Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Mr. Brewster, president of the Federal Broadcasting Company, refused to hire Joan because she was not from the upper class. This class-based rejection establishes the initial barrier to her career and motivates Nicky to create the publicity scheme with Farraday to prove Joan's value.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Nicky mentioned being evicted from his office, showing the precarious financial situation of people in Joan's professional circle.

• joan warren
• mr brewster
• federal broadcasting
• class
• rejection
• audition

After Joan was fired and rejected by Brewster, Nicky saw an opportunity in the drunken actor. By staging a dramatic scenario where Joan played Juliet to Farraday's Romeo, Nicky created newspaper headlines that would draw public interest and pressure Brewster to reconsider hiring Joan.

Foreshadowing: Nicky was already facing eviction and had no success finding Joan another agent, making desperate measures appealing.

• nicky alexander
• farraday
• publicity
• hospital
• juliet
• romeo
• scheme

The newspapers published the story of Joan visiting the dying Farraday, which created a sensation. Brewster realized that Joan's involvement with Farraday generated massive publicity, so he agreed to hire her on the condition that Farraday would also perform. He wanted their combined star power for his radio contract.

Foreshadowing: The hospital scheme was specifically designed to create newspaper coverage that would attract sponsors.

• mr brewster
• joan warren
• publicity
• radio contract
• farraday

Robert Wilson was Farraday's cousin and business manager who was furious over the negative publicity. He called Joan a gold digger and escorted Farraday onto a train to California to remove him from the situation, fearing it would damage his career and reputation.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Robert was described as furious over the newspapers printing stories about Farraday's alleged deathbed.

• robert wilson
• farraday
• gold digger
• cousin
• manager
• california

After Robert called Joan a gold digger in the newspapers, Ted Blake (a reporter) told her that his newspaper would fly her to Kansas City to be the first to print a retraction. They arrived on a plane, caught Farraday's train, and tricked Robert into leaving without Farraday so they could arrange the radio broadcast.

Foreshadowing: The plan involved coordinating with Brewster to broadcast from Kansas City that evening.

• kansas city
• ted blake
• joan warren
• train
• plane
• retraction
• broadcast

Robert locked himself in a hotel room with Farraday to prevent him from leaving, but Farraday managed to escape. He arrived at the radio station in Kansas City at the critical moment and publicly exonerated Joan, stating she was not a gold digger, which secured her radio contract with Brewster.

Foreshadowing: Nicky had earlier told Farraday to show a head for business by getting the lucrative radio contract.

• farraday
• robert wilson
• escape
• radio station
• exonerate
• contract

Nicky orchestrated a fake story about Farraday being on his deathbed to generate sensational newspaper coverage. This was part of his publicity scheme to create interest in Joan and force Brewster to reconsider hiring her. The lie worked and drove public curiosity about the Romeo-Juliet scenario Nicky staged.

Foreshadowing: Al Craven was also searching for alcohol to keep Farraday from sobering up and revealing the truth.

• farraday
• deathbed
• newspapers
• nicky
• publicity
• lie

Ted Blake, a cynical newspaper reporter assigned to cover the Farraday hospital story, eventually became romantically interested in Joan. After working together to travel to Kansas City and clear her name, they paired off. The film ends with Joan successful in her radio career while Ted enjoys his carefree bachelor life nearby.

Foreshadowing: Ted and photographer Joe climbed the fire escape to photograph Joan visiting Farraday, showing his initial professional interest in her story.

• ted blake
• joan warren
• romance
• reporter
• couple

The summary simply states Joan was fired from her singing job at the Ritz Club where she performed with the Ritz Brothers. The reason for her firing isn't specified in the provided text, but it sets her on the path to seek help from agent Nicky Alexander and eventually pursue the radio opportunity.

Foreshadowing: After being fired, Joan immediately sought help from theatrical agent Nicky Alexander.

• joan warren
• ritz club
• fired
• singer
• ritz brothers

Al Craven (Fitz's brother) was tasked with keeping Farraday from sobering up so he would continue babbling Shakespeare and remain unconscious long enough for the publicity scheme to work. If Farraday woke up and became sober, the fake deathbed story would be exposed as a lie.

Foreshadowing: This directly served Nicky's plan to keep the newspapers interested in the story.

• al craven
• alcohol
• hospital
• farraday
• sober
• shakespeare