The Lullaby of Broadway [Blu-ray]

The Lullaby of Broadway [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Doris Day
Doris Day
, Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson
, Gladys George
Gladys George
, S.Z. Sakall
S.Z. Sakall
, Billy De Wolfe
Billy De Wolfe
The Lullaby of Broadway [Blu-ray]

The Lullaby of Broadway [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Doris Day
Doris Day
, Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson
, Gladys George
Gladys George
, S.Z. Sakall
S.Z. Sakall
, Billy De Wolfe
Billy De Wolfe

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Overview

Warner Bros. made good use of its backlog of Harry Warren/Al Dubin tunes in its 1951 Doris Day musical Lullaby of Broadway. Day plays an American musical comedy star who comes back from a successful London engagement to visit her mother Gladys George. A once-great Broadway star herself, George is now living in drunken poverty, but this fact has been carefully hidden from Day by lovable millionaire S.Z. Sakall, who lives in the mansion once owned by Ms. George. Sakall arranges for George to pretend to still be the lady of the manor and to host a party in Day's honor. During the reception, love blooms between Day and Broadway hoofer Gene Nelson. There are several breakups and reconciliations involving a number of characters before the big-money finale. While the musical highlights in Lullaby of Broadway are consummately produced, the script (based on a story by Earl Baldwin) occasionally falls flat, especially when striving for laughs. The best comic bit is a throwaway: Sakall enjoys a nocturnal bottle of beer, which in closeup is advertised as "The Beer That Made Cincinnati Famous" -- Cincinnati being, of course, Doris Day's home town.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/23/2021
UPC: 0883929783304
Original Release: 1951
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Language: English
Time: 1:32:00
Sales rank: 29,370

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Doris Day Melinda Howard
Gene Nelson Tom Farnham
Gladys George Jessica Howard
S.Z. Sakall Adolph Hubbell
Billy De Wolfe `Lefty' Mack
Florence Bates Mrs. Hubbell
Anne Triola Gloria Davis
Hanley Stafford George Ferndel
Sheldon Jett Gus
Murray Alper Joe the Bartender
Edith Leslie Nurse
Hans Herbert Headwaiter
Herschel Daugherty Sidney
Elizabeth Flournoy Secretary
Donald Kerr Driver
Arlyne Roberts Blonde Showgirl
Philo McCullough Waiter
Jimmy Aubrey Steward
Bess Flowers Passenger on Ship
Charles Williams Reporter
The De Mattiazas Specialty Act
Page Cavanaugh Trio Himself
Ray Heindorf Composer

Technical Credits
David Butler Director
Earl W. Baldwin Screenwriter
William Jacobs Producer
Stan Jones Sound/Sound Designer
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