Lullaby of Broadway (1951)

Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in ... See full summary »

Director:

David Butler

Writer:

Earl Baldwin

Stars:

Doris Day, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Doris Day	...	Melinda Howard
Gene Nelson	...	Tom Farnham
S.Z. Sakall	...	Adolph Hubbell
Billy De Wolfe	...	Lefty Mack
Gladys George	...	Jessica Howard
Florence Bates	...	Mrs. Anna Hubbell
Anne Triola	...	Gloria Davis
Hanley Stafford	...	George Ferndel - Producer
Page Cavanaugh Trio	...	Themselves
Carlo De Mattiazzi	...	Dance Specialty
Constance De Mattiazzi	...	Dance Specialty

Storyline

Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in Manhattan. She doesn't know that her mother is actually a burnt-out cabaret singer with a love for whiskey. When she arrives at the mansion, she is taken in by the two servants who are friends of her mother's The house actually belongs to Adolph Hubbell, a kind-hearted Broadway producer who also gets drawn into the charade. Hubbell takes a shine to Melinda and agrees to star her in his next show. Melinda also finds romance with a handsome hoofer who's also in the show. All is going well for Melinda except that she wants to see her mother who keeps putting off their reunion.

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Plot Keywords:

has been | beer | singer | dancer | party | 

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Taglines:

A Resplendent Day Hits Broadway!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 December 1951 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

As haroume mazi

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Doris Day's 10-inch Columbia LP of selections from the film score captured first place on the "Billboard" pop albums chart.

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Goofs

Gloria reads a copy of Variety with news on the back cover; in reality, the back cover of this publication has always been reserved for full-page ads.

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Quotes

Melinda Howard: [handing Tom a penny] There's a message on that to you from the women of the world.
Tom Farnham: In God We Trust

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Connections

Spoofed in Sir Norbert Smith, a Life (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"
(uncredited)
Music by Sam H. Stept
Lyrics by Sidney Clare
Sung by Gladys George

User Reviews

This is my favorite movie!!

I just loved this movie. I loved it so much that I was able to choreograph a tap dance piece to Zing With the Strings of My Heart. I took it to many competitions, and won numerous gold and first place trophies and medals. This movie deserves a 10 for excellent!