No Sad Songs for Me
No Sad Songs for Me is a 1950 American drama film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Margaret Sullavan in her last film role as a woman dying of cancer. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music Scoring in 1951.
Plot
Mary Scott thought that she had become pregnant, but instead she learns from her physician that she has terminal cancer with only ten months to live, about 6 months on her feet. She receives the doctor's assurance to keep her illness a secret and not tell her husband Bradley and young daughter Polly. She wants to live her last year with each minute happy and important. Brad, a surveyor, is aided by a new assistant, female draftsman Chris Radna.
More details
| author | Howard E. Koch |
|---|---|
| director | Rudolph Maté |
| editor | William Lyon |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | advanced doctor who drafter draftsman emotional breakdown falling in love first time survey surveyor terminal cancer world war ii young daughter |
| musicBy | George Duning |
| producer | Buddy Adler |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |