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THRILL OF A ROMANCE
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CREDITS
1945, 105 minutes, Technicolor.
Producer, Joe Pasternak; Director, Richard Thorpe; Screenplay, Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman; Cinematography, Harry Stradling; Music Direction, Georgie Stoll.
CAST
Cynthia Glenn, Esther Williams; Major Thomas Milvaine, Van Johnson; Nils Knudsen, Lauritz Melchior; Hobart Glenn, Henry Travers; Nona Glenn, Spring Byington; Maude Bancroft, Frances Gifford; George Delbar, Carelton G. Young; Mrs. Fenway, Ethel Griffies; K.O. Karney, Donald Curtis; Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra.
SONGS
I Should Care by Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston; Please Don't Say No, Say Maybe by Ralph Freed and Sammy Fain; Lonely Night by George Stoll and Richard Connell; Vive L'Amour by Stoll, Ralph Blane and Kay Thompson; The Thrill Of A New Romance by Harold Adamson and Xavier Cugat; Schubert's Serenade.
PLOT
"Set against the scenic splendor of Yosemite National Park, Thrill Of A Romance finds Esther marrying a financial whiz who chooses to leave for a big business deal on their wedding day. She's heartbroken and honeymoon-less. . .until Marine hero Van Johnson shows up and true love blossoms in the crisp mountain air."
- Liner Notes from Turner/MGM Videotape
NOTES
". . .a glossy entertainment from MGM with lots of spit and polish, but not much else by way of solid musical entertainment."
- Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical
HARVARD LAMPOON WORST PERFORMANCE AWARD WINNER (MALE):
Van Johnson
This was the film debut of Lauritz Melchior.
Thrill Of A Romance was the 4th highest-grossing film of 1945. See Box Office Hits
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