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Family/Musical, 115 min, color
George Muprhy stars as Johnnie Demming, a successful Broadway musical comedy producer who's looking for a star for his new show. When he meets glamorous film star Helen Hoyt (Ginny Simms), he's so taken with her, he offers her the part. But Helen is in desperate need of a hit herself and turns him down when she reads his script, saying he could do much better. Meanwhile, Johnnie's father, a retired vaudevillian, has plans to stage his own show. He enlists daughter Patsy (Gloria DeHaven) and soon Helen signs on, too, which complicates her increasing attachment to Johnnie. Johnnie discovers her betrayal and is furious with his father for stealing Helen away. Sets are built, lines are memorized, and tears are shed as Johnnie and Helen suffer the storms of young love.
Cast
George Murphy.... Johnny Demming
Ginny Simms.... Helen Hoyt
Charles Winninger.... Sam Demming
Gloria DeHaven.... Patsy Demming (as Gloria de Haven)
Nancy Walker.... Trixie Simpson
Ben Blue.... Felix Gross
Lena Horne.... Fernway de la Fer
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson.... Eddie
Hazel Scott.... Herself
Kenny Bowers.... Ray Kent
Dean Murphy.... Hired man on Farm
Louis Mason.... Farmer
Bunny Waters.... Bunnie
Walter B. Long.... Doug Kelly
Tommy Dorsey.... Himself (and his Orchestra)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sidney Blackmer.... Press Agent
Aggie Ross
Elmira Ross
Maggie Ross
Kirk Alyn.... Escort
Art Berry Sr..... Bartender
Leonard Bluett.... Specialty Act in 'Brazilian Boogie Woogie' Number
Jack Chefe.... Waiter (uncredited)
Dorothy Ford.... Chorine (uncredited)
Arno Frey.... Waiter (uncredited)
Betty Jane Graham.... Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Sara Haden.... Miss Wynn (uncredited)
Dell Henderson.... Doorman (uncredited)
Jane Isbell.... Co-ed in Drugstore (uncredited)
Charles Judels.... Swami (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden.... Co-ed in Drugstore (uncredited)
Eddie Lee.... Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
Florence Lundeen.... Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Gloria Mackey.... (uncredited)
Peggy Maley.... Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Peggy McCall.... Singer in 'Who's Who' Number (uncredited)
Beryl McCutcheon.... Co-ed in Drugstore (uncredited)
Mary McLeod.... Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Kay Medford.... Cashier at Arcade (uncredited)
Joe Niemeyer.... Penny Arcade Owner (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor.... Stage Manager (uncredited)
Beverly Pratt.... Fat Girl (uncredited)
Frances Rafferty.... Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Archie Savage.... Specialty Act in 'Brazilian Boogie Woogie' Number (uncredited)
George Sorel.... Headwaiter (uncredited)
Rafael Storm.... Interpreter (uncredited)
Drake Thornton.... Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Ruth Tobey.... Co-ed in Drugstore (uncredited)
Leon Warwick.... Jungle Cafe Doorman (uncredited)
Constance Weiler.... Co-ed in Drugstore (uncredited)
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Harry Clork screenplay
Oscar Hammerstein II play Very Warm For May
Dorothy Kingsley screenplay
Jack McGowan story
Produced by
Jack Cummings.... producer
Original Music by
Tommy Dorsey
Ricardo López Méndez (song "Amor")
Don Raye (songs)
Gabriel Ruiz (song "Amor")
Egbert Van Alstyne (songs)
Gene de Paul (songs)
Non-Original Music by
George Gershwin (songs)
Tony Jackson (song)
Jerome Kern (song "All The Things You Are")
Cinematography by
Leonard Smith
Film Editing by
Albert Akst
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons
Jack Martin Smith
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis
Costume Design by
Irene
Irene Sharaff (associate) (as Sharaff)
Gile Steele (men's costumes)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Boyle.... assistant director (as Joe Boyle)
Art Department
McLean Nisbet.... associate set decorator
Sound Department
James Burbridge.... sound (as James K. Burbridge)
Douglas Shearer.... recording director
Other crew
Robert Alton.... choreographer
Ralph Blane.... music arranger: vocals
Jack Donohue.... choreographer (as Jack Donahue)
Ted Duncan.... orchestrator
Ira Gershwin.... lyricist
Johnny Green.... music supervisor
Johnny Green.... musical director
Oscar Hammerstein II.... lyricist: "All the Things Your Are"
Henri Jaffa.... associate color consultant
Gus Kahn.... lyricist
Natalie Kalmus.... color consultant
Don Loper.... choreographer
Hugh Martin.... music arranger: vocals
Phil Moore.... orchestrator
Sy Oliver.... orchestrator
Merrill Pye.... musical presentation
Lewis Raymond.... orchestrator
Kay Thompson.... music arranger: vocals
Charles Walters.... choreographer
Gene de Paul.... music arranger: vocals (as Gene DePaul)
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) [us]
Distributors
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation (MGM) [us]
Other Companies
Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra [us] group cast members
Also Known As:
The Broadway Melody of 1944 (USA) (working title)
Runtime: 115 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
