1938 film by Norman Taurog, Bruce Manning, Joe Pasternak
Mad About Music
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Norman Taurog
Screenplay by
Felix Johnson
Bruce Manning
Story by
Marcella Burke
Frederick Kohner
Produced by
Joe Pasternak
Starring
Deanna Durbin
Herbert Marshall
Gail Patrick
Cinematography
Joseph Valentine
Edited by
Ted J. Kent
Music by
Charles Previn
Production company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
February 1, 1938 (1938-02-01) (USA)
Running time
100 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$858,000[1][2][3]
Mad About Music is a 1938 American musical film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Deanna Durbin, Herbert Marshall, and Gail Patrick. Based on a story by Marcella Burke and Frederick Kohner, the film is about a girl at an exclusive boarding school who invents an exciting father. When her schoolmates doubt his existence, she has to produce him. Mad About Music received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Music, and Best Original Story.[4]
^Michael A. Hoey, Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52-Film Career of Norman Taurog, Bear Manor Media 2013
^Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 115. ISBN 9780813158891.
^"Top Films and Stars". Variety. 4 January 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^Cite error: The named reference nytimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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