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When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople. Written by
Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
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They needed a family. What they got was magic.
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Trivia
The song Molly starts playing continuously on the piano before stopping after the first seven notes is "Good King Wenceslas".
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Goofs
When telling Manny that she is quitting, Corrina takes off her gloves, but she has them back on again soon after.
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Quotes
Jonesy:
She's been playing that little piano ditty all morning. Do you think you could get her to cut it out?
Manny Singer:
Her mother was teaching her that.
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Name That Tune (1953)
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Soundtracks
"CORRINE, CORRINA"
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This is a very endearing and heartwarming movie, I readily feel that it captures the delicate issue of mixed race relations during the 1950's with the right amount of poignancy and humor. Whoopi Goldberg is a delight and the whole cast works very well together. The film's setting had an added impact to me as it was filmed in my old neighborhood in Long Beach, California where i grew up and even though i grew up in the seventies i could easily identify with the events and characters. I fully recommend this as a film for the whole family.