The Broadway Lullaby
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Broadway Lullaby |
| Original title | Lullaby of Broadway |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1951 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Butler |
| script | Earl Baldwin |
| production | William Jacobs |
| music | Howard Jackson |
| camera | Wilfred M. Cline |
| cut | Irene Morra |
| occupation | |
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The Lullaby of Broadway (original title: Lullaby of Broadway ) is an American film musical by David Butler from 1951.
action
The singer Melinda, who is quite successful in Europe, wants to visit her mother Jessica, once a successful star on Broadway , in New York after a long time . But to her amazement, Melinda realizes that Jessica only appears in bars and is addicted to alcohol.
background
The film was completed and distributed by the production company Warner Bros. The comedy film was recorded in mono with an aspect ratio of 1.37: 1 on 35mm film . For the film, Doris Day released an album under the same title, which landed at number one on the Billboard 200 .
The film premiered in New York City on March 26, 1951 . In the Federal Republic of Germany it was first shown on television on October 19, 1982.
Songs
| No. | title | composer | Songwriter | Sung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lullaby of Broadway | Harry Warren | Al Dubin | Doris Day |
| 2 | You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me | Harry Warren | Al Dubin | Doris Day |
| 3 | Just One of Those Things | Cole Porter | Doris Day | |
| 4th | Somebody Loves Me | George Gershwin | Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald | Doris Day and Gene Nelson |
| 5 | I Love the Way You Say Goodnight | George Wyle | Eddie Pola | Doris Day and Gene Nelson |
| 6th | Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | Sam H. Stept | Sidney Clare | Gladys George |
| 7th | Have you forgotten | Nathaniel Shilkret and Dana Suesse | ||
| 8th | In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town | Jack Little and John Siras | Joe Young | Gladys George |
| 9 | Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart | James F. Hanley | Gene Nelson | |
| 10 | You're dependent | Sy Miller and Jerry Seelen | Billy De Wolfe and Anne Triola | |
| 11 | We'd Like to Go on a Trip | Sy Miller and Jerry Seelen | Billy De Wolfe and Anne Triola |
reception
The lexicon of international films wrote that the "Hollywood dream factory production with some outstanding musical numbers ... was thoroughly entertaining". The New York Times judged the musical adaptation negatively, as the "story flattens out at times" when "funny moments are sought".
Web links
- The lullaby of Broadway in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Broadway Lullaby in the online movie database
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Broadway Lullaby. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 27, 2017 .
- ^ The Lullaby of Broadway. The New York Times , accessed November 14, 2014 .