Panama Hattie
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Panama Hattie is a theater musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva.
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Songs
- "All I've Got to Get Now Is My Man"
- "Americans All Drink Coffee"
- "Fresh as a Daisy"
- "God Bless the Women"
- "Good Neighbors" (w.m. Roger Edens for the 1942 film version)
- "Here's to Panama Hattie"
- "I'm Throwing a Ball Tonight"
- "I've Still Got My Health"
- "Join It Right Away"
- "Let's Be Buddies"
- "Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please"
- "My Mother Would Love You"
- "The Son-of-a-Gun Who Picks on Uncle Sam" (w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane for the 1942 film version)
- "The Sping" (w. Jeni Le Gon & Alfred Legou m. Phil Moore for the 1942 film version)
- "A Stroll on the Plaza Sant' Ana"
- "They Ain't Done Right by Our Nell"
- "Visit Panama"
- "We Detest a Fiesta"
- "Welcome to Jerry"
- "Who Would Have Dreamed?"
- "You Said It"
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Broadway production
The show opened on October 30, 1940 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 501 performances. It was directed by Edgar McGregor.
Cast:
- Ethel Merman as Hattie Maloney
- Arthur Treacher as Vivian Budd
- Betty Hutton as Florrie
- James Dunn as Nick Bullett
- Phyllis Brooks as Leila Tree
- Joan Carroll as Geraldine Bullett
and the dancers included June Allyson and Vera-Ellen.
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London production
The show opened at the Piccadilly Theatre on November 4, 1943 and ran for 308 performances. It was directed by William Mollison.
Cast:
- Bebe Daniels as Hattie Maloney
- Max Wall as Eddy Brown
- Claude Hulbert as Vivian Budd
- Frances Marsden as Florrie
- Ivan Brandt as Nick Bullett
- Georgia MacKinnon as Leila Tree
- Betty Blackler as Elizabeth Bullett
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1942 film
The MGM film version was directed by Norman Z. McLeod.
Cast:
- Ann Sothern as Hattie Maloney
- Red Skelton as Red
- Rags Ragland as Rags
- Ben Blue as Rowdy
- Marsha Hunt as Leila Tree
- Virginia O'Brien as Flo Foster
Lena Horne appeared as a nightclub singer.
