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Can't Help Singing

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
597
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POPULARITY
94,721
10,702
Deanna Durbin, Leonid Kinskey, Robert Paige, and Akim Tamiroff in Can't Help Singing (1944)
MusicalWestern
A senator's daughter (who can't help singing) follows her boyfriend West in the days of the California gold rush.A senator's daughter (who can't help singing) follows her boyfriend West in the days of the California gold rush.A senator's daughter (who can't help singing) follows her boyfriend West in the days of the California gold rush.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
597
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
94,721
10,702
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Frank Ryan
    • Writers
      • Lewis R. Foster(screenplay by)
      • Frank Ryan(screenplay by)
      • John D. Klorer(story by)
    • Stars
      • Deanna Durbin
      • Robert Paige
      • Akim Tamiroff
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    • Director
      • Frank Ryan
    • Writers
      • Lewis R. Foster(screenplay by)
      • Frank Ryan(screenplay by)
      • John D. Klorer(story by)
    • Stars
      • Deanna Durbin
      • Robert Paige
      • Akim Tamiroff
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    • 24User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 nominations total

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    Deanna Durbin
    Deanna Durbin
    • Caroline Frost
    Robert Paige
    Robert Paige
    • Lawlor
    Akim Tamiroff
    Akim Tamiroff
    • Gregory
    David Bruce
    David Bruce
    • Dr. Robert Latham
    Leonid Kinskey
    Leonid Kinskey
    • Koppa
    June Vincent
    June Vincent
    • Miss McLean
    Ray Collins
    Ray Collins
    • Sen. Martin Frost
    Andrew Tombes
    Andrew Tombes
    • Sad Sam
    Thomas Gomez
    Thomas Gomez
    • Jake Carstairs
    Clara Blandick
    Clara Blandick
    • Aunt Cissy
    Olin Howland
    Olin Howland
    • Bigelow
    • (as Olin Howlin)
    George Cleveland
    George Cleveland
    • Marshal
    Enrique Acosta
    • Passenger on Pier
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Cavalry Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Pioneer
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Ansara
    Michael Ansara
    • California Caballero
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Pioneer Woman - Warren's Mother
    • (uncredited)
    Roscoe Ates
    Roscoe Ates
    • Lemuel
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Ryan
    • Writers
      • Lewis R. Foster(screenplay by)
      • Frank Ryan(screenplay by)
      • John D. Klorer(story by)
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    • Trivia
      This is Deanna Durbin's only Technicolor vehicle. Unfulfilled plans to showcase her in color, proposed between 1938-53, included these eventually produced films: First Love (1939) (which starred her in black and white), Phantom of the Opera (1943) (Susanna Foster in Technicolor), Up in Central Park (1948) (in black and white), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) (Rhonda Fleming in Technicolor), Melba (1953) (Patrice Munsel in Technicolor), Kiss Me Kate (1953) (Kathryn Grayson in Anscocolor), The Student Prince (1954) (Ann Blyth in Anscocolor) and Song of Norway (1970) (Florence Henderson in Color by DeLuxe). As reported by A.H. Weiler in "The New York Times" on 8/3/1947, Deanna Durbin was being offered a black-and-white filming in Britain of The Beggar's Opera (1953), which ultimately featured Dorothy Tutin portraying Polly Peachum in Technicolor.
    • Goofs
      After her bath Caroline changes into a clean white dress. However, she has had no access to her trunk where she would have kept her clothing. Such a voluminous dress couldn't have been stored in her hat-box or her small case, her only other luggage.
    • Quotes

      Miss McLean: [to Latham] You know the first time I saw you, you were riding in the park on a beautiful white steed. It was love at first sight. I'm convinced now it was the horse.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Hollywood on Trial (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      MARCH
      Music by Jerome Kern

      (instrumental, first scene)

    User reviews24

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    She Can't Help it!
    In a decade devoid of great (non-MGM, non-Rita Hayworth) color musicals, CAN'T HELP SINGING deserves a more important place among the celebrated. A female-driven western tale preceding HARVEY GIRLS, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, and CALAMITY JANE, while musically aping Broadway smash OKLAHOMA, this adaptation of GIRL OF THE OVERLAND TRAIL is the uniting of three great entertainment entities - Durbin, Jerome Kern, and the resources of the Universal Technicolor escapist machine. After losing Durbin's producer, Joe Pasternak, and her director, Henry Koster, to MGM, you'd think they would have tried more often, but no, Durbin's 1940s pictures were not expensively-mounted productions, and this is quite a distinctive product for 1943-4 Universal. However, not being a Durbin afficionado is probably the main reason this is my favorite Durbin vehicle. The superior if neglected Kern score awaits rediscovery, from the beguiling title tune (Durbin and company can't help singing from outdoor bathtubs) to lush ballads like "More and More" (also a big Perry Como hit), and a rousing, ersatz "Oklahoma" homage to "Californ-i-a." Without Maria Montez-John Hall to bolster, the populous if underused supporting company does well enough, with Robert Paige (a sort of poor man's John Carroll) not near so bad as I'd heard. Make no mistake, the "Durbin-ator" dominates the affair, surrounded by all the bright, lush colors of the Technicolor rainbow lavishly painting impressive backdrops of scenery, an extravagant, detailed, period wardrobe, and the Collector's Doll make-up adorning the star's perfect face. Durbin herself is at her gorgeous peak, and this colorful achievement is certainly the entertainment it set out to be.
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    • Feb 26, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 29, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Caroline
    • Filming locations
      • Duck Creek, Kanab, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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