Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Oh, You Beautiful Doll is a 1949 American musical film directed by John M. Stahl (his final film), starring the musical queen June Haver and Mark Stevens. Co-stars included S.Z. Sakall, Charlotte Greenwood, and Gale Robbins.
Plot
The film is a fictionalized biography of Fred Fisher, a German-born American writer of Tin Pan Alley songs. Tin Pan Alley promoter (Mark Stevens) turns serious composer Fred Breitenbach (S.Z. Sakall) into songwriter Fred Fisher. Fred Fisher is his assumed name in real life and Breitenbach is his birth surname. In the film, many Fisher songs were given a symphonic arrangement that was performed at Aeolian Hall. Among the Fisher songs heard were:
More details
| author | Albert Lewis |
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| director | John M. Stahl |
| editor | Louis R. Loeffler |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | aeolian hall american writer assumed name chicago dardanella fred fisher peg o' my heart real life rip van winkle s.z. sakall tin pan alley |
| producer | George Jessel |
| productionCompany | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| theme | biographical musical musical comedy |