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      Look for the Silver Lining

      Released Jul 30, 1949 1h 40m Biography List
      Reviews 30% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings After getting her start in her parents' vaudeville act, Marilyn Miller (June Haver) is taken under the wing of dance sensation Jack Donahue (Ray Bolger). Donahue senses the girl's enormous talent, and before long she's performing on Broadway. There, Marilyn is extremely successful and finds love with songwriter Frank Carter (Gordon MacRae). Yet obstacles remain for the rising star, especially when Carter proposes marriage just before he's set to be deployed in World War I. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member worth it just to see Ray Bolger in his prime! Introduced me to a now little-known star who died too early during the depression Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Puff piece bio of Marilyn Miller smooths out all her rough edges, including the removal of her infamous prickly personality and imperious attitude, but includes a lot of beautiful music. Lush production values, an amusing performance by Ray Bolger and Gordon MacRae's glorious voice all make this worth catching but it's worthless as a realistic representation of Miller's life. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A bright start to a dull film. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 60/100. A very average musical, uplifted by good color cinematography,excellent art direction and fine costume design. It's certainly well produced. Very typical of it's day. There are some good tunes, but none of the music stands out. But the score was nominated for an Academy Award. Rosemary DeCamp and Charlie Ruggles are quite good in supporting roles. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After getting her start in her parents' vaudeville act, Marilyn Miller (June Haver) is taken under the wing of dance sensation Jack Donahue (Ray Bolger). Donahue senses the girl's enormous talent, and before long she's performing on Broadway. There, Marilyn is extremely successful and finds love with songwriter Frank Carter (Gordon MacRae). Yet obstacles remain for the rising star, especially when Carter proposes marriage just before he's set to be deployed in World War I.
      Director
      David Butler
      Distributor
      Warner Bros. Pictures
      Production Co
      Warner Bros.
      Genre
      Biography
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 30, 1949, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Oct 20, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 40m