Details

Release year: 1940

Storyline

A violinist at Brissac Academy receives anonymous funding through Tony to attend concerts with Julius. Complications arise when Tony substitutes for Julius, causing misunderstandings, while Amelia considers switching to swing music.

Top credits

Directors

Curtis Bernhardt

Writers

Cast

Olivia de Havilland — Amelia Cornell
Jeffrey Lynn — Tony Baldwin
Eddie Albert — Dusty Rhodes
Jane Wyman — Joy O'Keefe

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Did you know

• Although Jane Wyman had no trouble faking the fingering of a dummy violin, Olivia de Havilland had to have someone do it for her. De Havilland was forced to do this picture under threat of suspension from the studio and had no patience in learning the technique. In all her close-ups, the arm doing the fingering belonged to a professional hidden from view, or the fingers were hidden from view. She controlled only the bow.

• The role of Amelia Cornell was initially offered to Priscilla Lane, who refused to do it.

• "The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 16, 1941 with Olivia de Havilland and Charles Winninger reprising their film roles.