by Gary Giddins
It’s Within Your Power (Brunswick)
1933
Jan. 9: I’m Playing With Fire (Brunswick)
Try a Little Tenderness (Brunswick)
Jan. 12: You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me ( — Guy Lombardo)
Young and Healthy ( — Guy Lombardo)
You’re Beautiful Tonight, My Dear ( — Guy Lombardo)
Jan. 26: I’ve Got the World on a String ( — Dorsey Brothers)
My Honey’s Lovin’Arms ( — Mills Brothers/Dorsey Brothers)
Feb. 9: What Do I Care, It’s Home (Brunswick)
You’ve Got Me Crying Again (Brunswick)
Mar. 14: Someone Stole Gabriel’s Horn ( — Dorsey Brothers)
Stay on the Right Side of the Road ( — Dorsey Brothers)
Here Is My Heart ( — Dorsey Brothers)
June 9: Learn to Croon (Jimmy Grier)
Moonstruck (Jimmy Grier)
My Love (Jimmy Grier)
I’ve Got to Pass Your House to Get to My House (Jimmy Grier)
June 13: Blue Prelude (Jimmy Grier)
I Would If I Could but I Can’t (Jimmy Grier)
Learn to Croon (Jimmy Grier)
Shadow Waltz (Jimmy Grier)
June 16: I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song (Jimmy Grier)
There’s a Cabin in the Pines (Jimmy Grier)
Down the Old Ox Road (Jimmy Grier)
Aug. 27:1 Guess It Had to Be That Way (Jimmy Grier)
Thanks (Jimmy Grier)
The Day You Came Along (Jimmy Grier)
Black Moonlight (Jimmy Grier)
Sept. 27: Beautiful Girl (Lennie Hayton)
The Last Round-Up (Lennie Hayton)
After Sundown (Lennie Hayton)
Home on the Range (Lennie Hayton)
Oct. 22: We’ll Make Hay While the Sun Shines (Lennie Hayton)
Temptation (Lennie Hayton)
Our Big Love Scene (Lennie Hayton)
Dec. 11: Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? (Lennie Hayton)
Let’s Spend an Evening at Home (Lennie Hayton)
1934
Feb. 25: Love Thy Neighbor (Nat W Finston)
Once in a Blue Moon (Nat W. Finston)
Good Night Lovely Little Lady (Nat W. Finston)
May I? (Nat W. Finston)
Mar. 10: Little Dutch Mill (Jimmy Grier)
Shadows of Love (Jimmy Grier)
Mar. 13: She Reminds Me of You (Jimmy Grier)
Ridin’Around in the Rain (Jimmy Grier)
July 5: I’m Hummin’, I’m Whistlin’, I’m Singin’ ( Irving Aaronson)
Love in Bloom (Irving Aaronson)
Straight from the Shoulder (Irving Aaronson)
Give Me a Heart to Sing To (Irving Aaronson)
Aug. 8: I Love You Truly (Georgie Stoll)
Just a-Wearyin’ for You (Georgie Stoll)
Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Georgie Stoll)
Someday Sweetheart (Georgie Stoll)
Oct. 5: The Moon Was Yellow (Georgie Stoll)
The Very Thought of You (Georgie Stoll)
Two Cigarettes in the Dark (Georgie Stoll)
The Sweetheart Waltz (Georgie Stoll)
Nov. 9: With Every Breath I Take (Georgie Stoll)
June in January (Georgie Stoll)
Love Is Just Around the Corner (Georgie Stoll)
Maybe I’m Wrong Again (Georgie Stoll)
1935
Feb. 21: Soon (Georgie Stoll)
Down by the River (Georgie Stoll)
It’s Easy to Remember (Georgie Stoll/Rhythmettes,Three Shades of Blue)
wanee River (Georgie Stoll/Crinoline Choir)
Silent Night (Georgie Stoll/Crinoline Choir)
Feb. ??: Adeste Fideles/Lift Up Your Hearts/Stabat Mater (unknown organ)
Aug. 14: From the Top of Your Head to the Tip of Your Toes (Dorsey Brothers)
I Wish I Were Aladdin (Dorsey Brothers)
Takes Two to Make a Bargain (Dorsey Brothers)
Two for Tonight (Dorsey Brothers)
Without a Word of Warning (Dorsey Brothers)
I Wished on the Moon (Dorsey Brothers)
Nov. 12: Red Sails in the Sunset (Victor Young)
Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle (Victor Young)
On Treasure Island (Victor Young)
Adeste Fidèles (Victor Young/Guardsmen Quartet)
Nov. 13: Sailor Beware (Georgie Stoll)
My Heart and I (Georgie Stoll)
Silent Night (Victor Young/Guardsmen Quartet)
Moonburn (Georgie Stoll Trio)
1936
Mar. 24: We’ll Rest at the End of the Trail (Victor Young)
Twilight on the Trail (Victor Young)
The Touch of Your Lips (Victor Young)
Lovely Lady (Victor Young)
Corrine, Corrina (parody) (Victor Young)
Mar. 29: Would You (Victor Young)
Robins and Roses (Victor Young)
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Victor Young)
It Ain’t Necessarily So (Victor Young)
Robins and Roses (parody) (Victor Young)
July 14: Empty Saddles (Victor Young/Guardsmen Quartet)
A Roundup Lullaby (Victor Young)
July 17: I Can’t Escape from You (Jimmy Dorsey)
The House Jack Built for Jill (Jimmy Dorsey)
I’m an Old Cowhand (Jimmy Dorsey)
July 23: Song of the Islands (Dick Mclntyre)
Aloha Oe (Dick Mclntyre)
July 24: So Do I (Georgie Stoll)
Pennies from Heaven (Georgie Stoll)
July 29: Let’s Call a Heart a Heart (Georgie Stoll)
One, Two, Button Your Shoe (Georgie Stoll)
Aug. 4: Shoe Shine Boy (Jimmy Dorsey)
South Sea Island Magic (Dick Mclntyre)
Hawaiian Paradise (Dick Mclntyre)
Aug. 10: For Love Alone (Victor Young)
I Never Realized (Victor Young)
Beyond Compare (Victor Young)
Aug. 12: Dear Old Girl (Ivan Ditmars/The Three Cheers)
Just One Word of Consolation (Ivan Ditmars/The Three Cheers)
Aug. 17: Pennies from Heaven Medley (“So Do I”) ( — Jimmy Dorsey/ Frances Langford)
Pennies from Heaven ( — Jimmy Dorsey/Louis Armstrong, Frances Langford)
Aug. 19: The Way You Look Tonight ( — Dixie Lee/Victor Young)
A Fine Romance ( — Dixie Lee/Victor Young)
Me and the Moon (Victor Young)
1937
Feb. 23: Sweet Leilani (Lani Mclntyre)
Blue Hawaii (Lani Mclntyre)
Feb. 28: In a Little Hula Heaven (Jimmy Dorsey)
Never in a Million Years (Jimmy Dorsey)
Mar. 3: What Will I Tell My Heart (Jimmy Dorsey)
Too Marvelous for Words (Jimmy Dorsey)
Peckin’ (Jimmy Dorsey)
Mar. 5: The One Rose (That’s Left in My Heart) (Victor Young)
Sweet Is the Word for You (Victor Young)
Moonlight and Shadows (Victor Young)
Mar. 8: Sentimental and Melancholy (Victor Young)
My Little Buckaroo (Victor Young)
What Is Love? (Victor Young)
July 12: It’s the Natural Thing to Do (John Scott Trotter)
All You Want to Do Is Dance (John Scott Trotter)
The Moon Got in My Eyes (John Scott Trotter)
Smarty (John Scott Trotter)
Sept. 11: Dancing Under the Stars (Lani Mclntyre)
Palace in Paradise (Lani Mclntyre)
When You Dream About Hawaii (Lani Mclntyre)
Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon (Lani Mclntyre)
Sept. 20: Can I Forget You (John Scott Trotter)
The Folks Who Live on the Hill (John Scott Trotter)
I Still Love to Kiss You Goodnight (John Scott Trotter)
Remember Me? (John Scott Trotter)
Sept. 25: Basin Street Blues ( — Connie Boswell/John Scott Trotter)
Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) ( — Connie Boswel
l/ John Scott Trotter)
Nov. 12: There’s a Gold Mine in the Sky (Eddie Dunstedter, organ)
When the Organ Played “O Promise Me” (Eddie Dunstedter, organ)
Nov. 15: Let’s Waltz for Old Times’ Sake (Eddie Dunstedter, organ)
In the Mission by the Sea (Eddie Dunstedter, organ)
1938
Jan. 21: My Heart Is Taking Lessons (John Scott Trotter)
This Is My Night to Dream (John Scott Trotter)
On the Sentimental Side (John Scott Trotter)
The Moon of Manakoora (John Scott Trotter)
Jan. 26: Alexander’s Ragtime Band ( — Connie Boswell/John Scott Trotter)
Home on the Range (Victor Young)
Apr. 13: Sweet Hawaiian Chimes (Harry Owens)
Little Angel (Harry Owens)
Apr. 22: Let Me Whisper I Love You (John Scott Trotter)
Don’t Be That Way (John Scott Trotter)
Apr. 25: Little Lady Make-Believe (Eddie Dunstedter, organ)
When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby (Eddie Dunstedter, organ)
Darling Nelly Gray (Paul Taylor Choristers)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Paul Taylor Choristers)
May 23: Now It Can Be Told (John Scott Trotter)
It’s the Dreamer in Me (John Scott Trotter)
July 1: Small Fry ( — Johnny Mercer/Victor Young)
Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean ( — Johnny Mercer/Victor Young)
July 8: Summertime (Matty Malneck)
A Blues Serenade (Matty Malneck)
July 11: I’ve Got a Pocketful of Dreams (John Scott Trotter)
Don’t Let That Moon Get Away (John Scott Trotter)
Silver on the Sage (John Scott Trotter)
Laugh and Call It Love (John Scott Trotter)
Mexicali Rose (John Scott Trotter)
Oct. 14: You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby ( — Bob Crosby)
Old Folks ( — Bob Crosby)
My Reverie ( — Bob Crosby)
Nov. 4: You’re a Sweet Little Headache (John Scott Trotter)
I Have Eyes (John Scott Trotter)
The Funny Old Hills (John Scott Trotter)
Joobalai (John Scott Trotter)
Dec. 2: When You’re Away (Victor Young)
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (Victor Young)
Sweethearts (Victor Young)
Thine Alone (Victor Young)
Dec. 9: Gypsy Love Song ( — Frances Langford/Victor Young)
I’m Falling in Love with Someone ( — Frances Langford/ Victor Young)
Dec. 12: My Melancholy Baby (John Scott Trotter)
I Cried for You (John Scott Trotter)
The Lonesome Road (John Scott Trotter)
When the Bloom Is on the Sage (John Scott Trotter)
Dec. 19: Between a Kiss and a Sigh (John Scott Trotter)
Just a Kid Named Joe (John Scott Trotter)
It’s a Lonely Trail (John Scott Trotter)
Let’s Tie the Old Forget-Me-Not (John Scott Trotter)
1939
Mar. 10: East Side of Heaven (John Scott Trotter)
Hang Your Heart on a Hickory Limb (John Scott Trotter)
That Sly Old Gentleman (from Featherbed Lane) (John Scott Trotter)
Sing a Song of Sunbeams (John Scott Trotter)
Mar. 15: Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider (John Scott Trotter/The Foursome)
Poor Old Rover (John Scott Trotter/The Foursome)
Down by the Old Mill Stream (John Scott Trotter/The Foursome)
Mar. 22: Deep Purple (Matty Malneck)
Star Dust (Matty Malneck)
God Bless America (Max Terr Chorus/John Scott Trotter)
The Star Spangled Banner (Max Terr Chorus/John Scott Trotter)
Mar. 31: If I Had My Way (John Scott Trotter)
Little Sir Echo (John Scott Trotter/Music Maids)
I Surrender, Dear (John Scott Trotter)
I’m Building a Sailboat of Dreams (John Scott Trotter)
Apr. 3: Alla en el Rancho Grande (John Scott Trotter/The Foursome)
It Must Be True (John Scott Trotter/Music Maids)
S’posin’ (John Scott Trotter/Music Maids)
Apr. 5: Whistling in the Wildwood (John Scott Trotter)
And the Angels Sing (John Scott Trotter)
June 9: Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (John Scott Trotter)
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (fluff take)
(John Scott Trotter)
Girl of My Dreams (John Scott Trotter)
The Missouri Waltz (John Scott Trotter)
Still the Bluebird Sings (John Scott Trotter)
Go Fly a Kite (John Scott Trotter)
A Man and His Dream (John Scott Trotter)
Just One More Chance (John Scott Trotter)
June 13: To You, Sweetheart, Aloha (Dick Mclntyre)
My Isle of Golden Dreams (Dick Mclntyre)
Maybe (Victor Young)
Somebody Loves Me (Victor Young)
Home on the Range (Victor Young)
June 22: Start the Day Right ( — Connie Boswell/John Scott Trotter)
An Apple for the Teacher ( — Connie Boswell/John Scott Trotter)
June 30: Neighbors in the Sky (John Scott Trotter)
What’s New? (John Scott Trotter)
Cynthia (John Scott Trotter)
Medley of Gus Edwards Song Hits (“Sunbonnet Sue,” “Jimmy Valentine,” “If I Was a Millionaire”) (John Scott Trotter)
In My Merry Oldsmobile (John Scott Trotter/Music Maids)
Sept. 20: Ciribiribin ( —- Andrews Sisters/Joe Venuti)
Yodelin’ Jive ( — Andrews Sisters/Joe Venuti)
Dec. 15: Too Romantic (John Scott Trotter)
The Moon and the Willow Tree (John Scott Trotter)
Sweet Potato Piper (John Scott Trotter/The Foursome)
Between 18th and 19th on Chestnut Street ( — Connie Boswell/ John Scott Trotter)
1940
Feb. 9: Marcheta (John Scott Trotter)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (John Scott Trotter)
If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) (John Scott Trotter)
The Girl with the Pigtails in Her Hair (John Scott Trotter),
Feb. 25: Devil May Care (John Scott Trotter)
The Singing Hills (John Scott Trotter)
I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In (John Scott Trotter)
Mar. 22: Beautiful Dreamer (John Scott Trotter)
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (John Scott Trotter)
Yours Is My Heart Alone (John Scott Trotter)
Sierra Sue (John Scott Trotter)
Apr. 12: Meet the Sun Half-Way (John Scott Trotter)
April Played the Fiddle (John Scott Trotter)
I Haven’t Time to Be a Millionaire (John Scott Trotter)
The Pessimistic Character (with the Crab Apple Face) (John Scott Trotter)
Apr. 15: Mister Meadowlark ( — Johnny Mercer/Victor Young)
On Behalf of the Visiting Firemen ( —Johnny Mercer/Victor Young)
July 1: Trade Winds (Dick Mclntyre)
A Song of Old Hawaii (Dick Mclntyre)
Aloha Kuu Ipo Aloha (Dick Mclntyre)
July 3: When the Moon Comes Over Madison Square (John Scott Trotter)
Only Forever (John Scott Trotter)
July 6: Ballad for Americans: (Victor Young/Ken Darby Singers)
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Bing Crosby Filmography: Complete
This section lists all major feature films and short subjects made for theatrical release, plus five television dramas (High Tor, Dr. Cook’s Garden, and three inspirational two-reelers produced by the Christophers). It does not include pictures made by Bing Crosby Productions in which Bing does not appear. Credits are given only for those in which he has a substantial role. Unless otherwise noted, all pictures were released by Paramount.
S = short subject
V = voiceover (musical or narrative)
C =
cameo or supporting appearance
HC = Bob Hope movie with Crosby bit-part cameo
1930
King of Jazz (Universal) (C,V) Directed by John Murray Anderson. Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. Written by Edward T. Lowe, Harry Ruskin, and Charles MacArthur. Photographed by Hal Mohr, Ray Rennahan, and Jerome Ash. Songs by Milton Ager-Jack Yellin; Mabel Wayne-Billy Rose; Harry Barris-James Cavanaugh; others. Cast: Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with the Rhythm Boys, the Brox Sisters, John Boles, Laura La Plante, Jeanette Loff, Merna Kennedy, Walter Brennan, Stanley Smith, William Kent, Glenn Tryon, Russell Markert Girls.
Two Plus Fours (Pathe) (S,C) Directed by Ray McCarey. Written by McCarey and Charles Callahan. Cast: Nat Carr, Thelma Hill, Bing Crosby, Harry Barris, Al Rinker, Ed Deering, Spec O’Donnell.
Check and Double Check (RKO) (V) “Three Little Words” performed by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with the Rhythm Boys.
Reaching for the Moon (United Artists) (C) “When the Folks High Up Do the Mean Low Down” sung by Bing Crosby, Bebe Daniels, and June MacCloy.
1931
Confessions of a Co-ed (C) “Out of Nowhere” sung by Bing Crosby; “Ya Got Love” sung by the Rhythm Boys.
I Surrender Dear (Educational-Sennett) (S) Directed by Mack Sennett. Written by John A. Waldron, Earle Rodney, and Harry McCoy. Songs by Harry Barris—Gordon Clifford; Barris—Bing Crosby—Harry Tobias; John Green-Edward Hayman; Ernest Ball—J. Keirn Brennan. Cast: Bing Crosby, Arthur Stone, Marion Sayers, Luis Alberni, Julia Griffith. The Sennett-Crosby shorts were later reissued as parts of compilation films, notably Road to Hollywood ( 1947) and Down Memory Lane ( 1949).
One More Chance (Educational-Sennett) (S) Directed by Mack Sennett. Written by John A. Waldron, Earle Rodney, Harry McCoy, and Lew Foster. Songs by Arthur Johnston—Sam Coslow; Harry Barris-Billy Moll—Ted Koehler; Barris-Gordon Clifford; Lew Brown-Sidney Clare. Cast: Bing Crosby, Arthur Stone, Patsy O’Leary, Matty Kemp.
1932
Dream House (Educational-Sennett) (S) Directed by Del Lord. Written by John A. Waldron, Earle Rodney, Harry McCoy, and Lew Foster. Songs by Harry Barris-Gus Arnheim—Gordon Clifford; Irving Kahal—Pierre Norman-Sammy Fain. Cast: Bing Crosby, Ann Christy, Katherine Ward, William Davidson, Eddie Phillips, Vernon Dent. Reissued in edited version as Crooner’s Holiday (1935).
Billboard Girl (Educational-Sennett) (S) Directed by Leslie Pearce. Written by John A. Waldron, Earle Rodney, Harry McCoy, and Lew Foster. Songs by Jack Meskill-Vincent Rose; Al Dubin-Joseph Burke. Cast: Bing Crosby, Margie Babe Kane, Dick Stewart, Jimmy Eagles, Lincoln Stedman, George Pearce. Reissued in edited version as Bring On Bing (1935).
Hollywood on Parade Z2: No.2 (S,C) “Auf Wiedersehen” sung by Bing Crosby.