Movie Synopsis: A society boy decides to pursue popular music in 1915 San Francisco.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes.
Is it important to the plot? It's a musical...
Is it pleasing to the ear? C-.
"Thanks For the Memory" from The Big Broadcast of 1938 sung by Bob Hope and Shirley RossMovie Synopsis: The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes.
Is it important to the plot? Yeah, the couple is reminiscing...
Is it pleasing to the ear? B+.
Movie Synopsis: A man's fiancee falls in love with his doctor best friend and is strengthened by hypnosis.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes.
Is it important to the plot? Yes, Fred Astaire sings the song while on the dance floor trying to convince her to (you guessed it) change partners.
Is it pleasing to the ear? A-.
Movie Synopsis: When a beautiful socialite masquerades as a maid, she becomes involved with an unpretentious, plain-spoken cowboy who's unaware of her true identity.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? According to IMDb, yes.
Is it important to the plot? N/A.
Is it pleasing to the ear? N/A
Movie Synopsis: A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes.
Is it important to the plot? He's singing it to the racehorse.
Is it pleasing to the ear? C.
Movie Synopsis: A female lawyer defends her husband in a murder trial.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? N/A.
Is it important to the plot? N/A.
Is it pleasing to the ear? N/A.
Movie Synopsis: A man plots to have his wife divorce him, marry and rich man for his money and then divorce again and remarry her original husband.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? N/A.
Is it important to the plot? N/A.
Is it pleasing to the ear? N/A.
Movie Synopsis: A cynical writer, unwittingly infiltrates a loony house of philanthropists.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Opening credits.
Is it important to the plot? Mood?
Is it pleasing to the ear? N/A.
Movie Synopsis: A teenage girl falls in love with a dashing news reporter while he is staying in her father's home.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes.
Is it important to the plot? Yes, Alice is singing the song to impress Vincent and to let him know of her feelings.
Is it pleasing to the ear? A.
Movie Synopsis: Roy Rogers is elected to Congress to bring the misery of the "dustbowl" of the 1930s to the attention of Washington politicians.
Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes.
Is it important to the plot? Just a performed song it seems.
Is it pleasing to the ear? D+.
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So what won?
"Thanks For the Memory" from The Big Broadcast of 1938
What would I have voted for?
What would I have voted for?
"My Own" from That Certain Age
This is one of the hidden treasures I've found through this little blog-a-thon. It's definitely my personal favorite of this year. Should it have won? Uh...probably not. But it is beautifully sung and almost makes me wish I was a soprano. Almost.
Analysis
This is one of the hidden treasures I've found through this little blog-a-thon. It's definitely my personal favorite of this year. Should it have won? Uh...probably not. But it is beautifully sung and almost makes me wish I was a soprano. Almost.
Analysis
The right song won this year. Especially after watching the song in context in a Youtube clip. It goes on a little bit, but I think the song writer(s) were just having too much fun coming up with idiosyncratic details of an early relationship. I was also fond of the sweetness of "Change Partners" from Carefree. Everything else was meh.
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