It Happened in Brooklyn
IT ALL TAKES PLACE IN THAT FASCINATING WONDERLAND OF THE FAR EAST...BROOKLYN!
1947 · 1h 45m · Approved
Comedy, Music, Romance
Directed by
Richard Whorf
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It Happened in Brooklyn
Overview
Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Brooklyn is not so nice after all. He is able to share a place with Nick, the janitor of his old High School, and get a job as a singer in a music store. He also meets Leo, a talented pianist and his teacher Anne, whose dream is to singing Opera. When Jamie arrives from England, Danny tries to show him the Brooklyn experience and help him compose modern swing music. Together, these four also try to help Leo get the Brooklyn Music scholarship.
Director and cast
- Richard Whorf Director
- Frank Sinatra as Danny Webson Miller
- Kathryn Grayson as Anne Fielding
- Peter Lawford as Jamie Shellgrove
- Jimmy Durante as Nick Lombardi
- Gloria Grahame as Nurse
- Aubrey Mather as Duke of Dunstable
- William Roy as Leo Kardos
- Dick Wessel as Policeman
- Tamara Shayne as Mrs. Kardos
- Marcy McGuire as Rae Jakobi
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