Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
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Warner Bros. made good use of its backlog of Harry Warren/Al Dubin tunes in its 1951 Doris Day musical Lullaby of Broadway. Day plays an American musical comedy star who comes back from a successful London engagement to visit her mother Gladys George. A once-great Broadway star herself, George is… More Warner Bros. made good use of its backlog of Harry Warren/Al Dubin tunes in its 1951 Doris Day musical Lullaby of Broadway. Day plays an American musical comedy star who comes back from a successful London engagement to visit her mother Gladys George. A once-great Broadway star herself, George is now living in drunken poverty, but this fact has been carefully hidden from Day by lovable millionaire S.Z. Sakall, who lives in the mansion once owned by Ms. George. Sakall arranges for George to pretend to still be the lady of the manor and to host a party in Day's honor. During the reception, love blooms between Day and Broadway hoofer Gene Nelson. There are several breakups and reconciliations involving a number of characters before the big-money finale. While the musical highlights in Lullaby of Broadway are consummately produced, the script (based on a story by Earl Baldwin) occasionally falls flat, especially when striving for laughs. The best comic bit is a throwaway: Sakall enjoys a nocturnal bottle of beer, which in closeup is advertised as "The Beer That Made Cincinnati Famous" -- Cincinnati being, of course, Doris Day's home town. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Butler (I), David Butler
- Written By
- Earl Baldwin
- Genres
- Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 26, 1951 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
The plot is banal, but some of the musical numbers are good, and it's an enjoyable film due to Doris Day, on her way to major stardom.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Grand Warners musical of '50s w/star Doris Day.
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Cast
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Doris Day
as Melinda Howard
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Gene Nelson
as Tom Farnham
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S.Z. Sakall
as Adolph Hubbell
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Billy De Wolfe
as "Lefty" Mack
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Gladys George
as Jessica Howard
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Florence Bates
as Mrs. Hubbell
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Anne Triola
as Gloria Davis
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Hanley Stafford
as George Ferndel
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Murray Alper
as Joe the bartender
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Jimmy Aubrey
as Steward
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The De Mattiazas
as Specialty Act
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Elizabeth Flournoy
as Secretary
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Bess Flowers
as Passenger on Ship
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Hans Herbert
as Headwaiter
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Sheldon Jett
as Gus
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Donald Kerr
as Driver
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Edith Leslie
as Nurse
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Philo McCullough
as Waiter
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Page Cavanaugh Trio
as Himself
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Arlyn Roberts
as Blonde showgirl
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Herschel Daugherty
as Sidney
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Charles Williams
as Reporter
- Carlo De Mattiazzi
- Constance De Mattiazzi
