It's a Great Feeling (1949)

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Billy Wilder's future partner I.A.L. Diamond concocted the storyline for this Dennis Morgan/Jack Carson/Doris Day tunefest. Morgan and Carson, Warner Bros.' answer to Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, appear as themselves. Attempting to line up a director for their next picture, the boys find themselves… More Billy Wilder's future partner I.A.L. Diamond concocted the storyline for this Dennis Morgan/Jack Carson/Doris Day tunefest. Morgan and Carson, Warner Bros.' answer to Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, appear as themselves. Attempting to line up a director for their next picture, the boys find themselves unable to do so due to Carson's gigantic ego. Carson decides to direct their next vehicle himself; the next problem is locating a leading lady who'll be willing to put up with Carson. The boys discover Doris Day, a waitress in the Warner Bros. commissary. Carson and Morgan spend their entire shooting schedule vying over Day's affections; she gets fed up with this, and heads back to her home town in Wisconsin, there to marry her childhood sweetheart Jeffrey Bushdinkel--who is revealed in the final shot to be none other than Errol Flynn! Other guest stars popping in and out of It's a Great Feeling include Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Sidney Greenstreet, Danny Kaye, Patricia Neal, Eleanor Parker, Ronald Reagan, Edward G. Robinson and Jane Wyman. Also appearing as themselves are such Warner Bros. directors as David Butler (the real director of It's a Great Feeling), Michael Curtiz, King Vidor and Raoul Walsh. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By: David Butler (I), David Butler
Written By: Jack Rose
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Dec 31, 1949 Wide
On DVD: Apr 7, 2009

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Never delivers a great feeling--settling instead for a pleasant one.
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
Well, it's just a good feeling, really, but that's close enough.

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Cast

            Dennis Morgan as Himself

            Jack Carson as Himself

            Bill Goodwin as Arthur Trent

            Irving Bacon as Information clerk

            Claire Carleton as Grace

            Harlan Warde as Publicity man

            Jacqueline de Wit as Trent's secretary

            Jean Andren as Headwaitress

            Louis Austin as Saleslady

            Shirley Ballard as Beautiful Girl on Bike

            Carol Brewster as Model

            Sue Casey as Model

            Gary Cooper as Himself

            Joan Crawford as Herself

            Doris Day as Judy Adams

            Dudley Dickerson as Porter

            Pat Flaherty as Gate Guard

            Sandra Gould as Train Passenger in Upper Berth

            Sydney Greenstreet as Himself

            James Holden as Soda Jerk

            Patricia Neal as Herself

            Eleanor Parker as Herself

            Ronald Reagan as Himself

            Edward G. Robinson as Himself

            Nita Talbot as Model

            Joan Vohs as Model

            Eve Whitney as Model

            Jane Wyman as Herself

            David Butler (I) as Himself

            Michael Curtiz as Himself

            Errol Flynn as Jeffrey Bushdinkel the Groom

            Danny Kaye as Himself

            King Vidor as Himself

            Raoul Walsh as Himself

            Tom Dugan as Wrestling Fan in Bar

            Wendy Lee as Manicurist

            Mazzone-Abbott Dancers
            
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