Johnny Burke

Lyricist

About

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Also Known As

John Burke

Born

March 18, 1884

Died

February 25, 1964

Filmography

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Heat of Madness (1966)

Little Men (1941)

The Good-Bye Kiss (1928)

The Sorcerers (1967)

Love Ranch (2010)

Blast from the Past (1999)

Song ("Like Someone In Love")

Photos & Videos

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Road To Morocco (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Moonlight Becomes You So

Road To Morocco (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Ain't Got A Dime To My Name

Biography

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Heat of Madness (1966)

Little Men (1941)

The Good-Bye Kiss (1928)

Writer (Feature Film)

The Sorcerers (1967)

Music (Feature Film)

Love Ranch (2010)

Blast from the Past (1999)

Song ("Like Someone In Love")

Pennies From Heaven (1981)

Song ("Pennies From Heaven")

The Vagabond King (1956)

Little Boy Lost (1953)

Road to Bali (1953)

Cruisin' Down the River (1953)

Sunny Side of the Street (1951)

Riding High (1950)

Mr. Music (1950)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)

Top O' the Morning (1949)

I Surrender Dear (1948)

The Emperor Waltz (1948)

Cross My Heart (1947)

Variety Girl (1947)

Road to Rio (1947)

Welcome Stranger (1947)

The Last Round-Up (1947)

Road to Utopia (1946)

The Great John L. (1945)

The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

Duffy's Tavern (1945)

Lady in the Dark (1944)

And the Angels Sing (1944)

Going My Way (1944)

Belle of the Yukon (1944)

Take It Big (1944)

My Favorite Spy (1942)

Road to Morocco (1942)

Road to Zanzibar (1941)

Playmates (1941)

Road to Singapore (1940)

Rhythm on the River (1940)

If I Had My Way (1940)

Charter Pilot (1940)

Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

The Star Maker (1939)

East Side of Heaven (1939)

Sing You Sinners (1938)

Doctor Rhythm (1938)

Double or Nothing (1937)

The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937)

Midnight Madonna (1937)

Go West Young Man (1936)

Pennies From Heaven (1936)

Let's Go Places (1930)

Rough Romance (1930)

Visual Effects (Feature Film)

King Rat (1965)

Special Effects

Ship of Fools (1965)

Special Effects

Art Department (Feature Film)

King Kong (2005)

[Const] labourer, New York streets set

Life Events

Videos

Road To Morocco (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Moonlight Becomes You So Jeff (Bing Crosby) grabs his opportunity to serenade Princess Shalmar (Dorothy Lamour) with Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke's Moonlight Becomes You So, in Road To Morocco, 1942.

Road To Morocco (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Ain't Got A Dime To My Name Aunt Lucy (Bob Hope) appears via special effects to snoozing Jeff (Bing Crosby) who then sets out to find his pal, with Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke's Ain't Got A Dime To My Name, in Road To Morocco, 1942.

Sing You Sinners (1938) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Let That Moon Get Away Bing Crosby is nearly ne’er-do-well brother Joe, quite innocently escorting his older brother’s fianceè (Ellen Drew) at a night club where the band leader (Harry Barris) coaxes him into a song, an original by John Burke and James V. Monaco, in Paramount’s Sing You Sinners, 1938.

Sing You Sinners (1938) -- (Movie Clip) I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams Fred MacMurray, who got his start as a singer and sax player, as oldest brother Dave, reluctantly joins Joe (Bing Crosby), who has no regular job but who got the gig, young Donald O’Connor completing the brother-act, tune by John Burke and James V. Monaco, in Paramount’s Sing You Sinners, 1938.

Road To Bali -- (Movie Clip) Chicago Style Opening scene in Australia in the second-to-last "Road" movie, Yanks George (Bing Crosby) and Harold (Bob Hope) doing the custom-written (by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke) Chicago Style, in Road To Bali, 1953.

Road To Utopia, The -- (Movie Clip) Personality In old Skagway, posing as famous villains they've imprisoned, Chester (Bob Hope) and Duke (Bing Crosby) act casual, and meet Sal (Dorothy Lamour), performing Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke's Personality, in Road To Utopia, 1946.

Road To Utopia, The -- (Movie Clip) They'll Think It's An Encore Working for their fare on a steamer to gold-rush Alaska, Chester (Bob Hope) and Duke (Bing Crosby) follow an animal act with Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke's It's Anybody's Spring, in Road to Utopia, 1946.

Top O' The Morning (1949) -- (Original Trailer) From Paramount and Bing Crosby Enterprises, with direct reference to their earlier hits Going My Way, 1944 and Welcome, Stranger!, 1947, the trailer for Top O’ The Morning, 1949, in which Bing plays a singing insurance investigator come to Ireland following the theft of the Blarney Stone, with Barry Fitzgerald as the local cop.

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