It Happened in Brooklyn
1947 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Brooklyn is not so nice after all. He is able to share a place with Nick, the janitor of his old High School, and get a job as a singer in a music store. He also meets Leo, a talented pianist and his teacher Anne, whose dream is to singing Opera. When Jamie arrives from England, Danny tries to show him the Brooklyn experience and help him compose modern swing music. Together, these four also try to help Leo get the Brooklyn Music scholarship.
Direction Richard Whorf
Cast Frank Sinatra · Kathryn Grayson · Peter Lawford · Jimmy Durante · Gloria Grahame · Marcy McGuire · Aubrey Mather · Tamara Shayne · Bobby Long · William Haade · William Roy
Soundtrack Johnny Green
Screenplay Isobel Lennart · Jack McGowan
Cinematography Robert H. Planck
Original title It Happened in Brooklyn
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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