Deep in My Heart(1954). Biographical musical about the life of operetta composer Sigmund Romberg, who wrote the music for The Student Prince, The Desert Song, and The New Moon. Leonard Spigelglass adapted the film from Elliott Arnold's 1949 biography of the same name. Stanley Donen directed and Eugene Loring choreographed.
The film, which takes its title from "Deep in My Heart, Dear," a song from "The Student Prince," which has cameos by nearly every singer or dancer on the MGM lot at the time. These include Cyd Charisse, Rosemary Clooney, Vic Damone, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly and his brother Fred Kelly (their only on-screen performance together), Tony Martin, Ann Miller, James Mitchell, Jane Powell, and the ballerina Tamara Toumanova. Robert Easton and Russ Tamblyn both make uncredited appearances.
Some highlights of Fred Kelly's career:
Winner of three Donaldson awards, which were the precursor of the Tony Awards: one for acting (presented by Helen Hayes), one for comedy (presented by Charlie Chaplin), and one for dance (presented by Antoinette Perry, for whom the Tony awards are named).
Directed The Ice Capades.
Introduced the mambo to the New York City dance scene.
Invented the cha-cha.
Taught a young man named John Travolta to dance in Oradell, NJ.
In the movie Meet Me in St. Louis, the song “The Boy Next Door” was based on Fred and his wife, Dottie, who was his childhood sweetheart. They lived next door to each other in Pittsburgh.
Fred produced, directed, or was otherwise involved with the first television drama series, soap opera, cooking show, and talk show - a true television pioneer.
Soundtracks:
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"Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Performed by Tamara Toumanova (dubbed by Betty Wand (uncredited))
Also sung by Helen Traubel
Originally from the musical "The New Moon" (1928)
"Mr. and Mrs."
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Cyrus Wood (as Cyrus D. Wood)
Sung by Rosemary Clooney and José Ferrer
Originally from the musical "The Blushing Bride" (1922)
"I Love to Go Swimmin' with Wimmen"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Ballard MacDonald
Performed by Gene Kelly and Fred Kelly
Originally from the musical "Love Birds" (1921)
"The Road to Paradise"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Rida Johnson Young
Sung by Vic Damone
Originally from the musical "Maytime" (1917)
"Will You Remember (Sweetheart)"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Rida Johnson Young
Sung by Jane Powell and Vic Damone
Originally from the musical "Maytime" (1917)
"It"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto A. Harbach
Sung and Danced by Ann Miller
Originally from the musical "The Desert Song" (1926)
"Serenade"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly
Sung by William Olvis
Originally from the musical "The Student Prince" (1924)
"One Alone"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto A. Harbach
Sung and Danced by Cyd Charisse (dubbed by Carol Richards (uncredited)) and James Mitchell
Originally from the musical "The Desert Song" (1926)
"Your Land and My Land"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly
Sung by Howard Keel
Originally from the musical "My Maryland" (1927)
"Lover, Come Back to Me"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung by Tony Martin and Joan Weldon
Originally from the musical "The New Moon" (1928)
"When I Grow Too Old to Dream"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung by José Ferrer, Helen Traubel and chorus
Originally from the film The Night Is Young (1935)
"Leg of Mutton"
Music and Lyrics by Sigmund Romberg
Sung by José Ferrer and Helen Traubel
"'Allo, 'Allo"
Performed by Tamara Toumanova (possibly dubbed by Betty Wand (uncredited))
"Auf Wiedersehn"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Herbert Reynolds
Sung by Helen Traubel
Originally from the musical "The Blue Paradise" (1915)
"You Will Remember Vienna"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung by Helen Traubel
"Jazzadadadoo"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Harold Atteridge
Performed by José Ferrer
Originally from the musical "Bombo" (1921)
"Stouthearted Men"
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung by Helen Traubel
Originally from the musical "The New Moon" (1928)
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