See high school TV and movie icons then and now, from "Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Certificate: Passed It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1946. The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African American entertainers of the early 1900s.
Music that covers every genre of the time and a wonderful performance by June Allyson as the expectant war bride who works playing a bass fiddle for Jose Iturbi's orchestra are the main hallmarks of … You'd think that any movie with June Allyson and Margaret O'Brien, Hollywood's two most famous "town criers," would be miserable, but "Music for Millions" is wonderful. As the orchestra travels around the country, Babs' fellow orchestra members intercept and hide her War Office telegram, to protect the baby. Comedy Comedy Certificate: Passed Certificate: Passed
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You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. The all-star Music for Millions is part weepie, part comedy, part morale booster and, all in all, a stirring showcase of works by Chopin, Debussy, Grieg and others.
Six year old "Mike" joins her sister Barbara Ainsworth who plays in a classical orchestra during WW II. "Mike" goes to live with her pregnant older sister, Babs, who plays string bass in Iturbi's orchestra.
The orchestra is shown playing several classical standards before various military audiences.
1940. José Iturbi adds his gifted screen presence and talents as the orchestra’s conductor. When her...
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According to MGM records, the film earned $2,341,000 in the US and Canada and $1,504,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $824,000.
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Music for Millions (43) IMDb 6.6 1h 57min 1944 NR José Iturbi does Chopin -- but Jimmy Durante does Durante!
Madeleine Lebeau Alpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest... Storyline. Music for Millions is a 1944 musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Margaret O'Brien, José Iturbi, Jimmy Durante, June Allyson, Marsha Hunt, Hugh Herbert, Harry Davenport, and Marie Wilson. Certificate: Passed Certificate: Passed In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie.
But with Jimmy Durante, there's also plenty to laugh about...and with Jose Iturbi there is plenty to sing about, although of course Iturbi plays, and doesn't sing.Looking for some great streaming picks? A sailor helps two sisters start up a service canteen.
With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her. Music for Millions ( 1944) Photos.
For the better part of the war thus far, New York news correspondent John Davis and his wife Nora Davis have been in the hot spots of western Europe, including Rotterdam and much of ... George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert. Audience Reviews for Music for Millions May 08, 2012 More moving than it should be thanks to the skillful playing of the cast even if Margaret O'Brien lays it on a bit thick. "Mike", age 6, arrives in New York to stay with her pregnant older sister Barbara Ainsworth, who lives together with a group of young women, her co-players in a symphony orchestra. In a surprise ending, shortly before giving birth, Barbara receives a letter from her husband saying he is in good spirits and convalescing in a military hospital.