Change of Heart (1943)
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Synopsis of Change of Heart
Change of Heart is the reissue title of the Republic musical Hit Parade of 1943. The studio had been turning out these annual Hit Parade extravaganzas since 1941, but only the 1943 edition truly hit the bullseye. The plot, wherein fading songwriter John Carroll steals a tune from aspiring composer Susan Hayward, was used in several other Republic efforts between 1937 and 1947 (right down to the closing verbal exchange about "the elephants in the lobby"). No matter: the film positively sparkles during its musical numbers, featuring such talent as Freddy Martin and his Orchestra, Count Basie, The Harlem Sandmen and Dorothy Dandridge. The film's theme song, Harold Adamson and Jule Styne's "A Change of Heart," won Republic its first-ever Oscar nomination. As a bonus, Eve Arden is on hand for her evergreen wisecrackery. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Change of Heart
- John Carroll - Rick Farrell
- Gail Patrick - Toni Jarrett
- Melville Cooper - Bradley Cole
- Mary Treen - Janie
- Astrid Allwyn - Joyce
- Susan Hayward - Jill Wright
- Eve Arden - Belinda Wright
- Walter Catlett - J. Macclellan Davis
- Tom Kennedy - Westinghouse
- Tim Ryan - Brownie
- Director(s):
- Albert Rogell
- Writer(s):
- Frank Gill, Jr.
- Producer(s):
- Albert J. Cohen
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