Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)
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Change of Heart is the reissue title of the Republic musical Hit Parade of 1943. The studio had been turning out these annual Hit Parade extravaganzas since 1941, but only the 1943 edition truly hit the bullseye. The plot, wherein fading songwriter John Carroll steals a tune from aspiring composer… More Change of Heart is the reissue title of the Republic musical Hit Parade of 1943. The studio had been turning out these annual Hit Parade extravaganzas since 1941, but only the 1943 edition truly hit the bullseye. The plot, wherein fading songwriter John Carroll steals a tune from aspiring composer Susan Hayward, was used in several other Republic efforts between 1937 and 1947 (right down to the closing verbal exchange about "the elephants in the lobby"). No matter: the film positively sparkles during its musical numbers, featuring such talent as Freddy Martin and his Orchestra, Count Basie, The Harlem Sandmen and Dorothy Dandridge. The film's theme song, Harold Adamson and Jule Styne's "A Change of Heart," won Republic its first-ever Oscar nomination. As a bonus, Eve Arden is on hand for her evergreen wisecrackery. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Albert S. Rogell, Albert Rogell
- Genres
- Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 26, 1943 Wide
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Cast
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John Carroll
as Rick Farrell
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Susan Hayward
as Jill Wright
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Gail Patrick
as Toni Jarrett
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Eve Arden
as Belinda Wright
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Melville Cooper
as Bradley Cole
- Dorothy Dandridge
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Walter Catlett
as J. Macclellan Davis
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Mary Treen
as Janie
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Tom Kennedy
as Westinghouse
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Astrid Allwyn
as Joyce
- Jack Williams
- The Golden Gate Quartet
- Count Basie and His Orchestra
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Tim Ryan
as Brownie
- Count Basie
- Pops and Louie
