Double or Nothing (1937), 6+

According to the will of an eccentric millionaire, one of four randomly chosen strangers will become his heir if he/she can double $5000 by honest means.
(90 min) Released 1937-09-01
Director: Theodore Reed
Stars: Bing Crosby, Martha Raye, Andy Devine.
LeRoy Prinz ... choreographer

Genres: Comedy | Musical | Romance
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028806/

The plot is a little more interesting than usual, and is mostly coherent. Probably the most fun moment requires suspension of logic check, but the fun is worth it.

In chapter 4 we got a bonus dance moment, when a motorcycle cop cuts in on BC's date dance on the sidewalk, and then does a solo tap number - slowly - but doing some of those moves slowly looks like it takes a lot of control and skill; actor's name: James Notaro, with only 16 credits, mostly as a dancer, always uncredited (except this one), but in a lot of movies I own.

While the whole movie is pretty good overall, the pace really picks up starting in chapter 11 of 19, where we get musical numbers and/or specialty acts nearly one after the other at the nightclub BC created. The costumes and sets are very pretty too. The uniform of the Sing Orchestra, with the bejeweled custom instrument badges, is especially nice. (I couldn't figure out the actor who draped the samples on the models; it felt like he was a real designer.)

The comic adagio couple, Ames and Arno, is fun, as are the slo-mo Calgary Brothers. None of the songs became standards, but a couple are very pleasant, especially when sung by Bing.

Martha Raye (1916–1994) has 26 movie credits, 19 are music/musical. This is the 3rd and final with Bing. She does 4 with Bob Hope, all in the next 2 years.

Paramount, dir. Reed; 6+