Up in Central Park (1948)
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40% of users liked it
(35 ratings)
The Dorothy Fields-Sigmund Romberg Broadway musical Up in Central Park has been retooled as a vehicle for a pleasantly plump Deanna Durbin. Set in New York in the 1870s, the film casts Durbin as hoydenish Irish immigrant Rosie Moore, who becomes the romantic bone of contention between muckraking… More The Dorothy Fields-Sigmund Romberg Broadway musical Up in Central Park has been retooled as a vehicle for a pleasantly plump Deanna Durbin. Set in New York in the 1870s, the film casts Durbin as hoydenish Irish immigrant Rosie Moore, who becomes the romantic bone of contention between muckraking newspaper reporter John Matthews (Dick Haymes) and corrupt but charming political boss Tweed (Vincent Price, considerably handsomer and slimmer than the real Tweed). With Rosie's help, John manages to expose Tweed's Tammany Hall shenanigans. Though only two songs have been retained from the original Broadway production, both Durbin and Haymes are afforded several opportunities to sing. Featured in the cast as Durbin's father is Albert Sharpe, who'd just completed a run in the smash New York musical Finian's Rainbow and who later played the title role in Disney's Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). Best scene: The Currier & Ives ballet, one of the few holdovers from the stage version of Up in Central Park. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- William A. Seiter
- Written By
- Dorothy Fields, Herbert Fields
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 26, 1948 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 31, 2007
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Let down by an awkward execution of its heavy-handed storyline.
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Cast
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Deanna Durbin
as Rosie Moore
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Dick Haymes
as John Matthews
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Vincent Price
as Boss Tweed
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Albert Sharpe
as Timothy Moore
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Tom Powers
as Regan
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Hobart Cavanaugh
as Mayor Oakley
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Thurston Hall
as Gov. Motley
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Howard Freeman
as Myron Schultz
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Mary Field
as Miss Murch
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Tom Pedi
as O'Toole
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Moroni Olsen
as Big Jim Pitts
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Alice Backes
as Swedish Immigrant Girl
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Curt Bois
as Maitre d'
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George Pat Collins
as Ward Heeler
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Thomas P. Dillon
as Official
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Martin Garralaga
as Bertolli
- Stuart Holmes
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Bert Moorhouse
as Democrat
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William Newell
as Stage Manager
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Tudor Owen
as Footman
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Edward Peil Sr.
as Politician
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Carl Sepulveda
as Carriage Driver
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George Spaulding
as Barton
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Bunny Waters
as Guest
- Audrey Young
- Thomas E. Jackson
- Harry Denny
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Richard Kipling
as Waiter with Trick Tray
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Leslie Sketchley
as Policeman
- Hal Taggart
- Frank McFarland
- Wayne Treadway
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Charles Miller
as Jones
