It's a Great Feeling

• Doris Day: Judy Adams
• Jack Carson: Himself
• Dennis Morgan: he himself
• Bill Goodwin: Arthur Trent
• Claire Carleton: Grace

A great feeling is an American comedy film from the year 1949 by David Butler with Doris Day in the title role and numerous stars with guest appearances. The screenplay of the film is based on a story by I. A. L. Diamond.

Action

Film producer Arthur Trent asks the directors Raoul Walsh, King Vidor, Michael Curtiz and David Butler know if they would stage the film " Mademoiselle Fifi ". All refuse, because none of the directors want to work with the egocentric Jack Carson. In desperation Trent Carson over the reins of the film. Dennis Morgan, who was scheduled for the film, is offered a role in a Broadway play. Despite all efforts Carson to convince Morgan, this accepts the offer.

The domestics do not like Carson. The waiter refused to bring food to his bungalow. The ambitious young actress Judy Adams makes a delivery schedule to meet with Carson can. Judy comes from a small town in Wisconsin. She finds out that Carson comes from the same city. Carson wants to test Judy's talent. She should play his secret wife who is pregnant and lives in abject poverty. Should they bring Morgan to sign the movie deal, they 'll get a role in the film. In fact, Judy Morgan can persuade to take part in the film by her heartbreaking portrayal. But Carson is not true to his word.

As an actress with Carson wants to work as a director, Morgan makes him the proposal to engage an unknown as a star, namely Judy. Both can catch the train station who wants to travel back to Wisconsin to be married Judy. Carson and Morgan know that Trent himself liked to have discovered talents, and always let Judy show up near him in various guises. Trent begins to doubt, as all women look the same for him. Carson makes Judy entrance test. But Carson's inexperience makes for chaos in which Carson's voice is heard when Judy is in the picture. Carson and Morgan decide to Judy as a French star, Yvette Lamour spending. However, the list flies up when Judy gets in their presentation to stumble and lose her wig.

Judy's elderly neighbor Grace believes that Judy would be better to return home and marry her fiancé. Judy hears Morgan and Carson make another actress an offer. Furious, she takes the next train home. Trent, who has suffered a nervous breakdown, is in the same train. In the night he hears Judy's singing from the dining car. He offers her a role in his next movie, but Judy, who has had enough of promises given him a slap. Carson and Morgan learned of the incident. They rush to Wisconsin to stop the planned wedding. But they are too late. Judy married a man who has great resemblance to Errol Flynn.

Reviews

The lexicon of the International film described the film as "a modest - amusing comedy that glossed the Hollywood Operating natured irony. Your, film within a film ' Story makes cameo appearances of many attractive Warner - Stars. "

Awards

The title song It's a Great Feeling by Jule Styne ( melody ) and Sammy Cahn ( lyrics ), sung by Doris Day, 1950 was nominated for an Oscar.

Background

General

The film premiered on August 1, 1949 in the United States. In Germany, he first appeared on 27 November 1971, part of a TV premiere in the third program of the NDR. It was the original version of this broadcast with German subtitles. In later iterations of the film also appeared under the titles Simply wonderful and Judy conquered Hollywood.

Warner Bros. was a musical satire stage that not only satirizes the film business, but also the studio itself. The story of the film has parallels with Doris Day, which is seen here in her third film. Doris Day was also disillusioned with Hollywood and wanted to go back to Cincinnati. However, unlike the film character Judy she could later gain a foothold in the film business and became a star.

Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan were close friends and together accounted for 15 films. With Doris Day Carson stood three times before the camera.

Guest appearances

The following stars had cameo appearances: Mel Blanc ( voice actor of Bugs Bunny ), director David Butler, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, director Michael Curtiz, Franklyn Farnum, Errol Flynn (as Judy's fiance ), Sydney Greenstreet, composer Ray Heinsdorf, Danny Kaye, Patricia Neal, Eleanor Parker, Ronald Reagan and his daughter Maureen, Edward G. Robinson, director King Vidor, director Raoul Walsh and Jane Wyman. Added to this was Nita Talbot in her screen debut.

Soundtrack

In addition to the Oscar-nominated title song Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn composed the following songs: Give Me a Song with a Beautiful Melody ( sung by Dennis Morgan ), Fiddle Dee Dee ( sung by a quartet ), At the Cafe Rendezvous ( sung by Doris Day ), That Was a Big Fat Lie ( sung by Doris Day and Jack Carson ), There's Nothing Rougher than Love ( sung by Doris Day, Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson ) and Blame My Absent - Minded Heart ( sung by Doris Day and Dennis Morgan ).