Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952) DVD-R

Starring Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, Charlotte Austin, Arthur Franz, Ida Moore, Lloyd Corrigan
Directed by Richard Quine

Print: color
Runtime: 78 min.
Genre: musical
Print Quality: B

In this musical, a determined young woman with stars in her eyes defies her auntie and
heads for Hollywood where she gets a messenger job at a major studio in hope of being
discovered. Her dreams are soon realized and she is signed to appear in an upcoming film.
Her snooty aunt is appalled and outraged until the picture's stars offer to perform at the
aunt's charity ball. Songs include: "There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder" (Dave Dreyer,
Billy Rose, Al Jolson), "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson), "She's Funny That
Way" (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting), "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted
Koehler, Billy Moll), "The Last Rose of Summer"(Thomas Moore, R.A. Milliken), "Wonderful,
Wasn't It?" (Hal David, Don Rodney), "Girl in the Wood" (Neal Stuart, Terry Gilkyson), and
"Pink Champagne" (Bob Wright, George Forrest).