Lullaby of Broadway (1951)

Director:

David Butler

Writer:

Earl Baldwin (written by)

Release Date:

26 December 1951 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

A Resplendent Day Hits Broadway!

Plot:

Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise...

Plot Keywords:

Has Been | Beer | Singer | Dancer | Party

Awards:

1 win

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murray Alper	...	Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey	...	Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict	...	Reporter (uncredited)
James Conaty	...	Theatregoer in Box (uncredited)
Herschel Daugherty	...	Sidney (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Ship Passenger / Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh	...	Doorman (uncredited)
Ray Heindorf	...	Ship's Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Hans Herbert	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
Shep Houghton	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett	...	Gus (uncredited)
John Milton Kennedy	...	The Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Donald Kerr	...	Driver (uncredited)
Mike Lally	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Edith Leslie	...	Jessica's Nurse (uncredited)
Jimmy Lloyd	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Marsh	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Philo McCullough	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
Paul McGuire	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Harold Miller	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Mower	...	Theatregoer (uncredited)
Barry Norton	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien	...	Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgeway	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Arlyn Roberts	...	Blonde Showgirl (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre	...	Ship Passenger / Party Guest (uncredited)
Gerald Oliver Smith	...	Salesman at Fur Shop (uncredited)
Larry Steers	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Williams	...	Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by
David Butler

Writing credits
Earl Baldwin		(written by)

Produced by
William Jacobs	....	producer

Original Music by
Howard Jackson		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Wilfred M. Cline

Film Editing by
Irene Morra

Art Direction by
Douglas Bacon

Set Decoration by
Lyle B. Reifsnider

Costume Design by
Milo Anderson

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Ann Locker	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Bill Phillips	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
C. Carter Gibson	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
Philip Quinn	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Gene Delaney	....	assistant props (uncredited)
Budd Friend	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Stanley Jones	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Flanagan	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Gibby Germaine	....	best boy (uncredited)
Bud Graybill	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Paul Hill	....	technician (uncredited)
Harry Marsh	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
George Gordon Nogle	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Davidson	....	wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Joan Joseff	....	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Leon Roberts	....	wardrobe: men (uncredited)

Music Department
Ray Heindorf	....	musical director
Frank Perkins	....	orchestrator
Howard Jackson	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Mitchell Kovaleski	....	technicolor color consultant
Eddie Prinz	....	choreographer
LeRoy Prinz	....	choreographer
Al White Jr.	....	choreographer (as Al White)
Adrian Crossett	....	stand-in: Gene Nelson (uncredited)
Rosita Delva	....	stand-in: Anne Triola (uncredited)
Miriam Franklin	....	assistant dance director (uncredited)
Eddie Graham	....	assistant dance director (uncredited)
Elmore Henderson	....	stand-in: S.Z. Sakall (uncredited)
Gene Nelson	....	choreographer (uncredited)
Dolly Robbin	....	stand-in: Doris Day (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1951) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Australia:G

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Factual errors: 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.

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Somebody Loves Me

"The Hit Parade and Ballyhoo..."

Overstuffed Warner Bros. vehicle for Doris Day, here playing a nightclub singer who travels from England to New York to be reunited with her mom, a former Broadway star who has fallen on hard times; meanwhile, an elderly B-way producer hires Day for his new show, causing rumors that he's her lover! Since the many musical numbers consist of musty oldies (even for 1951) and the plot is a drag, that only leaves the stars to carry this second-biller, and Day, Gladys Cooper, S.Z. Sakall and Billy de Wolfe are all fun. Gene Nelson is off-putting as Day's romantic lead (he harbors a strangely creepy side which was probably unintentional), although his tap-dance with Doris up a steep flight of steps is breathtaking. An adequate time-filler, and Doris sparkles as usual. ** from ****