After the opening credits run while the title tune plays, Doris Day leaps onto the screen singing "It Was Just One of Those Things," tap dancing in a tux. Her energy level never wavers as she belts out songs from the American canon, by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, and Harry Warren. "Somebody Loves Me" is a real show stopper, as Day and Gene Nelson sail across the screen with a pair of glass doors as their tap dancing prop. Given that many Hollywood musicals have nonsensical story lines, this one works rather well, with the comical S.Z. Sakall, Billy DeWolfe, and Anne Triola trying to protect Day from the knowledge that her wealthy and successful mother is really a down-and-out alcoholic. Favorite line: "The young at heart never grow old." That certainly describes Doris Day, whose heart has remained as golden as her smile, which lights up the silver screen whenever the camera is on it.
Review of Lullaby of Broadway
