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Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, Victoria Shaw, James Whitmore, Rex Thompson ... see more see more... , Mickey Maga , Shepperd Strudwick , Frieda Inescort , Gloria Holden , Larry Keating , John Mylong , Warren Hsieh , Jack Albertson , Carlyle Mitchell , Lois Kimbrell , Kirk Alyn , Richard Crane , Richard H. Cutting , Gregory Gaye , Joan Reynolds , Gloria Ann Simpson , Brad Trumbull , Richard Walsh , Xavier Cugat , Peter Norman , Arline Anderson , Ralph Gamble , Howard Price

Tyrone Power stars in this tear-jerking biography of the beloved but short-lived pianist and bandleader Eddy Duchin. Boston-born Eddy Duchin (Tyrone Power) moves to New York City to pursue a career as... read more read more... a pharmacist. However, Eddy is also a skilled piano player, and when he meets pretty socialite Marjorie Oelrichs (Kim Novak) who hears him play, she encourages him not to short-change his musical abilities. Marjorie helps get Eddy a job playing at the Central Park Casino; his playing goes over well with the crowd, and Eddy goes over well with Marjorie. Able to support himself full-time with his music, Eddy asks Marjorie for her hand in marriage; she accepts, and soon Marjorie is expecting a child. Tragically, she dies while giving birth to their son Peter; Eddy, shattered by the experience, finds himself unconsciously blaming Peter for Marjorie's passing, and leaves the boy behind with his family and their nanny, Chiquita (Victoria Shaw), while Eddy and his manager Lou Sherwood (James Whitmore) head out for the first of many lengthy world tours. Years later, while serving in the Navy during World War II, Eddy realizes the error of his ways, and begins a long and difficult reconciliation with Peter (Rex Thompson), while falling in love with Chiquita. Eddy and Chiquita marry and budding pianist Peter joins Eddy on stage for an emotional duet; however, Eddy's new contentment with life is cut short when he contracts leukemia. Pianist Carmen Cavallaro dubbed in Duchin's piano parts for non-musician Tyrone Power. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 2 hr. 3 min.

Directed by: George Sidney II

Release Date: June 21, 1956

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DVD Release Date: July 16, 2002

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  • ajv2688
    November 14, 2010
    ajv2688
    I saw this on TV, so I didn't see the beginning, but I really liked the rest of the movie. The cast is good, and the story interesting, even though I'd never heard of Duchin before.

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Michael E. Grost
August 13, 2005
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

Blah biopic

Emanuel Levy
June 13, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

Good production values and melodic music partly compensate for George Sidney's sentimental and cliche biopic of the noted composer, played by a miscast Tyrone Power. Full Review

Bosley Crowther
March 25, 2006
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Jonathan Rosenbaum
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

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