Deep in My Heart

1954

2h 12m

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A biographical musical charting the life of composer Sigmund Romberg (Jose Ferrer). Starting out as a musician working at a New York City café, Romberg quickly becomes one of the most successful composers of Broadway musicals, operettas and film scores in the early 20th century. His rise is charted through many musical numbers from his best-known works, such as "The Student Prince," "The Desert Song," and 'Rosalie," many of which feature an all-star cast of MGM performers.

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

Jose Ferrer, as operetta composer Sigmund Romberg, sings and clowns and emotionalizes with a chilly surface brilliance in this long, tune-packed musical biography.

Oct 21, 2019

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Nathanael Hood

The Retro Set

The film clocks in at a staggering 132 minutes. Every single one of them can be felt tick-ticking by.

Rated: 5/10

Dec 28, 2018

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The last of MGM's lavish composer biographies, this time the life of Sigmund Romberg; a notch above many of the others of its ilk, thanks mostly to the mugging of star Jose Ferrer, who sings and dances and brings some much-needed energy to the film; musical highlights include Ferrer and opera star Helen Traubel performing the "Leg of Mutton;" Cyd Charisse and James Mitchell in a passionate dance to "One Alone;" Ann Miller tap-dancing to "It;" and Gene Kelly and his brother Fred doing "I Love to Go Swimmin' with Women." Ferrer's then-wife, Rosemary Clooney, performs briefly with him to the song "Mr. & Mrs."

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

I finally get Anna Russell's joke about JosÃ (C) Ferrer.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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s r

Forced and contrived, but still it was a relatively upbeat and lively musical where you are thrown from situation to song and back. Fantastic score, but I assume it all came from his great works. I had never heard of Romberg, so it was a informative yet drastically melodramatic; a typical musical with a weak plot. The dubbing was painfully distracting at times. Good thing it was rated R on Flixster.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Great music with some terrifically staged and performed numbers but has several heavy doses of schmaltz thrown in, particularly towards the ending.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Tedious plotline but great musical numbers with an assortment of MGM's musical stars of the mid-1950s. Ann Miller's "It" is a highlight as is the torridly erotic "Desert Song" number with Cyd Charisse and James Mitchell. Skip the plot and go for the numbers on the DVD!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Surprising entertaining despite its somewhat stilted story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Stanley Donen

Director

José Ferrer

Sigmund Romberg

Merle Oberon

Dorothy Donnelly

Helen Traubel

Anna Mueller

Doe Avedon

Lillian Harris Romberg

Walter Pidgeon

J.J. Shubert

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Synopsis

A biographical musical charting the life of composer Sigmund Romberg (Jose Ferrer). Starting out as a musician working at a New York City café, Romberg quickly becomes one of the most successful composers of Broadway musicals, operettas and film scores in the early 20th century. His rise is charted through many musical numbers from his best-known works, such as "The Student Prince," "The Desert Song," and 'Rosalie," many of which feature an all-star cast of MGM performers.

Director: Stanley Donen
Producer: Roger Edens
Screenwriter: Leonard Spigelgass
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 2h 12m

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