Lullaby of Broadway (1951)

Note Générale:

6,5/10   

Réalisateur:

David Butler

Scénariste:

Earl Baldwin (writer)

Date de sortie:

26 décembre 1951 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedie | Musical | Romance

Intrigue:

Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise...

Plot Keywords:

Broadway | Has Been | Piano | Mother Daughter Relationship | Beautiful Woman

Récompenses:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

Doris Day Shines, As Usual

Ensemble

Doris Day	...	Melinda Howard
Gene Nelson	...	Tom Farnham
S.Z. Sakall	...	Adolph Hubbell
Billy De Wolfe	...	Lefty Mack
Gladys George	...	Jessica Howard
Florence Bates	...	Mrs. Anna Hubbell
Anne Triola	...	Gloria Davis
Hanley Stafford	...	Voice of Producer
Page Cavanaugh	...	Himself
Carlo De Mattiazzi	...	Dance Specialty
Constance De Mattiazzi	...	Dance Specialty
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
John Milton Kennedy	...	The Radio Announcer (voice)
Page Cavanaugh Trio	...	Themselves

Durée:

92 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Classification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Société:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Anecdotes:

Doris Day's 10-inch Columbia LP of selections from the film score captured first place on the "Billboard" pop albums chart.

Goofs:

Erreurs factuelles: Gloria reads a copy of Variety with news on the back cover; in reality, the back cover of this publication has always been reserved for full-page ads.

Guillemet:

Melinda Howard: [handing Tom a penny] There's a message on that to you from the women of the world.
Tom Farnham: In God We Trust

Connexions:

Parodié dans Norbert Smith, a Life (1989) (TV)

Bande son:

Somebody Loves Me

Doris Day Shines, As Usual

I saw this when I was a small boy, when it was revived in a neighborhood theatre, and then many years later on TV. Finally, with the advent of the VCR, I purchased this entertaining musical.

This is probably the picture that caused me fall in love with Doris Day. That personality! That smile! That Voice! From the opening number, "Just One of Those Things," to the last spectacular song and dance of "Lullaby of Broadway," this is a delight.

I especially enjoyed Doris' scenes with Gladys George (not "Cooper") as someone else reported. "It's tough being a mother. I need a couple more rehearsals." She was wonderful as Jessica Howard, has-been star of Broadway, now singing in a Greenwich Village dive.

Gene Nelson was mischievous as the lecherous dancer who chases Miss Day and Billy DeWolfe was inappropriately prissy as the "boyfriend" of Ann Triola. Of course, I always enjoy watching S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall. This was his third time appearing with Miss Day.

Doris looked fantastic in Technicolor and the many closeups they gave her underscored her natural beauty, even though her freckles were covered up. She sang very nicely and danced up a storm with Gene Nelson, something that if done today, would get Oscar nominations. I especially enjoyed "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" and "I Love The Way You Say Goodnight." I was disappointed that Miss Day didn't have a ballad in this picture. What an oversight!

Day and her ilk made it look too easy, even though a LOT of work went into making these films.