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It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)

APPROVED 104 min  -  Comedy | Musical | Romance  -   7 April 1947 (USA)
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Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Whorf

Writers:

Isobel Lennart, Jack McGowan (story)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Frank Sinatra ...
Danny Webson Miller
Kathryn Grayson ...
Anne Fielding
Peter Lawford ...
Jamie Shellgrove
Jimmy Durante ...
Nick Lombardi
Gloria Grahame ...
Nurse
Marcy McGuire Marcy McGuire ...
Rae Jakobi
Aubrey Mather Aubrey Mather ...
Digby John
Tamara Shayne Tamara Shayne ...
Mrs. Kardos
Bobby Long Bobby Long ...
Johnny O'Brien
William Haade William Haade ...
Police Sergeant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Roy William Roy ...
Leo Kardos (as Billy Roy)
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Storyline

Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Brooklyn is not so nice after all. He is able to share a place with Nick, the janitor of his old High School, and get a job as a singer in a music store. He also meets Leo, a talented pianist and his teacher Anne, whose dream is to singing Opera. When Jamie arrives from England, Danny tries to show him the Brooklyn experience and help him compose modern swing music. Together, these four also try to help Leo get the Brooklyn Music scholarship. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>  

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Taglines:

Happy songs! Happy stars! Happy romance! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Accadde a Brooklyn See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Piano music was played by unseen 17-year-old André Previn, who had joined MGM's music department not long before this movie was made. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Peter Lawford sits next to Kathryn Grayson, his left forearm is practically touching her right shoulder on top of the sofa. A moment later, his arm is about 12 inches away from her. See more »

Quotes

Nick Lombardi: A girl is what you should get first. Then if you don't get anything else, you've still got her.
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Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"La ci darem la mano"
(uncredited)
from "Don Giovanni"
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Sung by Kathryn Grayson and Frank Sinatra See more »