It's a Great Feeling
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| It's a Great Feeling | |
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 Cover of the 1998 VHS release. |
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Produced by | Alex Gottlieb |
| Written by | Jack Rose Melville Shavelson |
| Starring | Doris Day Dennis Morgan Jack Carson |
| Music by | Jule Styne |
| Cinematography | Wilfred M. Cline |
| Editing by | Irene Morra |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) |  August 1, 1949 |
| Running time | 85 min. |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
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- This article is about the 1949 movie musical. For the title song, see It's a Great Feeling.
It's a Great Feeling is a 1949 American musical-comedy film released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
The film, a spoof of what goes on behind-the-scenes in Hollywood movie-making, begins with a succession of real-life film directors - including Michael Curtiz, King Vidor, and Raoul Walsh - refusing to helm a new Warners flick, Mademoiselle Fifi, because Jack Carson has been signed to star in it. Frustrated, fictional studio head Arthur Trent finally decides to let Carson direct it. Seeking the perfect co-star for himself and fellow lead Dennis Morgan, Carson finds her in the person of studio commissary waitress Judy Adams (Doris Day), who he dresses in a number of different guises (such as an elevator operator and a cab driver) in the hope Trent will see her, appreciate her potential, and insist Carson cast the unknown. Unfortunately, all Trent keeps seeing is a pretty blonde with a goofy smile and blinking eyes. Carson and Morgan finally conspire to disguise her as a famous French film star with dark hair (and a bad accent), but Trent still manages to recognize her. Upset with all the backstage shenanigans she's been forced to endure, Judy returns home to Gurkee's Corner, Wisconsin to marry long-time sweetheart Jeffrey Bushdinkle.
Based on a story by I.A.L. Diamond, the screenplay was written by Jack Rose and Melville Shavelson and directed by David Butler. It was Day's third film (and her third pairing with Carson) and the first to bring her widespread notice.
Many of the studio's most popular stars make cameo appearances throughout the movie. Among them are Errol Flynn (as Judy's groom), Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Edward G. Robinson, Sydney Greenstreet, Danny Kaye, Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman, and even Bugs Bunny and Tweety Bird.
The film was a "Who's Who?" of Hollywood in its heyday and glorified the studio system at the peak of its golden age. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song for "It's a Great Feeling", written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn.
[edit] Additional cast
- Bill Goodwin as Arthur Trent
- Irving Bacon as Railroad Information Clerk
- Lois Austin as Saleslady
- Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny (voice)
- Frank Cady as Oculist
- Sandra Gould as Train Passenger in Upper Berth
- Ray Heindorf as Himself
- James Holden as Soda Jerk
- William J. O'Brien as Reporter
- Georges Renavent as Andre Bernet
- Olan Soule as Flack
[edit] Additional musical numbers
- "Give Me a Song with a Beautiful Melody" (Dennis Morgan)
- "Fiddle Dee Dee" (Jack Carson)
- "At the Cafe Rendezvous" (Doris Day)
- "That Was a Big Fat Lie" (Doris Day)
- "There's Nothing Rougher than Love" (Doris Day, Dennis Morgan, and Jack Carson)
- "Blame My Absent-Minded Heart" (Doris Day)
