My Dream Is Yours (1949)

Very Cool!!!

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Excellent adaptation.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

In the late forties Warner Brothers bought out three glossy Technicolor comedies with songs starring Jack Carson which served to introduce to an appreciative public the fresh-faced charm of the young Doris Day before she was a virgin. Ms Day had already been promoted to second billing by the time she made 'My Dream is Yours', which was the second, and by far the least, of this trio; which has a very thin storyline and at 101 minutes is frankly too long, but is so packed with goodies you'll still have a good time. Even if you're not a fan of Doris's singing (my own favourite of her numbers in this film was the brief hula 'Nagasaki' number) there's Carson himself and a dream supporting cast including Eve Arden with a number of killer quips while wearing a number of killer outfits, Edgar Kennedy (in his last film), Franklin Pangborn, and even Bugs Bunny and Tweety Pie; although fourth-billed Adolphe Menjou (who gets less screen time than 'Cuddles' Sakall) is frankly wasted.No expense seems to have been spared on the studio scenes, while the second unit have provided a fascinating record of the Los Angeles of the period (including the Brown Derby and Schwab's Drug Store), all in Technicolor!!

. . . which takes up about 4 minutes and 14.5 seconds of this 101 minute flick, and which is the only part of this film that I've seen (and perhaps will ever see). This animated interlude (with an additional 38 seconds of explanatory preface screens) is included as an appendix (or bonus feature) on the LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION (VOLUME 1), DISC ONE: BUGS BUNNY 2003 DVD release from Warner Bros. It is the second of two items presented under the heading of "Bugs Bunny at the Movies." (The first is a less extensive "dream" appearance by Bugs in the 1948 Dennis Morgan vehicle, TWO GUYS FROM TEXA$.) Bugs is on-screen for about 2 minutes, 46 seconds of this scene. Though this bit is initially boring enough to put a kid to sleep, the wave of humor crests when Jack Carson and Doris Day pop into the picture made up as diminutive Easter Bunnies, joining Bugs in singing wake-up lyrics to the still-sleeping-soundly nephew Freddie, set to the frenetic music of Franz Listz's "Hungarian Rhapsody #2." Tweety Bird's cameo adds little to this scene (which could be said regarding his "star turns," as well).

Charming, breezy musical, Doris' second film, in some ways a retelling of her rise. She's sassy and relaxed with the full glamour treatment. Unlike a great many musicals from the golden era this does show that there is some struggle involved to make it to the top even though Doris never looks less than immaculate and because of her enormous talent her fate is never really in question. Eve Arden is priceless as always as the faithful, elegant sidekick. Look quick for Sandra Gould, the future Gladys Kravitz in Bewitched. Full of wonderful songs, the number Doris, Jack Carson and Bugs Bunny perform together is like a fever dream, and the very cool Ada Leonard orchestra, an all woman outfit. This is purportedly the basis for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

After the success of her first starring role in ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS ('48), Doris is re-united with Jack Carson for another pleasant musical trifle with Doris as the girl singer Carson finds in order to replace conceited band singer (Lee Bowman) who refuses to sign another contract. Along for a few laughs are Eve Arden (more adept than usual with her punch lines) and S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall, fracturing English and being generally amusing as a radio producer.The only thing that lifts this out of the ordinary is the cartoon sequence using "Hungarian Rhapsody" as the music for the "Freddy Get Ready" sequence combining live action with the animated Bugs Bunny.Other than that, if you like Doris Day, she has another tailor-made role as a band singer who gets to sing pleasant ballads like the title tune and adds some fresh appeal to the role of a girl Carson wants to turn into a new singing sensation. A better than average little musical thanks to the performances of Day, Carson and Lee Bowman--as well as the always enjoyable Eve Arden.