road to Victory (1944)
  • The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)
  • Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)
  • Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Celebrations (1945)
  • Screen Snapshots: Famous Fathers and Sons (1946)
  • Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Happy Homes (1949)
  • Alberta Vacation (1950)
  • You Can Change the World (1951)
  • Crusade for Prayer (1952)
  • Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Mothers and Fathers (1955)
  • Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956) (voice)
  • Bing Presents Oreste (1956)
  • The Heart of Show Business (1957)
  • Just One More Time (1974)

Television

Main article: Bing Crosby TV appearances listing

Box office ranking

Crosby was frequently voted among the leading box office stars in a poll of exhibitors. See Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll

  • 1933 - 14th (US)
  • 1934 - 7th (US)
  • 1935 - 12th (US)
  • 1936 - 22nd (US)
  • 1937 - 4th (US)
  • 1938 - 13th (US)
  • 1939 - 11th (US)
  • 1940 - 7th (US)
  • 1943 - 4th (US)
  • 1944 - 1st (US)
  • 1945 - 1st (US)
  • 1946 - 1st (US)
  • 1947 - 1st (US)
  • 1948 - 1st (US)
  • 1949 - 2nd (US)
  • 1950 - 3rd (US)
  • 1951 - 5th (US)
  • 1952 - 4th (US)
  • 1953 - 5th (US)
  • 1954 - 8th (US)
  • 1955 - 13th (US)
  • 1956 - 20th (US)
USA

UK

  • Holiday Inn (No. 5) (1942)
  • Going My Way (No. 4) (1944)
  • The Bells of St. Mary's (No. 2) (1946)
  • Blue Skies (placed in top ten) (1947)
  • Road to Bali (No. 2) (1953)
  • White Christmas (No. 2) (1955)
  • High Society (No. 1) (1957)
  • The Road to Hong Kong (placed in top ten) (1962)

The source of the information is Variety for the USA results and Kinematograph Weekly for the UK.[5]

Crosby songs nominated for Academy Award

From 1934, when the first Oscar was awarded for "Best Song", until 1960, Bing Crosby introduced more nominated songs than any other singer. His fourteen nominations produced four Oscar winners, a record that has never been matched.[6]

Year Title Film Result
1934 "Love in Bloom" She Loves Me Not Nominated
1936 "Pennies from Heaven" Pennies from Heaven Nominated
1937 "Sweet Leilani" Waikiki Wedding Won
1940 "Only Forever" Rhythm on the River Nominated
1942 "White Christmas" Holiday Inn Won
1944 "Swinging on a Star" Going My Way Won
1945 "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" Here Come the Waves Nominated
1945 "Aren't You Glad You're You" The Bells of St. Mary's Nominated
1946 "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" Blue Skies Nominated
1951 "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" Here Comes the Groom Won
1952 "Zing a Little Zong" Just for You Nominated
1954 "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" White Christmas Nominated
1956 "True Love" High Society Nominated
1960 "The Second Time Around" High Time Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Bing Crosby". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 3, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Bing Crosby". Allmovie. Retrieved August 3, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Bing Crosby". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 3, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Bing Crosby Filmography". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Parkinson, Keith (December 1993). "Celluloid Crosby". BING magazine (#105): 9.
  6. ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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  2. BING magazine
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