''Painting the Clouds with Sunshine'' is a

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musical film released in 1951, directed by David Butler and starring Dennis Morgan and

Virginia Mayo Virginia Mayo (born Virginia Clara Jones; November 30, 1920 – January 17, 2005) was an American actress and dancer. She was in a series of comedy films with Danny Kaye and was Warner Brothers' biggest box-office money-maker in the late 1940s. ...

(whose singing voice was dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams). The film is a musical adaptation of the 1919 play '' The Gold Diggers'' by Avery Hopwood. It is the fourth film adaptation of the play, after '' The Gold Diggers'' (1923), ''

Gold Diggers of Broadway ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Winnie Lightner and Nick Lucas. Distributed by Warner Bros., the film is the second all-talking, all-Technicolor feature-length ...

'' (1929) and ''

Gold Diggers of 1933 ''Gold Diggers of 1933'' is a pre-Code Warner Bros. musical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics), staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It stars Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline M ...

'' (1933). The film is a

jukebox musical A jukebox musical is a stage musical or musical film in which a majority of the songs are well-known popular music songs, rather than original music. Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while others confine themselves to songs perf ...

, featuring popular songs from the 1910s to 1930s, including two songs from ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'' (" Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" and "

Tiptoe Through the Tulips "Tiptoe Through the Tulips", also known as "Tip Toe Through the Tulips with Me", is a popular song published in 1929. The song was written by Al Dubin (lyrics) and Joe Burke (music) and made popular by guitarist Nick Lucas. On February 5, 1968, ...

") and one song from ''Gold Diggers of 1933'' (" We're in the Money").

Plot

Three smart

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theatrical girls decide to look for husbands; – Carol, who thinks a millionaire would be good, Abby, who is in love with baritone Vince Nichols, but is perturbed because he gambles, and June, who has a crush on Ted Lansing, a dancer. Ted, however, is in love with Abby.

Cast

* Dennis Morgan as Vince Nichols *

as Carol *

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as Thedore (Ted) Lansing * Lucille Norman as Abby * S.Z. Sakall as Felix 'Uncle Felix' Hoff *

Virginia Gibson Virginia Gibson (born Virginia Gorski; April 9, 1925 – April 25, 2013) was an American dancer, singer and actress of film, television and musical theatre. Early years Of Polish and Irish lineage, Gibson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jo ...

as June *

Tom Conway Tom Conway (born Thomas Charles Sanders, 15 September 1904 – 22 April 1967) was a British film, television, and radio actor remembered for playing private detectives (including The Falcon, Sherlock Holmes, Bulldog Drummond, and The Saint) ...

as Bennington Lansing aka Uncle Benny *

Wallace Ford Wallace Ford (born Samuel Grundy Jones; 12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American vaudevillian, stage performer and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-fac ...

as Sam Parks

Songs

* " Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" and "

", music and lyrics by Joe Burke and Al Dubin ** Sung by Dennis Morgan and Lucille Norman * "Man Is a Necessary Evil" and "The Mambo Man", music by Sonny Burke, lyrics by Jack Elliott * "Vienna Dreams", music by Rudolf Sieczynski, lyrics by

Irving Caesar Irving Caesar (born Isidor Keiser, July 4, 1895 – December 18, 1996) was an American lyricist and theater composer who wrote lyrics for numerous song standards, including " Swanee", "Sometimes I'm Happy", " Crazy Rhythm", and " Tea for T ...

* " We're in the Money", music and lyrics by Harry Warren and Al Dubin * "

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" is a lighthearted song in tribute to Ireland. Its lyrics were written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., set to music composed by Ernest Ball, for Olcott's production of ''The Isle O' Dreams'', and Olcott s ...

", music and lyrics by Ernest R. Ball,

Chauncey Olcott Chauncey Olcott, born John Chancellor Olcott and often spelled Chauncey Alcott, (July 21, 1858 – March 18, 1932) was an American stage actor, songwriter and singer of Irish descent. Biography He was born in Buffalo, New York. His mother, Mar ...

and George Graff Jr. * " With a Song in My Heart", music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart * "

The Birth of the Blues "The Birth of the Blues" is a popular 1926 song composed by Ray Henderson, with lyrics by Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown. It was used in the Broadway revue ''George White's Scandals of 1926''. It was recorded in its debut year by Paul Whiteman (with v ...

", music and lyrics by Ray Henderson, B. G. DeSylva and

Lew Brown Lew Brown (born Louis Brownstein; December 10, 1893 – February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, esp ...

* "You're My Everything", music and lyrics by Harry Warren,

Mort Dixon Mort Dixon (March 20, 1892 – March 23, 1956) was an American lyricist. Biography Born in New York City, United States, Dixon began writing songs in the early 1920s, and was active into the 1930s. He achieved success with his first published ef ...

and Joe Young * " Jalousie 'Tango Tzigane'", music and lyrics by

Jacob Gade Jacob Thune Hansen Gade (29 November 1879 – 20 February 1963) was a Danish violinist and composer, mostly of orchestral popular music. He is remembered today for a single tune, ''Jalousie'' (also known as ''Jalousie "Tango Tzigane" '' and ''T ...

and Vera Bloom * "I Like the Mountain Music", music and lyrics by Frank Weldon and James Cavanaugh

Criticism

"Laborious plot, conventional climax – but good dances and leg-art."''Picturegoer'', January 19, 1952

References

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