Lullaby of Broadway (1951)

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1h 32min
Comedy, Musical
26 Dec 1951 (Sweden)
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A showgirl returns to her New York home to visit her alcoholic mother, where she catches the eye of a Broadway producer.

Director:

David Butler

Writer:

Earl Baldwin

Stars:

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1 win.
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Still of Doris Day (I) and Gene Nelson (I) in Lullaby of Broadway (1951)

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	Doris Day	...	Melinda Howard
	Gene Nelson	...	Tom Farnham
	S.Z. Sakall	...	Adolph Hubbell
	Billy De Wolfe	...	Lefty Mack
	Gladys George	...	Jessica Howard
	Florence Bates	...	Mrs. Anna Hubbell
	Anne Triola	...	Gloria Davis
	Hanley Stafford	...	George Ferndel - Producer
	Page Cavanaugh Trio	...	Themselves
	Carlo De Mattiazzi	...	Dance Specialty
	Constance De Mattiazzi	...	Dance Specialty
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Murray Alper	...	Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
	Jimmy Aubrey	...	Ship's Steward (uncredited)
	Brooks Benedict	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Lulu Mae Bohrman	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Tex Brodus	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Steve Carruthers	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Tom Coleman	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	James Conaty	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Herschel Daugherty	...	Sidney (uncredited)
	Dan Dowling	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Franklyn Farnum	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Tom Ferrandini	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Elizabeth Flournoy	...	Secretary (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	George Ford	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	James Gonzalez	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Herschel Graham	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Marion Gray	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Stuart Hall	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Carl Harbaugh	...	Doorman (uncredited)
	Ray Heindorf	...	Ship's Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
	Hans Herbert	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
	Shep Houghton	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Sheldon Jett	...	Gus (uncredited)
	John Milton Kennedy	...	The Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
	Donald Kerr	...	Driver (uncredited)
	Mike Lally	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Louise Lane	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Perk Lazelle	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Edith Leslie	...	Jessica's Nurse (uncredited)
	Jimmy Lloyd	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	King Lockwood	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	John Marlin	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Charles Marsh	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Philo McCullough	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
	Paul McGuire	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Jack Mower	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
	Richard Neill	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Barry Norton	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	William J. O'Brien	...	Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
	Monty O'Grady	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Suzanne Ridgway	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Arlyn Roberts	...	Blonde Showgirl (uncredited)
	Jeffrey Sayre	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Bernard Sell	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Reginald Simpson	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Gerald Oliver Smith	...	Salesman at Fur Shop (uncredited)
	Larry Steers	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Norman Stevans	...	Ship Passenger (uncredited)
	Dorothy Tuttle	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Charles Williams	...	Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by

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David Butler

Written by

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Earl Baldwin

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Produced by

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William Jacobs

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producer

Music by

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Howard Jackson

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Wilfrid M. Cline

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director of photography

Editing by

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Irene Morra

Art Direction by

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Douglas Bacon

Set Decoration by

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Lyle B. Reifsnider

Costume Design by

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Milo Anderson

Makeup Department

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Gordon Bau	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Ann Locker	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Bill Phillips	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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C. Carter Gibson	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Philip Quinn	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Gene Delaney	...	assistant props (uncredited)
Budd Friend	...	props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Stanley Jones

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sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Frank Flanagan	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Gibby Germaine	...	best boy (uncredited)
Durward Graybill	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Paul Hill	...	technician (uncredited)
Harry Marsh	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
George Gordon Nogle	...	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Patricia Davidson	...	wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Joan Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Leon Roberts	...	wardrobe: men (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ray Heindorf	...	musical director
Frank Perkins	...	orchestrator
Howard Jackson	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Mitchell Kovaleski	...	technicolor color consultant
Eddie Prinz	...	choreographer
LeRoy Prinz	...	choreographer
Al White Jr.	...	choreographer (as Al White)
Adrian Crossett	...	stand-in: Gene Nelson (uncredited)
Rosita Delva	...	stand-in: Anne Triola (uncredited)
Eddie Graham	...	assistant dance director (uncredited)
Jack Henderson	...	stand-in: S.Z. Sakall (uncredited)
Gene Nelson	...	choreographer (uncredited)
Miriam Nelson	...	assistant dance director (uncredited)
Dolly Robbin	...	stand-in: Doris Day (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Warner Bros.

Distributors

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Warner Bros. (1951) (United States) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1951) (Norway) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Archive Collection (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in Manhattan. She doesn't know that her mother is actually a burnt-out cabaret singer with a love for whiskey. When she arrives at the mansion, she is taken in by the two servants who are friends of her mother's The house actually belongs to Adolph Hubbell, a kind-hearted Broadway producer who also gets drawn into the charade. Hubbell takes a shine to Melinda and agrees to star her in his next show. Melinda also finds romance with a handsome hoofer who's also in the show. All is going well for Melinda except that she wants to see her mother who keeps putting off their reunion. Written by Daniel Bubbeo Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	dancing slow-motion-scene tap-dancing camp show-business See All (24) »
Taglines	A Resplendent Day Hits Broadway! See more »
Genres	Comedy Musical Romance
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Certification	Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Norway:A Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved

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Also Known As	Escale à Broadway (France) Nana de Broadway (Spain) La ninna nanna di Broadway (Italy) Broadway danser (Denmark) Feliz engaño (Mexico) See more »
Runtime	92 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound System)
Filming Locations	Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	When Doris Day's character is questioned by reporters about an affair she's supposedly having with S.Z. Sakall's character, one of them asks her, "Is it true you call him 'Cuddles'?" This is an inside joke, as Sakall's nickname in real life was "Cuddles". See more »
Goofs	Gloria reads a copy of Variety with news on the back cover; in reality, the back cover of this publication has always been reserved for full-page ads. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997). See more »
Soundtracks	Lullaby of Broadway See more »
Quotes	Melinda Howard: [handing Tom a penny] There's a message on that to you from the women of the world. Tom Farnham: In God We Trust See more »

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