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{{Short description|1947 film by Richard Whorf}}
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| runtime = 104 minutes | runtime = 104 minutes
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⚫ '''''It Happened in Brooklyn''''' is a 1947 American ] ] directed by ] and starring ], ], ] and ], and featuring ] and ]. ''It Happened in Brooklyn'' was Sinatra's third film for ], which had purchased his contract from ] (because ] was a huge Sinatra fan).<ref>Turner Classic Movies</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=December 2013}}


⚫ The film contains six songs written by ] and ], and included "The Song's Gotta Come From the Heart" (performed as a duet by Sinatra and Durante), "The Brooklyn Bridge", "Whose Baby Are You", "I Believe", "]", and "It's the Same Old Dream".
⚫ '''''It Happened in Brooklyn''''' is a 1947 ] ] ] directed by ] and starring ], ], ], and ] and featuring ] and Marcy McGuire. ''It Happened in Brooklyn'' was Sinatra's third film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who had purchased his contract from RKO because Louis B. Mayer was a huge Sinatra fan. <ref>Turner Classic Movies</ref>

⚫ The film contains six songs written by ] and ], and included "The Song's Gotta Come From the Heart" (performed as a duet by Sinatra and Durante), "The Brooklyn Bridge", "I Believe", "Time After Time", and "It's the Same Old Dream".


==Plot== ==Plot==
A post-World War II feel-good movie, ''It Happened in Brooklyn'' begins in England at the end of the war. Danny Miller (]) is with a group of GI's awaiting transportation home to the US. On his last night there, he meets Jamie Shellgrove (]), who is a very shy young man whose father feels should be taken under someone's wing. After observing Miller come to his son's aid at the piano, he asks Danny to speak with his son, to give him "some words of encouragement". In order to look good in front of the nurse (]), he agrees, even going so far as to saying what would really fix Jamie up would be for him to come to Brooklyn. As he rushes out to catch his transport to the docks for the voyage home, Danny discovers that Jamie is really the heir to a Duke. Upon Danny's return to Brooklyn, the film revolves around characters realizing their dreams of escaping working-class drudgery: in Sinatra's case to become a singer/musician rather than a shipping clerk, in Lawford's case to break out of his extreme shyness to gain a wife and a career as a songwriter, and in Grayson's case to break out of her schoolteaching job to star in the opera (although this last is not shown coming to pass, but she presumably lives happily ever after as she is brought to England as the fiancée of the Lawford character, who is heir to a ]dom). The film's tagline was "Happy songs! Happy stars! Happy romance!". Lawford dances while singing a song, a performance that was particularly well received by both critics and public, outshining future fellow ] member Sinatra. One highlight of the film is seeing and hearing Sinatra and Grayson singing "]" from ]'s 1787 ] '']''. Danny Miller is with a group of GIs awaiting transportation home to the US. On his last night there,{{where|date=August 2024}} he meets Jamie Shellgrove, who is a very shy young man whose grandfather feels should be taken under someone's wing. After observing Miller come to his grandson's aid at the piano, he asks Danny to speak with his son, to give him "some words of encouragement". In order to look good in front of the Brooklyn-born nurse who scolded him for not making friends, he agrees, even going so far as to saying what would really fix Jamie up would be for him to come to ]. As he rushes out to catch his transport to the docks for the voyage home, Danny discovers that Jamie is really the heir to a ]. Upon Danny's return to Brooklyn, the film revolves around characters realizing their dreams of escaping working-class drudgery: in Sinatra's case to become a singer/musician rather than a shipping clerk, in Lawford's case to break out of his extreme shyness to gain a wife and a career as a songwriter, and in Grayson's case to break out of her school teaching job to star in the opera (although this last is not shown coming to pass, but she presumably lives happily ever after as she is brought to England as the fiancée of the Lawford character, who is heir to a dukedom). The story ends with Danny realizing the nurse he talked to at the start of the film is the only girl for him, and since he figures she's got to be back in Brooklyn herself, and he's got all kinds of friends now, he's optimistic about finding and winning her.


==Filming== ==Cast==
* ] as Danny Webson Miller
⚫ The original director was supposed to be ], but he was replaced by ], who is probably best known for his television directing, particularly "]", "]" and "]"<ref>imdb.com</ref>. Filming was interrupted for approximately ten days when ] had to go and finish filming on "]". The piano solos in the film were performed by the famous composer, ].<ref>Turner Classic Movies</ref>
* ] as Anne Fielding
* ] as Jamie Shellgrove
* ] as Nick Lombardi
* ] as Nurse
* ] as Rae Jakobi
* ] as Digby John
* ] as Mrs. Kardos
* William Roy as Leo Kardos (as Billy Roy)
* ] as Police Sergeant
* Bobby Long as Johnny O'Brien

==Production==
⚫ The original director was supposed to be ],{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}} but he was replaced by Richard Whorf, who is probably best known for his television directing, particularly '']'', '']'' and '']''.

Filming was interrupted for approximately ten days when Durante had to finish filming on '']''.

The piano solos for the film were performed by a teenaged ], under the musical direction of ]. Sinatra's vocal arrangements were orchestrated by ].

===Bobby Long===
This was the only feature film appearance of child actor Bobby Long (the stage name of Bobby Earl Logsdon<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-louis-star-and-times/109643703/ |access-date=30 December 2023 |title=Maybe "It Happened in Brooklyn" |work=The St. Louis Star and Times |date=8 April 1947}}</ref>) who plays Johnny O'Brien and performs "I Believe" in a tap dancing and singing number. Long began performing at an early age, touring around the country after being discovered on the ] show.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Christophil |first1=M. Oakley |title=Informing You |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/109643309/ |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=Hartford Courant |date=30 September 1944}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Streamlined Show Now at Majestic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news/137671320/ |access-date=30 December 2023 |work=The News, Paterson, NJ |date=11 March 1947}}</ref> His only other documented appearance on film is in the 1942 ] ''Club Lollypop''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cantor |first1=Mark |title=The Soundies: A History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s |date=19 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cantor |first1=Mark |title=Club Lollypop |url=https://www.jazz-on-film.com/club-lollypop/ |website=Celluloid Improvisations |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref> He seems to have ceased performing by the end of 1947 for reasons that are unknown. Long went on to serve in the Navy from 1951 to 1955,<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 |url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2441&h=1655181&tid=&pid=&queryId=db7f5145-028f-4ac6-bba4-ac9d9e00d431&usePUB=true&_phsrc=XfO6&_phstart=successSource |website=Ancestry.com |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref> and died at age 73 in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobby Earl Logsdon social security record |url=https://www.fold3.com/record/12885176/bobby-earl-logsdon-us-social-security-death-index |website=Fold3 |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref>

==Box office==
The film earned $1,877,000 in the US and Canada and $787,000 elsewhere, resulting a loss of $138,000.<ref name="Mannix"/>

''Variety'' says the film earned $2,150,000 in rentals.<ref></ref>


==Critical reception== ==Critical reception==
''It Happened in Brooklyn'' was generally well received, '']'' noting that: "Much of the lure will result from Frank Sinatra's presence in the cast. Guy's acquired the Bing Crosby knack of nonchalance, throwing away his gag lines with fine aplomb. He kids himself in a couple of hilarious sequences and does a takeoff on Jimmy Durante, with Durante aiding him, that's sockeroo." ''It Happened in Brooklyn'' was generally well received, '']'' noting that: "Much of the lure will result from Frank Sinatra's presence in the cast. Guy's acquired the Bing Crosby knack of nonchalance, throwing away his gag lines with fine aplomb. He kids himself in a couple of hilarious sequences and does a takeoff on Jimmy Durante, with Durante aiding him, that's sockeroo."

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1947 film by Richard Whorf For the 1942 baseball film, see It Happened in Flatbush.
It Happened in Brooklyn
Directed byRichard Whorf
Screenplay byIsobel Lennart
Story byJack McGowan
Produced byJack Cummings
StarringFrank Sinatra
Peter Lawford
Kathryn Grayson
Jimmy Durante
CinematographyRobert H. Planck
Edited byBlanche Sewell
Music byJohnny Green
Production
company		Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • April 7, 1947 (1947-04-07)
Running time104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,819,000
Box office$2,664,000

It Happened in Brooklyn is a 1947 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Richard Whorf and starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford and Jimmy Durante, and featuring Gloria Grahame and Marcy McGuire. It Happened in Brooklyn was Sinatra's third film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which had purchased his contract from RKO (because Louis B. Mayer was a huge Sinatra fan).

The film contains six songs written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, and included "The Song's Gotta Come From the Heart" (performed as a duet by Sinatra and Durante), "The Brooklyn Bridge", "Whose Baby Are You", "I Believe", "Time After Time", and "It's the Same Old Dream".

Plot

Danny Miller is with a group of GIs awaiting transportation home to the US. On his last night there, he meets Jamie Shellgrove, who is a very shy young man whose grandfather feels should be taken under someone's wing. After observing Miller come to his grandson's aid at the piano, he asks Danny to speak with his son, to give him "some words of encouragement". In order to look good in front of the Brooklyn-born nurse who scolded him for not making friends, he agrees, even going so far as to saying what would really fix Jamie up would be for him to come to Brooklyn. As he rushes out to catch his transport to the docks for the voyage home, Danny discovers that Jamie is really the heir to a duke. Upon Danny's return to Brooklyn, the film revolves around characters realizing their dreams of escaping working-class drudgery: in Sinatra's case to become a singer/musician rather than a shipping clerk, in Lawford's case to break out of his extreme shyness to gain a wife and a career as a songwriter, and in Grayson's case to break out of her school teaching job to star in the opera (although this last is not shown coming to pass, but she presumably lives happily ever after as she is brought to England as the fiancée of the Lawford character, who is heir to a dukedom). The story ends with Danny realizing the nurse he talked to at the start of the film is the only girl for him, and since he figures she's got to be back in Brooklyn herself, and he's got all kinds of friends now, he's optimistic about finding and winning her.

Cast

Production

The original director was supposed to be George Sidney, but he was replaced by Richard Whorf, who is probably best known for his television directing, particularly The Beverly Hillbillies, Gunsmoke and My Three Sons.

Filming was interrupted for approximately ten days when Durante had to finish filming on This Time for Keeps.

The piano solos for the film were performed by a teenaged André Previn, under the musical direction of Johnny Green. Sinatra's vocal arrangements were orchestrated by Axel Stordahl.

Bobby Long

This was the only feature film appearance of child actor Bobby Long (the stage name of Bobby Earl Logsdon) who plays Johnny O'Brien and performs "I Believe" in a tap dancing and singing number. Long began performing at an early age, touring around the country after being discovered on the Major Bowes show. His only other documented appearance on film is in the 1942 Soundie Club Lollypop. He seems to have ceased performing by the end of 1947 for reasons that are unknown. Long went on to serve in the Navy from 1951 to 1955, and died at age 73 in 2005.

Box office

The film earned $1,877,000 in the US and Canada and $787,000 elsewhere, resulting a loss of $138,000.

Variety says the film earned $2,150,000 in rentals.

Critical reception

It Happened in Brooklyn was generally well received, Variety noting that: "Much of the lure will result from Frank Sinatra's presence in the cast. Guy's acquired the Bing Crosby knack of nonchalance, throwing away his gag lines with fine aplomb. He kids himself in a couple of hilarious sequences and does a takeoff on Jimmy Durante, with Durante aiding him, that's sockeroo."

References

  1. ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. Turner Classic Movies
  3. "Maybe "It Happened in Brooklyn"". The St. Louis Star and Times. 8 April 1947. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. Christophil, M. Oakley (30 September 1944). "Informing You". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. "Streamlined Show Now at Majestic". The News, Paterson, NJ. 11 March 1947. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. Cantor, Mark (19 April 2023). The Soundies: A History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s.
  7. Cantor, Mark. "Club Lollypop". Celluloid Improvisations. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. "Bobby Earl Logsdon social security record". Fold3. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  10. "Top Grossers of 1947", Variety, 7 January 1948 p 63

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