Academy Awards, USA 1945
| Nominee Oscar | Best Music, Original Song James V. Monaco (music) Mack Gordon (lyrics) For the song "I'm Making Believe". |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Directed by Archie Mayo
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Fox)
James Cardwell plays "Johnny Birch", a young trombonist who gets his big break when his kid brother tricks none other than Benny Goodman to come to their house by stealing his clarinet! Benny offers him a job on the spot, and soon they are out on the road with his big band. Slinky jazz singer Lynn Bari tries to seduce him, as does wealthy socialite Linda Darnell. The poor guy just can't seem to choose. Bari's manager convinces him to strike out with his own band, but when they fail he has to come crawling back to Benny for a job. The music is great, the acting and plot not so much. Benny should stick to playing his clarinet.
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