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Song o' My Heart

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  • 1h 25m
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5.2/10
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John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)
DramaMusicRomance
Broken hearts in Ireland. Sean is a great tenor, in semi-retirement, living in a village close to Mary, the woman he's always loved. Mary's aunt convinced her to marry a man for his money; h... Read allBroken hearts in Ireland. Sean is a great tenor, in semi-retirement, living in a village close to Mary, the woman he's always loved. Mary's aunt convinced her to marry a man for his money; he's has recently deserted her, leaving her penniless. She and her two children, Eileen and... Read allBroken hearts in Ireland. Sean is a great tenor, in semi-retirement, living in a village close to Mary, the woman he's always loved. Mary's aunt convinced her to marry a man for his money; he's has recently deserted her, leaving her penniless. She and her two children, Eileen and Tad, move in with the selfish and austere aunt and are miserable. Eileen is falling in lo... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
189
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
115,926
22,567
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    • Director
      • Frank Borzage
    • Writers
      • Tom Barry(story)
      • Sonya Levien(adaptation)
    • Stars
      • John McCormack
      • Alice Joyce
      • Maureen O'Sullivan
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Frank Borzage
    • Writers
      • Tom Barry(story)
      • Sonya Levien(adaptation)
    • Stars
      • John McCormack
      • Alice Joyce
      • Maureen O'Sullivan
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    • 9User reviews
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    Alice Joyce in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    Maureen O'Sullivan, Tommy Clifford, and J.M. Kerrigan in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    John McCormack and Edwin Schneider in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    Edwin Schneider in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    Effie Ellsler and Emily Fitzroy in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    Alice Joyce in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    Maureen O'Sullivan and John Garrick in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    Maureen O'Sullivan, John Garrick, and John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    Maureen O'Sullivan, Wally Albright, Raymond Borzage, Tommy Clifford, Effie Ellsler, Emily Fitzroy, John Garrick, Alice Joyce, J.M. Kerrigan, J. Farrell MacDonald, Edward Martindel, John McCormack, Edwin Schneider, and Andrés de Segurola in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    Maureen O'Sullivan and John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)

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    John McCormack
    John McCormack
    • Sean
    Alice Joyce
    Alice Joyce
    • Mary
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Eileen
    Tommy Clifford
    Tommy Clifford
    • Tad
    John Garrick
    John Garrick
    • Fergus
    Effie Ellsler
    Effie Ellsler
    • Mona
    J.M. Kerrigan
    J.M. Kerrigan
    • Peter
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • Rafferty
    • (as Farrell MacDonald)
    Emily Fitzroy
    Emily Fitzroy
    • Aunt Elizabeth
    Edwin Schneider
    Edwin Schneider
    • Vincent
    Andrés de Segurola
    Andrés de Segurola
    • Guido
    Edward Martindel
    Edward Martindel
    • Fullerton
    Wally Albright
    Wally Albright
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Raymond Borzage
    Raymond Borzage
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Lillian Elliott
    • Irish Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Irish Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Goulding
    • Girl who asked for song about princess to be sung at approx 15mins
    • (uncredited)
    Ernest Goulding
    • Boy who asked for the Leprechaun to be sung at approx 15mins into film
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Borzage
    • Writers
      • Tom Barry(story)
      • Sonya Levien(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Maureen O'Sullivan was spotted by director Frank Borzage in Dublin during production. He initially asked her to appear in the film as an extra, but then offered her a primary role. This became be her first role in a film and jump started her career.
    • Quotes

      Peter: Mind you, I admit he's a good singer, but there's somethin' lacking... He hasn't got that certain 'ny-aah' in his voice.

      [sings a folk tune]

      Peter: Now there's a 'ny-aah' for you in all its glory... and til he has that, he'll never be a great singer.

    • Alternate versions
      Filmed in both the early widescreen 70mm Grandeur process, as well as the standard 35mm process. No copy of the widescreen version is known to exist.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      A Fairy Story by the Fire
      (uncredited)

      Lyrics by Angela Campbell-MacInnes

      Music by Oskar Merikanto

      Sung by John McCormack

    User reviews9

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    Top review
    6/10
    A melodrama worth watching for the concert segment alone.
    The plot is melodramatic - created just for the purpose of capturing the singing of John McCormack on film.

    McCormack was the most successful concert performer of the early twentieth century and the archetype for what we now call the "Irish Tenor".

    The film is unique for an uninterrupted concert sequence that essentially replicates the sort of performance McCormack gave thousands of times all over the world to packed houses.

    The story includes some brief "bits" of Irish humour and features the film debut of Maureen O'Sullivan.

    The story of a middle-aged teacher living in a small Irish village who just happens have a world-class singing voice and is willing to give it all up to care for the children of his recently childhood sweetheart is too much to be taken seriously even for the very early 1930s.

    There was a problem with the quality of the sound track on the videotape I saw. The fact that the only remaining copy of this film (once believed lost due to fire) was found after decades in a movie theatre basement may explain this loss of quality.

    All that being said, as a lover of great singing I found the musical segments made it well worth the time spent watching the film.
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    • Aug 3, 2002

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 1930 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La canción de mi alma
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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