Western · United States of America · 1944 · 1h 30m

Can't Help Singing

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Director
Frank Ryan
Cast
Deanna Durbin as Caroline Frost Robert Paige as Johnny Lawlor Akim Tamiroff as Prince Gregory Stroganovsky David Bruce as Latham Leonid Kinskey as Koppa June Vincent as Miss McLean
Crew
W. Howard Greene — Director of Photography Elwood Bredell — Director of Photography Ted J. Kent — Editor Hans J. Salter — Original Music Composer Lewis R. Foster — Screenplay Frank Ryan — Screenplay
Tagline

LOVELY is the Word! DEANNA in TECHNICOLOR for the First Thrilling Time! with the Miracle Melodies of JEROME KERN!

Synopsis

With the California Gold Rush beginning, Senator Frost's singing daughter Caroline loves a young army officer; the Senator can't stand him, and has him sent to California. Headstrong Caroline follows him by train, riverboat, and covered wagon, gaining companions en route: a vagrant Russian prince and gambler Johnny Lawlor, who just might take her mind off the army.

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Mood & Themes
californiasaloonmusicalgold rushcovered wagon
Key Collaborators
Frank Ryan Director W. Howard Greene Director of Photography Elwood Bredell Director of Photography Ted J. Kent Editor Hans J. Salter Original Music Composer Lewis R. Foster Screenplay Frank Ryan Screenplay Samuel J. Warshawsky Novel Curtis B. Warshawsky Novel John D. Klorer Story Leo Townsend Story Felix Jackson Producer
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