Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
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Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in Manhattan. She doesn't know that her mother is actually a burnt-out cabaret singer with a love for whiskey. When she arrives at the mansion, she is taken in by the two servants who are friends of her mother's. The house actually belongs to Adolph Hubbell, a kind-hearted Broadway producer who also gets drawn into the charade. Hubbell takes a shine to Melinda and agrees to star her in his next show. Melinda also finds romance with a handsome hoofer who's also in the show. All is going well for Melinda except that she wants to see her mother who keeps putting off their reunion.
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Doris DayMelinda Howard
Gene NelsonTom Farnham
S.Z. SakallAdolph Hubbell
Billy De WolfeLefty Mack
Gladys GeorgeJessica Howard
Florence BatesMrs. Anna Hubbell
Anne TriolaGloria Davis
Hanley StaffordGeorge Ferndel - Producer
Murray AlperJoe, Bartender at Three O'Clock Club (uncredited)
Bess FlowersShip Passenger (uncredited)
Charles WilliamsReporter (uncredited)Keywords
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What is Lullaby of Broadway about?
Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in Manhattan. She doesn't know that her mother is actually a burnt-out cabaret singer with a love for whiskey. When she arrives at the mansion, she is taken in by the two servants who are friends of her mother's. The house actually belongs to Adolph Hubbell, a kind-hearted Broadway producer who also gets drawn into the charade. Hubbell takes a shine to Melinda and agrees to star her in his next show. Melinda also finds romance with a handsome hoofer who's also in the show. All is going well for Melinda except that she wants to see her mother who keeps putting off their reunion.
How long is Lullaby of Broadway?
Lullaby of Broadway has a runtime of 92 minutes.
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