The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)

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Directed by

George Sidney

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Tyrone Power
Eddy Duchin

Kim Novak
Marjorie Oelrichs

Victoria Shaw
Chiquita Wynn

James Whitmore
Lou Sherwood

Rex Thompson
Peter Duchin, Age 12

Mickey Maga
Peter Duchin, Age 5

Shepperd Strudwick
Sherman Wadsworth

Frieda Inescort
Edith Wadsworth

Written by

Samuel A. Taylor

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The Eddy Duchin Story

7 years, 8 months ago at Sep 7 1:04

JxSxPx

A typical biography of a popular musician in the studio era was all scrubbed clean, high-gloss, highly-fictional biographical bits in-between popular stars belting out the greatest hits of the artist(s) depicted. It can make for entertaining spectacle, and several great musical stars gave their greatest moments in them. Think of Lena Horne’s one-two punch of “The Lady is a Tramp” and “Wher... read more

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The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.

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The Eddy Duchin Story

“A typical biography of a popular musician in the studio era was all scrubbed clean, high-gloss, highly-fictional biographical bits in-between popular stars belting out the greatest hits of the artist(s) depicted. It can make for entertaining spectacle, and several great musical stars gave their greatest moments in them. Think of Lena Horne’s one-two punch of “The Lady is a Tramp” and “Where or When” in Words and Music, Judy Garland’s elegiac “Look for the Silver Lining” in Till the Clouds Roll By, and so much of Yankee Doodle Dandy is memorable thanks to James Cagney’s high-energy performance. Shame then that The Eddy Duchin Story cannot muster up as much energy or memorable performances to go along with the inert dramatics and creaky story telling. There’s a large” read more