With a Song in My Heart

With a Song in My Heart


(The Jane Froman Story)

20th Century-Fox, 1952, Color, 116min, ****

Released April, 1952


"Susan Hayward is absolutely sensational" (L.A. Examiner) in this "enchanting" (Citizen-News) musical retelling of the extraordinary life of 1940s songstress Jane Froman. Packed with unforgettable tunes and an incredible cast, this heartwarming story of personal tragedy and triumphant recovery isn't just "vibrant, exciting and enormously entertaining" (The Hollywood Reporter), it's "a soul-stirring experience" (Citizen News)! Known for a voice with the power to move millions and a heart to match, Jane Froman (Hayward) is one of America's most beloved singers. But when an overseas flight crashes off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal, she barely survives the wreck. Ripped from the spotlight into a series of life-threatening operations, hope seems a distant memory for Froman as she sets out on a journey of recovery that's more than heroic; it's what music is made of!


Jane Froman prerecorded all the songs for this film, and Susan Hayward studied Froman's style of delivery and movements, then learned the songs in order to be able to lip-sync to the prerecorings and perform much as Froman would. She did such an incredible job, that she simply becomes Froman on the screen! A truly incredible performance!

Producer: Lamar Trotti

Director: Walter Lang

Screenplay: Lamar Trotti

Technical Advisor: Jane Froman

Music Director: Alfred Newman

Song Score: various

Choreography: Billy Daniel

Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Joseph Wright

Set Decoration: Thomas Little, Walter M. Scott

Costume Design: Charles Le Maire

Sound: Roger Heman, Arthur L. Kirbach

Special Effects: Ray Kellogg, Fred Sersen

Cinematography: Leon Shamroy

Film Editing: J. Watson Webb, Jr.



Awards: Academy Award for Best Score (Musical); Academy Award Nominations for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Costume Design (Color), Best Sound Recording



Cast: Susan Hayward [Jane Froman], Jane Froman [Singing voice of Jane Froman], Rory Calhoun [John Burns], David Wayne [Don Ross], Thelma Ritter [Clancy], Robert Wagner [G.I. Paratrooper], Helen Westcott [Jennifer March], Una Merkel [Sister Marie], Richard Allan [Dancer], Max Showalter [Guild], Lyle Talbot [Radio Director], Leif Erickson [General], Stanley Logan [Diplomat], Frank Sully [Texas], George Offerman, Jr. [Muleface], Ernest Newton [Specialty], Bill Baldwin [Announcer], Carlos Molina [Doctor], Nestor Paiva [Doctor], Emmett Vogan [Doctor], Maude Wallace [Sister Margaret], Dick Ryan [Officer], Douglas Evans [Colonel], Beverly Thompson [USO Girl], Eddie Firestone [USO Man], Jane Froman [singing voice of Susan Hayward]



Musical Program: [0:03] With a Song in My Heart (excerpt, Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward); [0:04] Hoe That Corn (Max Showalter and David Wayne); [0:08] That Old Feeling (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward); [0:14] Jim's Toasty Peanuts (commercial jingle, unidentified trio and Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward); [0:14] I'm Through with Love (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward); [0:15] Get Happy (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward); [0:21] Blue Moon (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with Tony Morello and His Orchestra); [0:30] On the Gay White Way (sung and danced by Susan Hayward with The Kings Men (?), Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward); [0:33] The Right Kind (sung by Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward, danced by Susan Hayward and Richard Allan); [0:43] With a Song in My Heart (complete, sung by Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward, unidentified male vocalist and Chorus, danced by Susan Hayward, unidentified male partner and Chorus); [0:52] Home on the Range (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with airline passengers); [1:14] Montparnasse (David Wayne assisted by Una Merkel and Thelma Ritter); [1:16] Montparnasse (reprised by Chorus); [1:24] Embraceable You (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with Robert Wagner); [1:28] Tea for Two (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with Robert Wagner); [1:34] It's a Good Day (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward); [1:36] They're Either Too Young Or Too Old (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with unidentified small band); [1:40] I'll Walk Alone (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward singing to Robert Wagner); [1:47] Finale Medley: America the Beautiful (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with Chorus) / Wonderful Home Sweet Home (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward) / Give My Regards to Broadway (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward) / Chicago (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with the Modernaires (?) / California, Here I Come (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with Mens Chorus) / Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward) / (Maine) Stein Song (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward) / (Back Home Again In) Indiana (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward) / Alabamy Bound (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with the Modernaires (?) / Deep in the Heart of Texas (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with Soldiers and Thelma Ritter) / Dixie (Jane Froman with Susan Hayward and Chorus) / America the Beautiful (Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward); [1:55] With a Song in My Heart (reprise, Jane Froman dubbing for Susan Hayward with Chorus)