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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 2 hr.
Directed By: Henry Koster
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical & Performing Arts

In Theaters: Dec 18, 1944 Wide

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jay n

More moving than it should be thanks to the skillful playing of the cast even if Margaret O'Brien lays it on a bit thick. June is very fetching and Marie Wilson is endearing as the slightly airy clarinetist but best of all is Marsha Hunt a wonderful actress who never had the… More
More moving than it should be thanks to the skillful playing of the cast even if Margaret O'Brien lays it on a bit thick. June is very fetching and Marie Wilson is endearing as the slightly airy clarinetist but best of all is Marsha Hunt a wonderful actress who never had the stardom she deserved. The music lead by Iturbi is wonderful too of course.
Cindy I

A predictable but pleasant little piece of fluff about a pregnant cellist whose husband is away in the war. Movies like this aren't usually my cup of java and I'm not a fan of any of the major players, but I stumbled onto it and for some strange reason got into it. Could… More
A predictable but pleasant little piece of fluff about a pregnant cellist whose husband is away in the war. Movies like this aren't usually my cup of java and I'm not a fan of any of the major players, but I stumbled onto it and for some strange reason got into it. Could have been the music...the symphony in which Allyson's character plays performed pieces from the likes of Beethoven, Mozart and Handel, and Jose Uturbi, who plays the symphony conductor, performs some beautiful piano pieces. A nice little tiimewaster.