Can't Help Singing


Can't Help Singing
Directed by Frank Ryan
Produced by Felix Jackson
Written by Lewis R. Foster (Writer)
Frank Ryan (Writer)
John D. Klorer (Story)
Leo Townsend (Story)
Starring Deanna Durbin
Robert Paige
Akim Tamiroff
Thomas Gomez
David Bruce
Music by H.J. Salter costumes = Walter Plunkett
Cinematography Woody Bredell
W. Howard Greene
Editing by Ted J. Kent
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) December 25, 1944
Running time 90 mins.
Country  United States
Language English

Can't Help Singing is a 1944 musical Western filmed in Technicolor starring Deanna Durbin. The film was produced by Felix Jackson and directed by Frank Ryan. The score was by Jerome Kern with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg.

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Plot

The plot told of a young girl travelling to California, against her father's wishes, to visit her fiancee. There, she meets another man, and falls in love with him instead. The cast also includes Robert Paige, Akim Tamiroff, Thomas Gomez, and David Bruce.

Cast

  • Deanna Durbin.....Caroline Frost
  • Robert Paige.....Johnny Lawlor
  • Akim Tamiroff.....Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
  • Thomas Gomez.....Jake Carstairs
  • David Bruce.....Lt. Robert Latham
  • Clara Blandick.....Aunt Cissy Frost
  • George Cleveland.....U.S. Marshal, Independance, MO
  • Ray Collins.....Sen. Martin Frost
  • Olin Howlin.....Bigelow (Wagonmaster)
  • Leonid Kinskey.....Koppa
  • Andrew Tombes.....Sad Sam
  • June Vincent.....Jeannie McLean

Award nominations

Year Award Result Category Recipient
1946 Academy Award Nominated Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Jerome Kern and Hans J. Salter
Best Music, Original Song Jerome Kern (Music) and E.Y. Harburg (Lyrics)

References

  • Film Review 1945 by Maurice F Speed - publisher: MacDonald

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