This is a great sincere movie, with considerable talent.
Anne Baxter was so driven to be a great actress and she loves it and you can tell. Her performance shines. Dan Dailey is a superb dancer, singer and actor. I am surprised we didn't see more of him. He is talent. He is so enjoyable to watch!
He also played his husband role and connection with Anne Baxter with such sweetness and sincerity. It was so believable and, kind...Very unique.
Some of the writing didn't quite make sense -- they have a great relationship, but why does Anne/wife try to turn her daughter away from any show business? She went after a show business man, and became a star in show business. So she pursued it thoroughly.... and then she says she doesn't want her daughter growing up like Dan, but she married Dan.
It is is understandable in some ways... But her daughter also shows talent.
The other part of the writing that doesn't quite make sense is when Dan starts to lie. It just doesn't seem in character. He says "just one movie" for their daughter, to appease his wife and then signs other future movie options without her knowledge. He really wanted his daughter to thrive in show business, as she had a penchant for it. It seemed natural for her to do it and it seemed a shame the mom was stopping it. But Dan's lying wasn't right and it also did not seem natural. So it seemed more a writer's contrivance for conflict, a writer's device. (Please also note unacceptable blackface scenes which were acceptable at the time but should never be. Turn away.)
Another great character actor in here was Stanley Ridges. It's why I originally chose this movie. He is a mastermind in being compelling for good or for bad. Here he is magnetic and charming. See "Internes Can't Get Paid" and you will see one of the best, most cruel and eery gangsters trying to get a vulnerable (Barbara Stanwyck) to sleep with him. He is so compelling, hawkish, subtle, it's chilling. Watch Stanley Ridges whenever you can. That movie is a great one with Stanwyck and Joel McCrea, so you can't miss there, either.
Back to You're my Everything: At the end they reconcile in a beautiful way, but, there was no clear reconciliation as to whether their daughter would be in show business or not. They committed to being together in a funloving, beautiful family reconciliation, but we don't know who backed down. So lurking in your mind is will there be arguments again? Will someone leave someone again? Will they fight over their daughter being in show business?
This movie was beautiful with a simple story, very good acting, great song and dance. The little girl was rarely heard from again and she was a talent! Such timing! Beautiful dancing.. she and Dan Dailey had beautiful scenes together... It's a shame she wasn't seen more - Shari Robinson.
A great movie which I really enjoyed.
Anne Baxter was so driven to be a great actress and she loves it and you can tell. Her performance shines. Dan Dailey is a superb dancer, singer and actor. I am surprised we didn't see more of him. He is talent. He is so enjoyable to watch!
He also played his husband role and connection with Anne Baxter with such sweetness and sincerity. It was so believable and, kind...Very unique.
Some of the writing didn't quite make sense -- they have a great relationship, but why does Anne/wife try to turn her daughter away from any show business? She went after a show business man, and became a star in show business. So she pursued it thoroughly.... and then she says she doesn't want her daughter growing up like Dan, but she married Dan.
It is is understandable in some ways... But her daughter also shows talent.
The other part of the writing that doesn't quite make sense is when Dan starts to lie. It just doesn't seem in character. He says "just one movie" for their daughter, to appease his wife and then signs other future movie options without her knowledge. He really wanted his daughter to thrive in show business, as she had a penchant for it. It seemed natural for her to do it and it seemed a shame the mom was stopping it. But Dan's lying wasn't right and it also did not seem natural. So it seemed more a writer's contrivance for conflict, a writer's device. (Please also note unacceptable blackface scenes which were acceptable at the time but should never be. Turn away.)
Another great character actor in here was Stanley Ridges. It's why I originally chose this movie. He is a mastermind in being compelling for good or for bad. Here he is magnetic and charming. See "Internes Can't Get Paid" and you will see one of the best, most cruel and eery gangsters trying to get a vulnerable (Barbara Stanwyck) to sleep with him. He is so compelling, hawkish, subtle, it's chilling. Watch Stanley Ridges whenever you can. That movie is a great one with Stanwyck and Joel McCrea, so you can't miss there, either.
Back to You're my Everything: At the end they reconcile in a beautiful way, but, there was no clear reconciliation as to whether their daughter would be in show business or not. They committed to being together in a funloving, beautiful family reconciliation, but we don't know who backed down. So lurking in your mind is will there be arguments again? Will someone leave someone again? Will they fight over their daughter being in show business?
This movie was beautiful with a simple story, very good acting, great song and dance. The little girl was rarely heard from again and she was a talent! Such timing! Beautiful dancing.. she and Dan Dailey had beautiful scenes together... It's a shame she wasn't seen more - Shari Robinson.
A great movie which I really enjoyed.