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Musique: Richard Rodgers • Paroles: Lorenz M. Hart • Livret: Benn Levy • Production originale: 2 versions mentionnées
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Genèse: Capitalising on the success of Jessie Matthews' performance in the 1930 West End production of Rodgers and Hart's Ever Green musical, producer Michael Balcon engaged her for Emlyn Williams' film adaptation of Benn W. Levy's stage play. Harry M. Woods added four songs, dropping a number of the original Rodgers and Harts numbers. RKO, Fred Astaire's Hollywood studio, prevented Balcon from engaging Astaire, who was then appearing in The Gay Divorce at London's Palace Theatre, and wanted to appear with Matthews. Contemporary reviews commented that such a partnership would be popular with critics and public.[3] Even though Matthews was at the peak of her popularity at the time, she was near to a mental breakdown during the making of the film.[4] She credits director Victor Saville in her autobiography Over My Shoulder with giving her the support needed to complete the filming.
Résumé: Harriet Green, a music hall star of the Edwardian period, has given birth, out of wedlock, to a daughter. Harriet flees to South Africa to raise her daughter away from the spotlight. The years pass, and now her daughter, Harriet Hawkes, returns to London to try to get into show business. A publicity man, Tommy, sees that young Harriet is a dead ringer for her famous mother and convinces a theater producer to star her in a new revue as a miraculously youthful Harriet Green. The public believes the ruse and believes that Tommy is her son. This leads to complications, because Harriet and Tommy fall in love.
Création: 3/12/1930 - Adelphi Theatre (Londres) - représ.