Wake Up and Dream (1946 film)
| Wake Up and Dream | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Written by | Elick Moll |
| Based on | The Enchanted Voyage by Robert Nathan |
| Produced by | Walter Morosco |
| Starring | June Haver John Payne Charlotte Greenwood |
| Cinematography | Harry Jackson |
| Edited by | Robert Fritch |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
Release date | December 2, 1946 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $900,000[1] The film features songs written by Rube Bloom and Harry Ruby.[2] |
Wake Up and Dream is a 1946 American Technicolor musical fantasy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring June Haver, John Payne and Charlotte Greenwood. The film was released by 20th Century Fox and was based on the novel The Enchanted Voyage by Robert Nathan.[2]The Enchanted Voyage was the working title and the title of the film in the United Kingdom.
Plot[edit]
Jeff Cairn enlists in the Navy. He puts younger sister Nella in a cousin's care where she will be sent to a convent. Nella runs away back to the boarding house where they lived and where old Henry Pecket let her work on his sloop, docked out back.
A waitress, Jeff's sweetheart Jenny, agrees to move into Sara March's boarding house to look after the girl. Sara mistakenly believes Henry is inviting women aboard his boat and sells Henry's boat as an act of revenge. Jeff is reported to be missing in action, while the sloop with Henry, Nella and Jenny aboard and is caught in a storm and drifts far away in a flood. Nella doesn't believe that Jeff is dead and believes with all her heart that they will find Jeff on a dream island on their enchanted voyage.
Cast[edit]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Payne | Jeff Cairn |
| June Haver | Jenny |
| Charlotte Greenwood | Sara March |
| Connie Marshall | Nella Cairn |
| John Ireland | Howard Williams |
| Clem Bevans | Henry Pecket |
| Charles Russell | Lieutenant Coles |
| Lee Patrick | The Blonde |
| Charles D. Brown | Lieutenant Commander |
| Irving Bacon | Toll Gate Attendant |
Soundtrack[edit]
Music by Rube Bloom
Lyrics by Harry Ruby
Sung by John Payne and June Haver
- I Wish I Could Tell You
Music by Rube Bloom
Lyrics by Harry Ruby
- Into the Sun
Music by Rube Bloom
Lyrics by Harry Ruby
Music traditional
Lyrics by Harry Ruby
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Music by Harold Arlen
Reception[edit]
Nathan called the film "a wretched little thing."[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 221
- ^ a b A.W. (January 24, 1947). "Movie Review Wake up and Dream (1946) At the Victoria". The New York Times.
- ^ E. G. (Oct 19, 1947). "AN AUTHOR SOUNDS OFF ON SCREEN WRITING". New York Times. ProQuest 107795378.
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