Complete credited cast: | |||
Olivia de Havilland | ... | Amelia Cornell | |
Jeffrey Lynn | ... | Tony Baldwin | |
Eddie Albert | ... | Dusty Rhodes | |
Jane Wyman | ... | Joy O'Keefe | |
Charles Winninger | ... | Julius Malette | |
Spring Byington | ... | Mrs. Malette | |
Grant Mitchell | ... | Dr. Kobbe | |
William T. Orr | ... | Paul Malette (as William Orr) | |
Ann Gillis | ... | Valerie Malette | |
S.Z. Sakall | ... | Geza Peyer | |
Charles Trowbridge | ... | Dr. Downey | |
Mabel Taliaferro | ... | Dowager | |
William B. Davidson | ... | Agent (as William Davidson) | |
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Nanette Vallon | ... | Sophie |
Sidney Bracey | ... | Butler (as Sidney Bracy) |
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can escort Amelia to every musical event in the city. The trouble begins when he cannot meet her one night and Tony goes in his place. Tony believes that Julius and Amelia are a couple and then son Paul thinks that Tony and Amelia are a couple as he is sending her the money. The worst part is that Amelia might leave classical music for swing music with classmates Dusty, Joy and the band. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
The best part of this film was the musical interlude where a serious band plays swing. Other than that sequence, you can forget this film.
It's 1940 and everyone is so young here. Fresh from her Oscar nomination as Melanie Hamilton in "Gone With the Wind," Olivia de Havilland plays a promising violin student who needs to make money for her indigent family. She will be forced to leave where she is studying since she is on a scholarship and the latter forbids her from giving violin lessons.
Enter the lovable Charlie Winninger as a music impresario who secretly gives additional scholarship money to her so that she can remain. When the money is funneled by way of Jeffrey Lynn, sparks fly. When the adult children of Winninger find out, they think that their father is having an affair with deHavilland. Then, they turn their attention to Lynn.
A very youthful Eddie Albert and Jane Wyman have supporting parts as players in the band who really want to swing with the swing music.
Lynn is rather droll as de Havilland's love interest. The chemistry between them never really ignites.
With the writing going somewhat awry, you'd think that the able Winninger and others could pull it through. Sweet, ever pleasant Spring Byington plays his wife but she really plays her role as having to do it under contract.