William Seiter’s musical, made by RKO Radio, centers on a saloon owner (played by Randolph Scott), whose entertainers include Gypsy Rose Lee and Dinah Shore.
Oscar Nominations: 2
Song: “Sleighride in July,” music by James Van Heusen, lyrics by Johnny Burke
Scoring of a Musical Picture: Arthur Lange.
Oscar Context
The Oscar Song went to “It Might As Well Be Spring,” from “State Fair,” and the Scoring Oscar to the Gene Kelly vehicle, “Anchors Aweigh.”
