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  • Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
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    106 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Approved
106 min | Drama, Music, Musical

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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Director
Writers
Kathryn Scola (screen play) | Lamar Trotti (screen play) | Richard Sherman (adaptation)
Cinematographer
J. Peverell Marley (photography) (as Peverell Marley)
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Release date
Aug 16, 1938 (United States)

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Cast

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75 cast members
Name Known for
Tyrone Power
Alexander (Roger Grant) Alexander (Roger Grant)   See fewer
Alice Faye
Stella Kirby Stella Kirby   See fewer
Don Ameche
Charlie Dwyer Charlie Dwyer   See fewer
Ethel Merman
Jerry Allen Jerry Allen   See fewer
Jack Haley
Davey Lane Davey Lane   See fewer
Jean Hersholt
Professor Heinrich Professor Heinrich   See fewer
Helen Westley
Aunt Sophie Aunt Sophie   See fewer
John Carradine
Taxi Driver Taxi Driver   See fewer
Paul Hurst
Bill Mulligan Bill Mulligan   See fewer
Wally Vernon
Wally Vernon Wally Vernon   See fewer
Douglas Fowley
Snapper Snapper   See fewer
Eddie Collins
Corporal Collins Corporal Collins   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
Stage Manager Stage Manager   See fewer
Dixie Dunbar
Specialty Specialty   See fewer
Joe King
Charles Dillingham Charles Dillingham   See fewer
Charles Coleman
Head Waiter Head Waiter   See fewer
Stanley Andrews
Colonel Colonel   See fewer
Jane Jones
Trio Member Trio Member   See fewer
Otto Fries
Trio Member Trio Member   See fewer
Mel Kalish
Trio Member Trio Member   See fewer
Selmer Jackson
Manager Radio Station (as Selmar Jackson) Manager Radio Station (as Selmar Jackson)   See fewer
Donald Douglas
Singer (scenes deleted) Singer (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Carol Adams
Hat Check Girl (uncredited) Hat Check Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Ash
Critic in Audience at Army Show (uncredited) Critic in Audience at Army Show (uncredited)   See fewer
Bonnie Bannon
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Lynne Berkeley
Autograph Seeker (uncredited) Autograph Seeker (uncredited)   See fewer
Tyler Brooke
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
A.S. 'Pop' Byron
Train Conductor (uncredited) Train Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Lon Chaney Jr.
Photographer on Stage (uncredited) Photographer on Stage (uncredited)   See fewer
Diane Cook
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Cunningham
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Darby
Army Quartet Member (uncredited) Army Quartet Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Dearing
Girl at Recital (uncredited) Girl at Recital (uncredited)   See fewer
Jon Dodson
Army Quartet Member (uncredited) Army Quartet Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Dunn
Army Captain (uncredited) Army Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Ericson
Girl at Recital (uncredited) Girl at Recital (uncredited)   See fewer
James Flavin
Army Captain (uncredited) Army Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick French
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack George
Violinist at Recital (uncredited) Violinist at Recital (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Goodwin
Military Policeman at Army Show (uncredited) Military Policeman at Army Show (uncredited)   See fewer
Kay Griffith
Autograph Seeker (uncredited) Autograph Seeker (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hall
Man on Train (uncredited) Man on Train (uncredited)   See fewer
Rondo Hatton
Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Keane
Army Major (uncredited) Army Major (uncredited)   See fewer
The King's Men
Singing Army Quartet - Y.M.C.A. (uncredited) Singing Army Quartet - Y.M.C.A. (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Linn
Army Quartet Member (uncredited) Army Quartet Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Lowery
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul McVey
Stage Manager (uncredited) Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Alberto Morin
Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited) Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
James C. Morton
Bartender at Scarbie's (uncredited) Bartender at Scarbie's (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Mundy
The Barker (uncredited) The Barker (uncredited)   See fewer
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Ship Cafe (uncredited) Waiter at Ship Cafe (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Officer in Army Show Audience (uncredited) Officer in Army Show Audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Elizabeth Palmer
Girl at Recital (uncredited) Girl at Recital (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Pennick
Drill Sergeant (uncredited) Drill Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Alexander Pollard
Captain of Waiters (uncredited) Captain of Waiters (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Rankin
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Cully Richards
Musician (uncredited) Musician (uncredited)   See fewer
Rad Robinson
Army Quartet Member (uncredited) Army Quartet Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Santley
Songwriter (uncredited) Songwriter (uncredited)   See fewer
Clarice Sherry
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Stanley
Critic in Army Show Audience (uncredited) Critic in Army Show Audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Betty Stockton
Cafe Patron (uncredited) Cafe Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Tannen
Dillingham's Secretary (uncredited) Dillingham's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Taylor
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
Betty Underwood
Baton Specialty (uncredited) Baton Specialty (uncredited)   See fewer
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Martha - Aunt Sophie's Maid (uncredited) Martha - Aunt Sophie's Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Cecil Weston
Woman in Audience at Army Show (uncredited) Woman in Audience at Army Show (uncredited)   See fewer
Ron Wilson
Song Plugger (uncredited) Song Plugger (uncredited)   See fewer
Marjorie Woodworth
Baton Specialty (uncredited) Baton Specialty (uncredited)   See fewer
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