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Can't Help Singing
“LOVELY is the Word! DEANNA in TECHNICOLOR for the First Thrilling Time! with the Miracle Melodies of JEROME KERN!”
6.0 / 10• 1944• 1h 30m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
With the California Gold Rush beginning, Senator Frost's singing daughter Caroline loves a young army officer; the Senator can't stand him, and has him sent to California. Headstrong Caroline follows him by train, riverboat, and covered wagon, gaining companions en route: a vagrant Russian prince and gambler Johnny Lawlor, who just might take her mind off the army.
Cast & Crew
Deanna Durbin
Caroline Frost
Lead
Robert Paige
Johnny Lawlor
Akim Tamiroff
Prince Gregory Stroganovsky
David Bruce
Latham
Leonid Kinskey
Koppa
June Vincent
Miss McLean
Ray Collins
Senator Frost
Andrew Tombes
Sad Sam
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Ryan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Can't Help Singing is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
