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My Blue Heaven

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  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 36m
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6.2/10
522
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Betty Grable and Dan Dailey in My Blue Heaven (1950)
  • Drama
  • Musical
Betty Grable and Dan Dailey are a married song and dance team who cannot have children. The movie follows the travails as they try and adopt and keep the kids they adopt while performing on ... Read allBetty Grable and Dan Dailey are a married song and dance team who cannot have children. The movie follows the travails as they try and adopt and keep the kids they adopt while performing on their TV show.Betty Grable and Dan Dailey are a married song and dance team who cannot have children. The movie follows the travails as they try and adopt and keep the kids they adopt while performing on their TV show.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
522
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Henry Koster
  • Writers
    • Claude Binyon
    • S.K. Lauren(story "Stork Don't Bring Babies")
    • Lamar Trotti
  • Stars
    • Betty Grable
    • Dan Dailey
    • David Wayne
Top credits
  • Director
    • Henry Koster
  • Writers
    • Claude Binyon
    • S.K. Lauren(story "Stork Don't Bring Babies")
    • Lamar Trotti
  • Stars
    • Betty Grable
    • Dan Dailey
    • David Wayne
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, David Wayne, and Jane Wyatt in My Blue Heaven (1950)

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    Betty Grable
    Betty Grable
    • Kitty Moranas Kitty Moran
    Dan Dailey
    Dan Dailey
    • Jack Moranas Jack Moran
    David Wayne
    David Wayne
    • Walter Pringleas Walter Pringle
    Jane Wyatt
    Jane Wyatt
    • Janet Pringleas Janet Pringle
    Mitzi Gaynor
    Mitzi Gaynor
    • Gloria Adamsas Gloria Adams
    Una Merkel
    Una Merkel
    • Miss Irma Gilbertas Miss Irma Gilbert
    Don Hicks
    • Young Manas Young Man
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Selmaas Selma
    Laura Pierpont
    • Mrs. Johnstonas Mrs. Johnston
    Harry Seymour
    • Undetermined Minor Roleas Undetermined Minor Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Robert R. Stephenson
    Robert R. Stephenson
    • Undetermined Minor Roleas Undetermined Minor Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Richard Allan
    Richard Allan
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Baldwin
    Bill Baldwin
    • Billas Bill
    • (uncredited)
    Jackie Barnett
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Beth Belden
    • Ladyas Lady
    • (uncredited)
    Georgie Billings
    • Pageboyas Pageboy
    • (uncredited)
    Conrad Binyon
    • Elevator Boyas Elevator Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Vicki Lee Blunt
    • Jenny Pringleas Jenny Pringle
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry Koster
    • Writers
      • Claude Binyon
      • S.K. Lauren(story "Stork Don't Bring Babies")
      • Lamar Trotti
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The reason that Dan Dailey sings "Friendly Island" in such an odd voice is that he is making fun of Ezio Pinza the basso profundo opera star who was starring in the then current stage show "South Pacific".
    • Goofs
      During the Cosmo Cosmetics number, all of the monitors in the television control room are in color. Expensive color sets would never have been used in a real TV control room, and in fact weren't even available in 1950.
    • Connections
      Edited from Mother Wore Tights (1947)
    • Soundtracks
      My Blue Heaven
      Music by Walter Donaldson

      Lyrics by George Whiting

      Sung during the opening credits by Betty Grable, Dan Dailey and chorus

      Danced by Betty Grable and Dan Dailey

    User reviews19

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Interesting plot topics scuttled in the wake of too many musical numbers...
    Popular radio-program duo in New York City, a chummy married couple about to make that transition to television, have troubles adopting a baby. Colorful Betty Grable vehicle weighted down with musical chaos. Granted, "My Blue Heaven" is a 20th Century-Fox musical--and anyone going into it should rightfully expect lots of singing and hoofing--but here the story is far more substantial than the song numbers, which simply get in the way. Screenwriters Claude Binyon and Lamar Trotti, working from S.K. Lauren's story "Stork Don't Bring Babies", tentatively touch upon several topical issues (both satiric and dramatic) which are not explored with any depth. The sudden boom in television (and its impact on radio), the perils of a working mother who leaves her job to be with her child, and the reluctance of adoption agencies to assign babies with those "constantly divorcing" show-biz couples are all products for a satisfying comedy-drama. Grable and Dan Dailey are a lot of fun on the dance-floor, but this glossy product could actually use less pussyfooting around and more narrative heart. It's a feel-good movie, all right, but a picture for its time and not for the ages. **1/2 from ****
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    • moonspinner55
    • Jul 8, 2009

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    • Release date
      • December 14, 1950 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La cigüeña se demora
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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