Somebody Loves Me (1952)
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Written and directed by Irving Brecher, best known for his weekly TV series Life of Riley and The People's Choice, Somebody Loves Me is the highly fictionalized life story of vaudeville and Broadway star Blossom Seeley (Betty Hutton) and her husband-partner Benny Fields (Ralph Meeker). Unflatteringly, the film depicts Fields as something of an opportunist, who maneuvers Blossom into marriage for the benefit of his own career. Eventually he does penance for his callousness, particularly in a scene wherein Fields is reduced to playing straight for a pair of crummy Burlesque comedians. Meanwhile, Blossom also goes into an eclipse as a "single." The tearful finale is, like the rest of the film, a bit at odds with the truth, but effective nonetheless. Betty Hutton does pretty well as Seeley, even though she looks and sounds nothing like genuine article; Meeker seems uncomfortable, except when lip-synching to the prerecorded voice of Pat Morgan as Benny Fields. Jack Benny makes an amusing cameo appearance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Betty Hutton - Blossom Seeley
- Robert Keith - Sam Doyle
- Billie Bird - Essie
- Sid Tomack - Lake
- Nick Adams - Western Union boy
- George Chandler - Stage hand
- Herb Vigran - Booker
- Charles Quirk - Men in Audience
- Howard Joslin - Dealer
- Virginia Hall - Jean
- Ludwig Stossel - Mr. Grauman
- Franklin Farnum - Waiter
- Sydney Mason - Mike Fritzol
- Ralph Meeker - Benny Fields
- Adele Jergens - Nola Beach
- Henry Slate - Forrest
- Les Clark - Specialty Dancer
- Jack Benny - Himself
- Lester Dorr - Waiter
- Jimmy Cross - M.C.
- Bea Allen - Specialty dancer
- Richard H. Gordon - Man in audience
- Charles O'Curran - French soldier
- Jimmie Dundee - Dealer
- Kenneth MacDonald
- Milton Parsons - Doctor
- Director(s):
- Irving Brecher
- Writer(s):
- Irving Brecher
- Producer(s):
- William Perlberg, George Seaton
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