My Dream Is Yours (1949)

Directors:

Michael Curtiz
Friz Freleng

Writers:

Laura Kerr (adaptation)
Harry Kurnitz (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 April 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Plot:

Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides to find a new personality to replace Garry...

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Single Mother | Bugs Bunny | Beautiful Woman | Widow

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Jack Carson	...	Doug Blake
Doris Day	...	Martha Gibson
Lee Bowman	...	Gary Mitchell
Adolphe Menjou	...	Thomas Hutchins
Eve Arden	...	Vivian Martin
S.Z. Sakall	...	Felix Hofer
Selena Royle	...	Freda Hofer
Edgar Kennedy	...	Uncle Charlie
Sheldon Leonard	...	Grimes
Franklin Pangborn	...	Sourpuss Manager
John Berkes	...	Character Actor
Ada Leonard	...	Herself
Frankie Carle	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mel Blanc	...	Bugs Bunny / Tweety (voice)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Michael Curtiz Productions

Trivia:

The set for Gary Mitchells' apartment is made up using sections of the apartment from "Rope" (1949)

Goofs:

Factual errors: During a montage showing Martha's rise to stardom, there's a shot of stacks of fan letters, all of them bearing the address of what turns out to be Martha's home address. Even in the far more innocent times in which the film was set, stars didn't publicly reveal their home addresses and virtually all fan mail would have been addressed to her movie studio or record label or simply "Hollywood."

Quotes:

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Radio Announcer #3: Yes, only Humperdinick's Magnetic Shaving Cream contains atom-francid mottletry - the mottletry that makes any property...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Freddie, Get Ready

Nice, early Day vehicle

Yes, we've seen this plot a million times. No, this isn't a remake of "Smash-Up" (not sure where an earlier user came up with that), but it does have a bit in common with a film like "Holiday Inn" and the various "Star is Born" incarnations. Eve Arden is always a pleasure, playing her usual stock character. Jack Carson also plays the same smarmy guy, but this time he gets the girl, surprisingly. Perhaps I missed a line of dialogue, but I am shocked that the film doesn't explain Day's young son; to my knowledge, no mention is made of who the father is/was. Being that this film was made in 1949, that's quite amazing. Unwed mother? Father died in the war? At one point, the kid even asks Jack Carson's character if he's the father! The dream sequence with Bugs Bunny isn't much, as I was expecting a full-fledged animated scene. Overall, though, worth a watch I wonder how many times they used that Coconut Grove set at Warners?