My darling is a sailor

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Movie
German title My darling is a sailor
Original title Two Girls and a Sailor
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1944
length 124 (100) minutes
Rod
Director Richard Thorpe
script Richard Connell
Gladys Lehman
production Joe Pasternak
production company MGM
music George Stoll
camera Robert Surtees
cut George Boemler
occupation
synchronization

My darling is a sailor (Original title: Two Girls and a Sailor ) is an American revue film from 1944 directed by Richard Thorpe . In the lead roles acting June Allyson and Gloria DeHaven as a singing and dancing sisters in the same man, played by Van Johnson are in love.

action

The sisters Patsy and Jean Deyo grow up , so to speak, in the lap of the theater . Even as children they perform together with their parents and even as adult young women they are drawn to the boards that mean the world. They deal with famous artists from an early age and grow into the profession of their own accord. In essence, however, the sisters are very different. Patsy, who is only a year older than her sister, keeps straightening Jean's head when she flirts too much and is too carefree. Jean is determined to marry a rich man one day. Since recently she has been receiving orchids every day from a mysterious admirer who only leaves the abbreviation “someone”. Inside their apartment, the sisters have turned a so-called canteen into a small stage on which they sing and dance for dozens of sailors and soldiers after their performances in the club. The young sailor Johnny Brown also comes and goes there. Nobody knows that he is the millionaire son John Dyckman Brown III. So far he has also been able to keep secret that he is that certain “someone”. He usually comes with a Sergeant Frank Miller. Frank fell in love with both sisters. Patsy, who is very interested in Johnny, finds that he is more interested in her sister.

There is an old warehouse very close to the sisters' apartment that Patsy and Jean would love to convert into a performance venue for their program. Unfortunately, they lack the capital. Surprised, they learn from a Mr. Nizby that “someone” has bought the warehouse for them and is even planning to pay the renovation costs. As they inspect the house, they meet an old colleague named Billy Kipp, who lives there secretly after his wife left him with his son years ago. The building will be completely overhauled and furnished according to Patsy and Jeans wishes. When everything is ready, the sisters appear in a lively show, which of course also includes Johnny and Frank. The evening will be a great success. Patsy admits her feelings for Johnny, but refuses to give in, because she thinks he is the right man for her sister. That night Patsy dreams restlessly that she is being courted by Johnny, but ultimately loses him to Jean. The next morning, Billy overhears a bill for Mr. Nizby's "canteen" being forwarded to John Dyckman Brown. Now he knows who is hiding behind "someone" and rushes to Patsy and Jean to enlighten them. Jean is thrilled that her boyfriend "Somebody" is a famous millionaire, but Patsy visits the Browns mansion, where she comes across the elder John Dyckman Brown and then his middle son, John Dyckman Brown II, to reproach them that they would play with their sister's feelings. She learns from the gentlemen that there is still a John Dyckman Brown III and that is "her" Johnny. Patsy is devastated but pretends that she is happy for her sister. After she leaves, Johnny confesses to his father and grandfather that he actually loves Patsy but is afraid of hurting Jean. Patsy has packed her suitcase and just wants to leave. This makes Jean realize how much her sister loves John.

Billy, who represents Patsy on stage, can celebrate a great success, which is very good for his self-esteem. In the meantime, the older gentlemen Dyckman Brown have arrived and grandfather Dyckmann Brown manages to persuade Patsy to make one last appearance. Meanwhile, Jean has made sure that Frank loves her and told him that she, too, reciprocates his feelings. She happily tells her sister that. Later, Patsy and John speak out and confess their love. And Billy Kipp reunites with his long-lost son.

background

The shooting took place in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -Studios in Culver City in the USA . They began on December 24, 1943 and lasted into February 1944. My darling is a sailor premiered in the USA on April 27, 1944, and it was released in cinemas in June 1944. It started in Germany in 1949 and in Austria in 1948 under the title Zwei Mädchen und ein Sailor . In the USA it traded under the working titles Two Sisters and a Sailor or The Tale of Two Sisters .

The film contains instrumental excerpts from "Wabash Blues" by Fred Meineken, "Tentacion de amor" by Xavier Cugat and Fausto Curbelo as well as Cugat's "The Thrill of a New Romance" and "Mulata Rumbera". Gracie Allen does comic book numbers for the best. Classical pieces with an orchestra led by British conductor Albert Coates are also on offer. According to "Hollywood Reporter", the song "Sweet and Lovely" enjoyed a revival after the film was released. In the film you can also hear the song Darling you make me so happy in a dream .

For both June Allyson and Gloria DeHaven, it was their first leading role in a film. Virginia O'Brien's comic interpretation of the song "Take it Easy" was re-shot after the shooting was actually finished and added to the film. Before the film was released, it was shown to the army in an extra screening. Ava Gardner makes a small appearance as Dream Girl in this film, but is not mentioned in the credits.

synchronization

The film was dubbed in 1949 by the MPEA in Berlin, the dialogue was directed by Josef Wolf , script : Hans Fritz Beckmann , Josef Wolf and Ruth Schiemann-König, editor: Egon Nimsee and sound: Emil Specht. For the German synchronization, Franz-Otto Krüger intervened from the off in the action and explained the content of the respective song. Some of the songs by Jimmy Durante were dubbed in German.

role actor Voice actor
Jean Deyo Gloria DeHaven Hannelore Schroth
John Dyckman Brown III Van Johnson Karl Meixner
John Dyckman Brown II Henry O'Neill Klaus W. Krause
Albert Coates Albert Coates Fritz Odemar
Harry James Harry James Franz-Otto Kruger

Reviews

The lexicon of international film came to the conclusion: “Revue film from the time of the soldiers' care; the inconsequential plot is enhanced by successful dance and music interludes. "

Variety Staff ruled that it was a "weak story with a thin plot" that would be pepped up with "music numbers by Harry James and Xavier Cugat and their soloists as well as Jimmy Durante and Lena Horne and the concert pianist José Iturbi", but to long. June Allyson, "despite the poverty of the script, performed very well, as did Van Johnson."

Bosley Crowther of the New York Times found the film “joy and enjoyment, because under Joe Pasternak's authority it magically develops charm and a refreshing exuberance.” […] “It is a two-hour package that never gets bored let. Sizzling humor and music are popular and the film is worn by young and old actors who love their work. ”The performances of June Allyson and Gloria DeHaven, whose dancing and singing are“ divine ”, are particularly emphasized. Van Johnson, Tom Drake, Henry Stephenson, Ben Blue and Frank Sully are also "very amusing" in their roles. Harry James and his trumpet are also praised and the song "Young Man With a Horn" sung by June Allyson. Finally, Jimmy Durante is highlighted, who “makes an appearance in this film that is classy, ​​smart and wistful at the same time. He is a constant source of strength and the warmth of his personality fills the entire film and makes it glow. "

Awards

At the Academy Awards in 1945 , Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman were nominated for Best Original Screenplay for the film My Treasure Is A Sailor , but they lost out to Lamar Trotti , who received the trophy for the film Wilson .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) - Notes. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved October 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) - Full Credits. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved October 30, 2019 .
  3. ↑ synchroncronik The US production companies Universal, MGM, Paramount, Fox etc. founded the MPEA (Motion Picture Export Association). The MPEA distributor had the films dubbed under its own name, initially in Munich, and from 1948 also in the western part of Berlin.
  4. ↑ My darling is a sailor. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed January 19, 2013 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  5. ^ Two Girls and a Sailor. In: Variety.com. 1944, accessed October 30, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Two Girls and a Sailor by Bowley Crowther, published June 15, 1944 in the New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2013.