Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Ploydsge just watch it!

Cunninghamolga This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

JohnHowardReid Dailey's alto sax solos were dubbed by Russ Cheever. Songs and musical numbers included: "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Joseph Meyer), "You Were Meant for Me" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown), "Goodnight Sweetheart" (James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ray Noble), "If I Had You" (Campbell, Connelly, Ted Shapiro), "Ain't She Sweet" (Jack Yellen, Milton Ager), "Ain't Misbehavin" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller), "I'll Get By" (Roy Turk, Fred Ahlert), "Concerto in F" (George Gershwin, played by Levant), "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey), "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry" (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman), the latter two done by Eddie Miller on the soundtrack.Copyright 16 January 1948 by 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. New York opening at the Roxy: 28 January 1948. U.S. release: February 1948. U.K. release: 23 August 1948. Australian release: 1 April 1948. 8,247 feet. 91 minutes.SYNOPSIS: Small-town girl, Jeanne Crain marries bandleader Dailey. Tiring of constant travel, Crain goes home. His bookings ruined by the onset of the Great Depression, Dailey joins her there, along with his cynical manager, Levant. Then Dailey decides to take off alone, determined to conquer the big city. COMMENT: Moderately entertaining, black-and-white musical, runs through some familiar songs in a pleasant manner and is agreeably acted. The script is an old one and the direction does little to give it sparkle. Production values are moderate. But fortunately I liked all the songs and Levant's piano-playing is in top form. It was also a pleasure to hear Gershwin's "Concerto in F". Dailey is his usual bumptious, go-getting self - he's not one of my favorites, by any means - but Jeanne Crain is both appealingly nice and suitably vulnerable, and there's a fair line-up of character players including Percy Kilbride and Selena Royle.

mark.waltz Small town girl Jeanne Crain finds her boyfriends have no oomph, so when she plants a kiss on visiting band-leader Dan Dailey's lips, she's surprised by the spark, and so is he. She's a raffle winner on a date, and wins more than just the grand prize. It's the 1920's, and jazz dance bands are the heroes of the youth set. So before you can get out the first line of "Crazy Rhythm" (I go my way, you go your way), the two are wed and living with Crain's stony mother (Selena Royle) and easy-going pop (Percy Kilbride, of all people!). But times change, the stock market crashes, and gigs dry up for Dailey. Along the way, it is the wife who remains the strength of the family, Dailey obviously a dreamer and too hard-headed to move along with the times. They manage to go off on their own for a brief period of success, but as Crain admits after everything falls apart, "We'll put Humpty Dumpty together again, and it won't be with ticker tape."Once again, nostalgia is the name of the game in this enjoyable 20th Century Fox musical, the type they'd been doing since they signed both Alice Faye and Shirley Temple to contracts, continuing along with Betty Grable, June Haver, Charlotte Greenwood, Don Ameche, John Payne and their other contract players. Dailey had made one successful appearance up to this point with Grable ("Mother Wore Tights"), and there is even a reference to a song from that film ("Kokomo, Indiana") and would go onto others (he received an Oscar Nomination for the same year's "When My Baby Smiles at Me") with Grable. Crain is basically a non-musical presence here, so her presence rather than Grable's makes more sense, and she makes the character extremely likable and understanding. Such standards as "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Ain't She Sweet?" are among the musical highlights, as is the romantic title song sung by Dailey to Crain as they dance after she wins the raffle. Barbara Lawrence, the perky blonde who co-starred with Crain in "Margie" (and would go on to parody herself in a Bette Davis film called "The Star"), is memorable as Crain's high school best friend. Dailey stands out in a scene where he tells off Crain's old friends who were supportive in the good old days but whom he believes have come to consider him a joke now that he's a has-been. The film goes through several generations of 20th Century American history, from the roaring 20's through the depression and finally to the hopes and dreams of the Roosevelt era of "a new deal". The themes of support and understanding through even the worst of times are still vital today, making this more than just a nostalgic entertainment.

vincentlynch-moonoi It certainly wasn't my impression that this way a big budget picture, but even so, it took me a while to warm up to this film.First of all, there's not much of a compelling story here. Girl meets dance band leader, they fall in love and elope, the Depression comes along and the band disbands, Not the most dramatic story, but pleasing.I always loved Jeanne Crain, but although she's very pleasant here, this isn't her best role. And, I always liked Dan Dailey, but let's face it, his is not the greatest singing voice, and he sings a lot here. He does have a few nice dance numbers; he really was a nice dancer. Yes, he's pleasant enough, also.The most interesting casting here was of Percy Kilbride -- Pa Kettle -- in probably the most different role of his career -- nothing very comical about his role...pretty much a straight father role...and interesting because of the contrast to what he normally did. Selena Royle (reportedly once a flame of Spencer Tracy) plays the mother. Oscar Levant, who could be rather witty, is along for the ride...but not demonstrating much wit.The problem I have with the film is...did they suddenly run out of money? The depression is on, Dailey is working in a brick factory, and in the very next scene he is leading the band at the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City. It's like a whole chapter is just skipped! And whatever happened to the baby? The film was doing okay until the ending.

MartinHafer that really is Levant at piano "You Were Meant For Me" stars two second-tier stars, Jeanne Crain and Dan Daily and it's obvious that it's a lesser Twentieth Century-Fox production. Now this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Provided you like old formulaic films, you'll have a nice time watching it.Dan Daily stars as a big band leader back in the late 1920s. A young fan (Crain) falls in love with him and they are soon married. Life for the couple consists of them begin on the road all the time, but it works since they are so much in love. But, when the stock market crashes in late 1929, bookings are canceled right and left and Daily and his band cannot find work. So, they move back home with her family. The problem is that Daily is used to being a big-shot and after a while this gets in the way of him finding work, as his sights are simply set too high. With his wife about to have a baby, she's simply had too much--too many dreams, too much talk and too much bragging. So, she explodes and he takes a walk. What's next? See the film.I noticed that one reviewer didn't like the ending. Well, perhaps it is a little too perfect, but I liked it. As for the rest of the film, it's pleasant fluff--undemanding but pleasant. Not a film you should rush to see but worth your time if you have nothing else to do.