For the Love of Mary (1948)

Director:

Frederick De Cordova

Writer:

Oscar Brodney (original screenplay)

Release Date:

1 September 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

Plot Keywords:

Advisor | Suitor | Approval | Battleship | 1940s

Cast

Deanna Durbin	...	Mary Peppertree
Edmond O'Brien	...	Lt. Tom Farrington
Don Taylor	...	David Paxton
Jeffrey Lynn	...	Phillip Manning
Ray Collins	...	Harvey Elwood
Hugo Haas	...	Gustav Heindel
Harry Davenport	...	Justice Peabody
Griff Barnett	...	Timothy Peppertree
Katharine Alexander	...	Miss Harkness
James Todd	...	Justice Van Sloan
Morris Ankrum	...	Adm. Walton
Frank Conroy	...	Samuel Litchfield
Leon Belasco	...	Igor
Louise Beavers	...	Bertha
Raymond Greenleaf	...	Justice Williams

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved | Finland:S

Company:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Trivia:

The standard "It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World" (music and lyrics by John Rox), sung by Deanna Durbin, was cut from this film. The footage can be viewed on the VHS release of the movie from Universal Studios. The year after this movie opened, the lilting waltz was revived by two vocalists: Buddy Clark on Columbia Records and 'Hildegarde (I)' on Decca.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the kitchen at Gustav's, Mary is wearing earrings in some shots, but not in others.

Enjoyable and lighthearted, fine music too

After seeing one of Deanna Durbin's movies on tv I decided to buy a video and chose this one for a start. As I love music anyways, you can't go wrong with any selection of hers, such a lovely singing voice, she does credit to any song. The story is well acted by each, and it has a quick wit with an interesting twist at the end. Also it's nice to see Harry Davenport in a film I hadn't seen before; he's been a reliable staple in many good movies of that era. It's entertaining and leaves you with a happy feeling after. We need not take life so seriously because after all it can be lighthearted and cheerful too. This film proves it.