Wake Up and Live is a 1937 Fox musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Walter Winchell, Ben Bernie and Alice Faye. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, the film was based upon the self-help bestseller by Dorothea Brande. It was followed by Love and Hisses (1937).
Cast
Walter Winchell - as Himself
Ben Bernie - as Himself
Alice Faye - Alice Huntley
Patsy Kelly - Patsy Kane
Ned Sparks - Steve Cluskey
Grace Bradley - Jean Roberts
Jack Haley - Eddie Kane
Walter Catlett - Gus Avery
Joan Davis - Spanish Dancer
Paul Hurst - McCabe
Etienne Girardot - Waldo Peebles
Condos Brothers
Brewster Twins
Elyse Knox - Nurse
Soundtrack
Music by Harry Revel, lyrics by Mack Gordon
"There's a Lull in My Life", which has become a jazz standard, was written for Alice Faye by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel. It was released as a single and became her only major hit record. The film also features the songs: "Never in a Million Years" "Wake Up and Live" "I'm Bubbling Over" "Oh, But I'm Happy" "Bernie's Love Song" "I Love You Much Too Much, Muchacha" "Red Seal Malt" "It's Swell of You"
Songs that were supposed to feature Haley were dubbed by Buddy Clark.