Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAfter a fellow bridge builder is killed in an accident, two of his co-workers take his now-orphaned daughter to New York to be adopted by relatives.After a fellow bridge builder is killed in an accident, two of his co-workers take his now-orphaned daughter to New York to be adopted by relatives.After a fellow bridge builder is killed in an accident, two of his co-workers take his now-orphaned daughter to New York to be adopted by relatives.
Dell Henderson
- Mr. Harris
- (as Del Henderson)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- Anecdotes"My Friend the Bridge" Poem -isn't credited and author is unknown
"I wish that someday you would climb with me to the peak of a windblown bridge Where I got to visit my oldest friend, my faithful friend, the bridge
He's lived for years this friend of mine over the river that swirls below He's suffered the heat and biting cold and the wind and the rain and the snow"
- GaffesWhen Buzz is telling Patricia that her dad has died, they talk about the bridge that will still be there when they leave. The Golden Gate Bridge is the subject, but the background is the San Francisco side of the Bay Bridge..
- Citations
Marian Johnson: Buzz is right. Who wants to sit in a Swedish garden?
Axel Swenson: Swedes!
- Bandes originalesApril Played the Fiddle
(uncredited)
by James V. Monaco and Johnny Burke
Sung by Bing Crosby and Six Hits and a Miss
Commentaire en vedette
Having enjoyed all the other films in the collection and being someone who's always liked Bing Crosby's voice, If I Had My Way was definitely going to be given a viewing. It is far from a bad film at all, in fact it is a decent one but of the Bing Crosby: Screen Legend Collection it was the one I enjoyed the least. I have to agree with those who didn't like El Brendel, he mugs constantly here and it gets annoying and way too much. The story is also the least engaging of the collection, admittedly the story wasn't a strong suit in any of the five films in the set but the story in If I Had My Way came off as contrived and routinely predictable with in some points a serious need of spark and less sentimentality. That Bing didn't have a love interest this time round was the only thing that came across as a surprise. The humour could have been much stronger too, it has its moments like with the squirrel who is hilarious and the dialogue between Bing and Gloria Jean was appropriately snappy but the other four films had tighter and smarter scripting and Brendel's mugging does bog it down further. If I Had My Way does look very good, the costumes and sets are handsomely done and the photography is far from cheap. The film is sensitively scored, with lush melodic writing that avoids the too-syrupy trap and it's far from forgettable. The songs are bright and breezy, especially the upbeat I Haven't Time to be a Millionaire and the haunting title song that was sung in a way that only Bing could do. Bing sings as richly and beautifully as always and gives a performance that is charismatic and relaxed, matched very well by the very likable and photogenic Gloria Jean, who sings like a lightly-voiced angel. The two work very believably together. The supporting players apart from Brendel are solid, they're by all means not as strong as Crosby and Jean but don't disgrace themselves. All in all, decent but not among Bing Crosby's best. Worth seeing but not a must-own in my opinion. 6/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- 29 mars 2014
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- Date de sortie
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- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Melodije mladosti
- Lieux de tournage
- société de production
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- Durée1 heure 22 minutes
- Couleur
- Rapport de forme
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was If I Had My Way (1940) officially released in Canada in English?
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