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Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

  • 19511951
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
219
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POPULARITY
147,679
31,524
Dolores Castle, Virginia Gibson, Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, Gene Nelson, and Lucille Norman in Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
Musical
Tired of her boyfriend's gambling, a young woman joins two vaudeville performers on a trek to Las Vegas to search for millionaires to marry.Tired of her boyfriend's gambling, a young woman joins two vaudeville performers on a trek to Las Vegas to search for millionaires to marry.Tired of her boyfriend's gambling, a young woman joins two vaudeville performers on a trek to Las Vegas to search for millionaires to marry.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
219
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
147,679
31,524
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    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writers
      • Harry Clork(screenplay)
      • Roland Kibbee(screenplay)
      • Peter Milne(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Dennis Morgan
      • Virginia Mayo
      • Gene Nelson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writers
      • Harry Clork(screenplay)
      • Roland Kibbee(screenplay)
      • Peter Milne(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Dennis Morgan
      • Virginia Mayo
      • Gene Nelson
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    • 9User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, and Gene Nelson in Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
    Virginia Gibson, Virginia Mayo, and Dennis Morgan in Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
    Virginia Gibson, Virginia Mayo, Lucille Norman, and S.Z. Sakall in Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
    Virginia Gibson, Virginia Mayo, and Lucille Norman in Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
    Tom Conway and Dennis Morgan in Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)

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    Dennis Morgan
    Dennis Morgan
    • Vince Nichols
    Virginia Mayo
    Virginia Mayo
    • Carol
    Gene Nelson
    Gene Nelson
    • Ted Lansing
    Lucille Norman
    Lucille Norman
    • Abby
    S.Z. Sakall
    S.Z. Sakall
    • Felix Hoff
    Virginia Gibson
    Virginia Gibson
    • June
    Tom Conway
    Tom Conway
    • Bennington Lansing
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Sam Parks
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Golden Egg Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Casino Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Chris Willow Bird
    Chris Willow Bird
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Donia Bussey
    • Wife
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Dolores Castle
    • Yvette
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Tristram Coffin
    Tristram Coffin
    • Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Cross
    • Houseman
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Dae
    Frank Dae
    • Board Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writers
      • Harry Clork(screenplay)
      • Roland Kibbee(screenplay)
      • Peter Milne(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The Hollywood sign in the opening shot is incorrectly shown as red neon. The HOLLYWOOD sign has always been white letters since it was originally erected in 1923 when it read HOLLYWOODLAND and even when reduced to just HOLLYWOOD in 1949.
    • Connections
      Remake of The Gold Diggers (1923)
    • Soundtracks
      Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
      (uncredited)

      Music by Joseph A. Burke

      Lyrics by Al Dubin

      Sung by an off-screen chorus during the opening credits

      Also sung by Dennis Morgan and Lucille Norman

    User reviews9

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    5/10
    so so typical musical show....
    Dennis Morgan stars in this color (Technicolor !) thang with Virginia Mayo. Big Yawn. Lots of musical numbers that don't really have anything to do with the plot, but give the stars a platform. The only good thing about this film is that Sandor Sakall is in here, for comic relief. (he only worked a couple more years after this one... died in 1954.) The paper thin plot here is that the girls need to find money to help Uncle Felix (Sakall) in Vegas, so they bring rich guy "Ted" along (Gene Nelson). Mayo, Lucille Norman, and Virginia Gibson are "The Dillon Sisters". There's an operatic version of "With a Song in My Heart".... too bad they couldn't do a fun, contemporary version. I thought the windows were going to shatter. They really rely on Sakall to carry this thing, but the script, the acting, and the direction are so lame it just kind of bumbles along. Not one of the better projects from Warner Brothers. One entertaining number where the trumpet player doubles as the dance partner. Directed by David Butler.. started in silents. Moved to directing television a couple years after this one. According to IMDb, he had played both a northern soldier AND a southern soldier in Griffith's Birth of a Nation ! This one is okay, but there are so many better films to watch.
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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alâimisema Ülkesi
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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