Pretty Baby
Words by Gus Kahn, music by Tony Jackson and Egbert Van Alstyne, 1916
Introduced in the stage revue "The Passing Show of 1916"
Mammy (sung by Al Jolson), 1930
Rose of Washington Square (Al Jolson), 1939
Broadway Rhythm (sung and danced by Kenny Bowers and Gloria DeHaven, then sung and danced by Charles Winninger and Gloria DeHaven with Chorus Girls), 1944
Jolson Sings Again (Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1949
I'll See You in My Dreams (Danny Thomas), 1951
It's one of the few 'talents' I possess...but I can't take all the credit. Scruffy has been humming that damn song since we bred her this week, walking around twitching her tail and smoking a cigarette....little vamp that she is.