There's a Girl in My Heart
{{Short description|1949 American film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = There's a Girl in My Heart
| image =File:There's a Girl in My Heart.jpg
| caption =
| director = Arthur Dreifuss
| producer = Arthur Dreifuss
| writer = Arthur Hoerl and
John Eugene Hasty
(story and screenplay)
McElbert Moore
(additional dialogue)
| starring = Lee Bowman
Elyse Knox
Gloria Jean
Peggy Ryan
Ludwig Donath
Ray McDonald
Joel Marston
Irene Ryan
Lon Chaney
| music = Herschel Burke Gilbert
| cinematography = Philip Tannura
| editing = Richard C. Currier
| studio = Sandre Productions
| distributor = Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1949|12|19}}
| runtime = 79 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
There's a Girl in My Heart is a 1949 American musical comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss, starring Lee Bowman, Elyse Knox, Gloria Jean and Peggy Ryan. It was released by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation with many former contract stars from Universal Pictures.THERE'S A GIRL IN MY HEART
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 17, Iss. 193, (Jan 1, 1950): 50.Of Local Origin
New York Times 5 Aug 1949: 23.
Filming started 25 July 1949.Mark Robson May Guide 'Naked and Dead;' Lynn Wanted for Wagon Show'
Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 26 July 1949: 15.
Plot
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Cast
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- Lee Bowman as Terrence Dowd
- Elyse Knox as Claire Adamson
- Gloria Jean as Ruth Kroner
- Peggy Ryan as Sally Mullin
- Ludwig Donath as Prof. Joseph Kroner
- Ray MacDonald as Danny Kroner
- Joel Marston as Dr. Henlein
- Richard Lane as Sgt. Mullin
- Irene Ryan as Mrs. Mullin
- Lanny Simpson as Lennie Dowd
- Paul Guilfoyle as Father Callaghan
- Iris Adrian as Lulu Troy
- Kay Anne Nelson as Carol Anne
- Lon Chaney as Johnny Colton
;Uncredited
- Martin Garralaga as Luigi
- Lee Tung Foo as Charlie Li
- Robert Emmett Keane as Capt. Blake
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Reception
The Los Angeles Times said it was "Full of jingly merry singing and dancing."GAY SINGING, DANCING FILM PLAY PREVIEWED
G K. Los Angeles Times 19 Nov 1949: 10.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20210118052647/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b80e186 There's a Girl in My Heart] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
- {{Letterboxd film|theres-a-girl-in-my-heart}}
- {{IMDb title|0041957}}
Category:1949 musical comedy films
Category:1949 romantic comedy films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American musical comedy films
Category:American romantic musical films
Category:Films directed by Arthur Dreifuss
Category:Films scored by Herschel Burke Gilbert
Category:Films set in New York City
Category:Films set in the 1890s
Category:1940s romantic musical films
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:English-language romantic comedy films
Category:English-language romantic musical films
Category:English-language musical comedy films
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