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No Sad Songs for Me

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  • 1h 28m
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Margaret Sullavan in No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
Mary Scott learns she only has ten months to live before dying of an incurable disease. She manages to keep the news from her husband, Brad and daughter, Polly. She tries to make every moment of her life count, but her effort is weakened by the discovery that Brad is interested in his assistant, Chris Radner. But when she learns that Brad does indeed love her and not Chris, and that Chris is leaving town, she realizes what she must do to ensure the future happiness of Brad and Polly. She persuades Chris to stay, makes a genuine friend of her and watches Polly grow towards Chris.
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Mary Scott learns she only has ten months to live before dying of an incurable disease. She manages to keep the news from her husband, Brad and daughter, Polly. She tries to make every momen... Read allMary Scott learns she only has ten months to live before dying of an incurable disease. She manages to keep the news from her husband, Brad and daughter, Polly. She tries to make every moment of her life count, but her effort is weakened by the discovery that Brad is interested i... Read allMary Scott learns she only has ten months to live before dying of an incurable disease. She manages to keep the news from her husband, Brad and daughter, Polly. She tries to make every moment of her life count, but her effort is weakened by the discovery that Brad is interested in his assistant, Chris Radner. But when she learns that Brad does indeed love her and not ... Read all
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    • Rudolph Maté
    • Howard Koch(screenplay)
    • Ruth Southard(novel)
  • Stars
    • Margaret Sullavan
    • Wendell Corey
    • Viveca Lindfors
    • Rudolph Maté
    • Howard Koch(screenplay)
    • Ruth Southard(novel)
  • Stars
    • Margaret Sullavan
    • Wendell Corey
    • Viveca Lindfors
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    • 18User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
    Wendell Corey, Viveca Lindfors, and Margaret Sullavan in No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
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    Wendell Corey and Margaret Sullavan in No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
    Wendell Corey and Margaret Sullavan in No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
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    Wendell Corey and Margaret Sullavan in No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
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    Margaret Sullavan
    Margaret Sullavan
    • Mary Scott
    Wendell Corey
    Wendell Corey
    • Bradford 'Brad' Scott
    Viveca Lindfors
    Viveca Lindfors
    • Chris Radna
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Polly Scott
    John McIntire
    John McIntire
    • Dr. Ralph Frene
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Louise Spears
    Richard Quine
    Richard Quine
    • Brownie
    Jeanette Nolan
    Jeanette Nolan
    • Mona Frene
    Dorothy Tree
    Dorothy Tree
    • Frieda Miles
    Raymond Greenleaf
    Raymond Greenleaf
    • Mr. Caswell
    Urylee Leonardos
    • Flora - the Maid
    Michael Barrett
    • Truck Driver
    • (uncredited)
    John Berkes
    John Berkes
    • Joe - Restaurant Owner
    • (uncredited)
    Harris Brown
    • Drunk in Lunch Wagon
    • (uncredited)
    Lucile Browne
    Lucile Browne
    • Mrs. Hendrickson
    • (uncredited)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Expressman
    • (uncredited)
    Paul E. Burns
    Paul E. Burns
    • Florist
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Cheshire
    Harry Cheshire
    • Mel Fenelly
    • (uncredited)
      • Rudolph Maté
      • Howard Koch(screenplay)
      • Ruth Southard(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Originally announced as a vehicle for Irene Dunne and, later, Olivia de Havilland before Margaret Sullavan signed on.
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68, 4th movement
      Written by Johannes Brahms

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    5/10
    The title must be a joke...this sick wifey wants nothing but sad songs
    Well-heeled wife and mother in her forties, feeling run-down and believing she might be pregnant (!), learns from her doctor she only has ten months left to live; she keeps her secret from her husband and daughter, and doesn't interfere when her spouse gets eyes for another lady. Adapted from Ruth Southard's novel by Howard Koch, this is an infuriating undergraduate of the "Dark Victory" school of script-writing. Solely for the sake of melodrama, Margaret Sullavan's harried housewife begs her doctor to tell her the truth, but doesn't extend the same courtesy to her own husband (Wendell Corey, who instead asks over and over if she's all right, all the while with a pained expression on his face). Strictly a 'woman's picture' of the time, with a magazine serial-styled plot. Some of the dialogue confounds one with its absurdity, and Sullavan is far too efficient and business-like for a one-woman pity party. Natalie Wood skips through the movie in old-fashioned print dresses and braids, but Viveca Lindfors gets the worst of it in the obtuse role of a war-widow who begins to feel like a woman again when she's out with a married man. ** from ****
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      • April 28, 1950 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Bethel Congregational Church - 536 North Euclid Avenue, Ontario, California, USA
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      • Columbia Pictures
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Black and White

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