"I'll See You in My Dreams" is a biopic about the life of Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas)...a lyricist who was famous in the first half of the twentieth century, Along with him for most of the film is his very long-suffering wife, played by Doris Day...a woman who completely suppresses her own abilities to let her husband feel more like a 'real man'. However, it's obvious throughout the film that she is at least as talented as him and she hides it in order to keep from shattering her hubby's sensitive ego! And, as a result of this and Gus' pushing his wife away whenever he's in a career slump, it's hard to like the guy and you wonder if the real like Kahn was a putz like this or if this was artistic license.
In addition to portraying the wife as a bit of a doormat, the film has a black-face production number that will certainly enrage some sensitive viewers. All in all, a biopic that lacks fun as well as a reason to care about the guy. It was well made in some ways, but you just wonder why they made the film in the first place.
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