Music for Millions (1944)
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Musical producer Joe Pasternak moved from Universal to MGM in the early 1940s, taking his pet director Henry Koster (the two men had teamed to make a star of Deanna Durbin) with him. The Pasternak/Koster collaboration Music for Millions features child star Margaret O'Brien as a Durbin-like Miss… More Musical producer Joe Pasternak moved from Universal to MGM in the early 1940s, taking his pet director Henry Koster (the two men had teamed to make a star of Deanna Durbin) with him. The Pasternak/Koster collaboration Music for Millions features child star Margaret O'Brien as a Durbin-like Miss Fix-it, who tries to help her pregnant older sister (June Allyson), who in turn is pining away for her GI husband. As it happens, the older girl is a cellist in Jose Iturbi's orchestra; thus, in keeping with the formula established by Pasternak's One Hundred Men and a Girl, many of the plot threads are knotted together in a series of concert recitals. The highlight of Music for Millions features Jimmy Durante, giving a stirring rendition of his famed nightclub piece "Umbriago." The film won an Academy Award nomination for screenwriter Myles Connelly, plus a special Oscar for moppet Margaret O'Brien. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Henry Koster
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 18, 1944 Wide
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Cast
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Margaret O'Brien
as "Mike"
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Jimmy Durante
as Andrews
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June Allyson
as Barbara Ainsworth
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Marsha Hunt
as Rosalind
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Hugh Herbert
as Uncle Ferdinand
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Harry Davenport
as Doctor
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Marie Wilson
as Marie
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Larry Adler
as Larry
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Ben Lessy
as Kickebush
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Connie Gilchrist
as Traveler's Aid Woman
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Katherine Balfour
as Elsa
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Mary Parker
as Anita
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Madeleine Le Beau
as Jane
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Ava Gardner
as Bit Part
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Helen Gilbert
as Helen
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Ethel Griffies
as Mrs. McGuff
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Jose Iturbi
as Himself
