When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)

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1h 38min
Musical, Romance
10 Nov 1948 (USA)
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Vaudeville performers, Dailey and Grable, have marital difficulties when he hits the "Big Time", which are compounded by his drinking problem.

Director:

Walter Lang

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Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination.
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Still of Betty Grable and Jean Spangler in When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)

Still of June Havoc and Jack Oakie (I) in When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)

Still of Betty Grable and Dan Dailey (I) in When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)

Still of Betty Grable, June Havoc and Jack Oakie (I) in When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)

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	Betty Grable	...	Bonny Kane
	Dan Dailey	...	'Skid' Johnson
	Jack Oakie	...	Bozo Evans
	June Havoc	...	Gussie Evans
	Richard Arlen	...	Harvey Howell
	James Gleason	...	Lefty Moore
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Louise Allen	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Maxine Ardell	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Dorothy Babb	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
	Betty Jane Barton	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Pati Behrs	...	Woman in Box (uncredited)
	Sam Bernard	...	Process Server (uncredited)
	Lela Bliss	...	Woman (uncredited)
	Harry Carter	...	Man in Box (uncredited)
	Edward Clark	...	Box-Office Clerk (uncredited)
	Les Clark	...	Trouper (uncredited)
	Joanna Dale	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Grace Davies	...	Dancert (uncredited)
	Wanda Flippen	...	Russian Showgirl (uncredited)
	Helen Foster	...	Waitress (uncredited)
	Gloria Gale	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Tim Graham	...	Painter (uncredited)
	Kit Guard	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Nancy Hale	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Ruth Hall	...	Spanish Showgirl (uncredited)
	Donna Hamilton	...	Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
	Bert Hicks	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Mauritz Hugo	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
	Chester Jones	...	Red Cap (uncredited)
	Lu Anne Jones	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Ted Jordan	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Madge Journeay	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Robert Karnes	...	Attendant (uncredited)
	Robert Emmett Keane	...	Sam Harris (uncredited)
	Donna La Barr	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Charles La Torre	...	Tony (uncredited)
	Ruth Landis	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Billie Lane	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Roger Laswell	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	George 'Beetlepuss' Lewis	...	'Beetlepuss' - a Comic (uncredited)
	J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Doorman (uncredited)
	Lee MacGregor	...	Call Boy (uncredited)
	Hank Mann	...	Man (uncredited)
	Jerry Maren	...	Midget (uncredited)
	Marion Marshall	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Robert McCord	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	George Melford	...	Conductor (uncredited)
	Dave Morris	...	Painter (uncredited)
	Joan Myles	...	Dutch Showgirl (uncredited)
	Noel Neill	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Lenore Nelems	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Gwynne Norys	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	George O'Hara	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	Robert Patten	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Florence Pepper	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Panchita Rowe	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Edna Ryan	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Jack Santoro	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Frank J. Scannell	...	Vendor (uncredited)
	Harriet Scott	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Harry Seymour	...	Trouper (uncredited)
	John Shay	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Everett Smith	...	Attendant (uncredited)
	Wanda Smith	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Jean Spangler	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Bee Stephens	...	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Tom Stevenson	...	Valet (uncredited)
	Charles Tannen	...	Intern (uncredited)
	Sue Taylor	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Tiny Timbrell	...	Musician (uncredited)
	William Vedder	...	Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
	Tito Vuolo	...	Proprietor (uncredited)
	Vanita Wade	...	Bubbles (uncredited)
	Bill Walker	...	Porter (uncredited)
	Jean Wallace	...	Sylvia Marco (uncredited)
	Jasper Weldon	...	Red Cap (uncredited)
	Dick Wessel	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Carol West	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Kenny Williams	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
	Angela Wilson	...	French Showgirl (uncredited)

Directed by

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Walter Lang

Written by

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Lamar Trotti	...	(screenplay)

George Manker Watters	...	(play "Burlesque") and
Arthur Hopkins	...	(play "Burlesque")

Elizabeth Reinhardt	...	(adaptation)

Produced by

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George Jessel

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producer

Cinematography by

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Harry Jackson

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director of photography

Editing by

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Barbara McLean

Editorial Department

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Natalie Kalmus

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color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Leland Fuller
Lyle R. Wheeler	...	(as Lyle Wheeler)

Set Decoration by

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Ernest Lansing
Thomas Little

Costume Design by

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René Hubert

Makeup Department

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Marie Brasselli	...	hair stylist
Pat McNalley	...	makeup artist (as Pat McNally)
Ben Nye	...	makeup artist
Marie Brasselle	...	hairdresser: Betty Grable (uncredited)

Production Management

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A.F. Erickson	...	production manager (as Buddy Erickson)
Raymond A. Klune	...	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Saul Wurtzel

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assistant director

Art Department

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Joseph C. Wright

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art director: musical settings

Sound Department

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Bernard Freericks	...	sound
Roger Heman Sr.	...	sound (as Roger Heman)

Special Effects by

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Fred Sersen

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special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Martin Crail	...	still photographer
Bruce Hunsaker	...	grip
Irving Rosenberg	...	camera operator
Anthony Ugrin	...	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire	...	wardrobe director
Sam Benson	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Earle Hagen	...	orchestrator
Charles Henderson	...	vocal music director
Alfred Newman	...	musical director
Herbert W. Spencer	...	orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)
Jerry Adler	...	harmonica arranger (uncredited)
Maurice De Packh	...	additional arranger (uncredited) / additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Cyril J. Mockridge	...	musical development (uncredited)
Gene Rose	...	additional arranger (uncredited)
John N. Scott	...	music arranger (uncredited) / musician: piano improvisation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Teresa Brachetto

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Angela Blue	...	assistant choreographer
Leonard Doss	...	associate technicolor color director
Seymour Felix	...	choreographer
Kenny Williams	...	choreographer
Michael Audley	...	dialogue director (uncredited)
Hugh Cummings	...	dialogue director (uncredited)
Henry Klinger	...	associate story editor (uncredited)
George 'Beetlepuss' Lewis	...	technical advisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Twentieth Century Fox

Distributors

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Twentieth Century Fox (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
Fox Films (1949) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century Fox (1949) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century-Fox (1949) (Mexico) (theatrical)

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords	remake grable-and-dailey vaudeville based-on-play See All (4) »
Taglines	From Burlesque to Broadway !! 12 show-stopping song hits in the year's hit-topping musical ! See more »
Genres	Musical Romance
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:13 Belgium:KT/EA (visa#38.124) Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Burlesque (United States) À toi pour la vie (Belgium, French title) Cuando sonrie el amor (Mexico) Quando o Amor Sorri (Portugal) Cuando mi amor me sonríe (Argentina) See more »
Runtime	98 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Dan Dailey's Best Actor Oscar nomination marked a career high-point, though his portrayal of 'Skid' Johnson never stood a chance opposite Laurence Olivier's loftier central performance in the same year's Hamlet (1948). This illustrates the sometimes ludicrous range of nominations in the acting categories during Hollywood's golden era, the result of a far wider spectrum of genres represented. A similar disparity had emerged three years earlier when Gene Kelly's lighthearted performance in the musical Anchors Aweigh (1945) was improbably pitted against Ray Milland's histrionic performance as a desperate alcoholic in The Lost Weekend (1945). See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-up (1995). See more »
Soundtracks	When My Baby Smiles at Me See more »
Quotes	'Skid' Johnson: Here's to you babe. One man's loss is another man's gain. See more »

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