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The ultra-sentimental is based on the life and work of composer . The story is told from the point of view of ' wife Grace, who was still alive when the film was made ( died some ten years earlier). stars as the prolific tunesmith, whose fortunes take an upswing in 1908 when he meets and falls in love with Grace LeBoy (, who receives top billing, not to mention most of the best musical numbers). 's career ascends to spectacular heights via such hits as "Pretty Baby", "My Buddy", "Toot Toot Tootsie" and "Making Whoopee", only to go into eclipse when he loses his savings in the 1929 stock-market crash. Convinced that he's lost his touch and that he's sacrificed true happiness to the evil goddess success, is ultimately gratified by the love and recognition of his peers. Among the famous personages imitated in are 's writing partner () and producers () and ().

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Warner Bros. made good use of its backlog of /Al Dubin tunes in its 1951 musical Day plays an American musical comedy star who comes back from a successful London engagement to visit her mother . A once-great Broadway star herself, George is now living in drunken poverty, but this fact has been carefully hidden from Day by lovable millionaire , who lives in the mansion once owned by Ms. George. Sakall arranges for George to pretend to still be the lady of the manor and to host a party in Day's honor. During the reception, love blooms between Day and Broadway hoofer . There are several breakups and reconciliations involving a number of characters before the big-money finale. While the musical highlights in are consummately produced, the script (based on a story by ) occasionally falls flat, especially when striving for laughs. The best comic bit is a throwaway: Sakall enjoys a nocturnal bottle of beer, which in closeup is advertised as "The Beer That Made Cincinnati Famous" -- Cincinnati being, of course, Doris Day's home town.

Original Soundtrack LP Released on Caliban Records # 6008 (monaural).
Music taken directly from film print.
This is a Sealed Album and will perform with the Ultimate Sound Possible from this Recording. Very slight piece of shrink has pealed off the front. There are no cut out marks on the album.

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