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With a Song in My Heart
File:With a Song in My Heart (1952 film) DVD cover art.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWalter Lang
Written byLamar Trotti
Produced byLamar Trotti
StarringSusan Hayward
Rory Calhoun
David Wayne
Thelma Ritter
Robert Wagner
CinematographyLeon Shamroy
Edited byJ. Watson Webb Jr.
Music byAlfred Newman
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
April 4, 1952
Running time
117 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.25 million[1][2]

With a Song in My Heart is a 1952 biographical film which tells the story of actress and singer Jane Froman, who was crippled by an airplane crash on February 22, 1943, when the Boeing 314 Pan American Clipper flying boat she was on suffered a crash landing in the Tagus River near Lisbon, Portugal. She entertained the troops in World War II despite having to walk with crutches. The film stars Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter, Robert Wagner, Helen Westcott and Una Merkel. Froman herself supplied Hayward's singing voice.

The movie was written and produced by Lamar Trotti and directed by Walter Lang. The title song, "With a Song in My Heart", (Rodgers and Hart, 1929) became famous in the UK as the theme to the long-running BBC radio show, Family Favourites.

Plot summary

Ms. Jane Froman (Susan Hayward) is a humble staff singer at a Cincinnati radio stations, but in no time rises to the uppermost rungs of network radio fame. Jane gratefully marries her agent Don Ross (David Wayne), but soon both realize they're not truly in love.[3]

Cast

Soundtrack recording

As per the times, the With a Song in my Heart (soundtrack) recording was a studio recording, and the album initially included eight songs and a shorter version of the "American Medley" sung by Jane Froman...with a short orchestral introduction by George Greeley, who conducted the orchestra and chorus. The Capitol Records album was released in multiple formats: Capitol L-309 (LP), DDN-309 (4 record 78rpm-Box Set); KDF-309 (4 record 45rpm singles Box-Set); and FBF-309 (2 EP Box-set).[4] This album was the Best-selling album of 1952, and spent 25 weeks at the top of the Billboard chart.[5] Jane Froman also released a single of the title song with Capital records.

Awards

It won the Academy Award for Original Music Score and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Susan Hayward), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Thelma Ritter), Best Costume Design, Color and Best Sound, Recording (Thomas T. Moulton).[6]

The film won the Golden Globe award for best picture in the musical or comedy category, and Susan Hayward won the Golden Globe award for leading actress in a musical or comedy.

Soundtrack songs from the film

Although the film won the Academy Award for the Best Original Score, there were a number of American standards represented. All except three songs featured the voice of Jane Froman; and were superbly performed by Susan Hayward.[7]

Songs included in an "American Medley"

References

  1. ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p224
  2. ^ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
  3. ^ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/with-a-song-in-my-heart-v117289
  4. ^ Capitol Album Discography
  5. ^ Allmusic.com
  6. ^ "The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  7. ^ Soundtracks from Film, IMDb

External links

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