Director: David Butler

Writer: Peter Milne

Based on a book: Song in His Heart by Rita Olcott

Producer: William Jacobs

Keywords: Musical

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sara Allgood	Actor	31-Oct-1879	13-Sep-1950	How Green Was My Valley
Ben Blue	Actor	12-Sep-1901	7-Mar-1975	The Big Broadcast of 1938
George Cleveland	Actor	17-Sep-1885	15-Jul-1957	Gramps on Lassie
Arlene Dahl	Actor	11-Aug-1928		Three Little Words
William Frawley	Actor	26-Feb-1887	3-Mar-1966	Fred on I Love Lucy
Alan Hale, Sr.	Actor	10-Feb-1892	22-Jan-1950	The Adventures of Robin Hood
Andrea King	Actor	1-Feb-1919	22-Apr-2003	Hotel Berlin
Dennis Morgan	Actor	20-Dec-1908	7-Sep-1994	My Wild Irish Rose
George O'Brien	Actor	19-Apr-1899	4-Sep-1985	Sunrise
Grady Sutton	Actor	5-Apr-1906	17-Sep-1995	The Bank Dick
George Tobias	Actor	14-Jul-1901	27-Feb-1980	Abner Kravitz on Bewitched

CAST

Dennis Morgan	...   Chauncey Olcott
with
Arlene Dahl	...   Rose Donovan
Andrea King	...   Lillian Russell
Alan Hale, Sr.	...   John Donovan
George Tobias	...   Nick Popolis
George O'Brien	...   Duke Muldoon
Sara Allgood	...   Mrs. Brennan
Ben Blue	...   Hopper
William Frawley	...   William Scanlon
Don McGuire	...   Terry O'Rourke
Charles Irwin	...   Foote
Paul Stanton	...   Augustus Piton
George Cleveland	...   Capt. Brennan
Clifton Young	...   Joe Brennan
Oscar O'Shea	...   Pat Daly
Ruby Dandridge	...   Della
Grady Sutton	...   Brown
Three Tycoons
William Davidson	...   Brewster
Douglas Wood	...   Rawson
Charles Marsh	...   Stone
Dance Specialties
Igor Dega	...   Dancer
Pierre Andre	...   Dancer
The Three Dunhills	...   Dancers
Lou Wills, Jr.	...   Dancer

REVIEWS

Review by Loraine Grether (posted on 7-Mar-2005)

I loved this movie and wish I could find a VHS of it. A light-hearted singing bouquet. Dennis Morgan had a beautiful, lilting, Irish tenor that sent his joy to all of us fortunate enough to hear it. He always appeared to love life and I hope he had a good one. His bio shows him to be a good husband and father and I wish his family all the best. No scandal and the same wife for all of his life. Couldn't ask for better than that. I do have the 78s of The Desert Song. I wish I could see this oldie too.

Review by Charles Rowe (posted on 18-Mar-2005)

I watched, and recorded, this film on Turner Classic Movies last night. They evidently own it. They show it about every two-three years.

Probably the best musical movie ever made.

Story, cast, ability of the cast, Americana, camera work, sound work, color, are all beyond superb.

It is a shame that all of the folks can't get to see this. All immigrants to this country should see it. The Olcott's were all recent immigrants.

Marvelous.

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