| Wake Up and Live | |
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| Directed by | Sidney Lanfield |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Written by |
Novel: Dorothea Brande Story: Curtis Kenyon Screenplay: Harry Tugend Jack Yellen |
| Starring |
Walter Winchell Ben Bernie Alice Faye |
| Music by |
Mack Gordon Louis Silvers |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wake Up and Live is a 1937 Fox musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The movie stars Walter Winchell, Ben Bernie and Alice Faye and was based upon the self-help bestseller by Dorothea Brande. The film was followed by Love and Hisses (1937).
"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 featured the song, "Never in a Million Years".