A newspaper reporter and the daughter of an immigrant maintenance man help expose political corruption in New York City.A newspaper reporter and the daughter of an immigrant maintenance man help expose political corruption in New York City.A newspaper reporter and the daughter of an immigrant maintenance man help expose political corruption in New York City.
Nellie Fisher
- Dancer
- (as Nelle Fisher)
Boyd Ackerman
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Patricia Alphin
- Guest
- (uncredited)
Alice Backes
- Swedish Immigrant Girl
- (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
- Ward Heeler
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Universal announced on February 20, 1946 its purchase of the screen rights to the Broadway show, Felix Jackson, then-husband of Deanna Durbin, was assigned to produce the film. Instead, the studio revealed on November 8 that Mr. Jackson would be opting out of the remainder of his contract after he finished overseeing the editing of another Durbin feature, I'll Be Yours (1947).
- GoofsWhen Timothy Moore is learning to read , he reads from Beatrix Potter's Tale of Peter Rabbit , which wasn't published until 1902 .
- SoundtracksOh Say, Can You See (What I See)
(uncredited)
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Sung by Deanna Durbin
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Tweed's real life story was a lot more interesting....
"Up in Central Park" is set in New York City in the 19th century. Boss Tweed (Vincent Price) and his political machine (Tammany Hall) have been in charge of the city for years...and cheating, graft and voting irregularities will keep him in power. At the time of the election, an Irish man and his daughter, Rosie (Deanna Durbin), arrive in the city...and are paid to vote the Tammany Hall candidates even though they aren't citizens. Tweed himself takes a special interest in them...mostly because he finds Rosie to be gorgeous. She, in turn, is smitten with him...unaware or perhaps unwilling to accept the man's evil reputation might just be true. A reporter (Dick Haymes) is fighting Tammany Hall and he tries to get Rosie to see the light...but getting her attitude to change will be a tall order, as around her he's the perfect gentleman. What's going to come of naive Rosie and Boss Tweed?
This is an enjoyable film but not without its problems. The first one I noticed was that although Rosie's dad has a thick Irish accent, Rosie sounds like a native-born American! She didn't even attempts a trace of the Irish accent...and it made little sense. The second was that even for a Durbin film the musical numbers were dull and too high brow...especially the ballet sequence. Third, and worst of all, the ending was very abrupt and unsatisfying. On the positive side, Vincent Price was great as the slimy Tweed and the story mildly interesting. But to me, the negatives slightly outweigh the positives.
This is an enjoyable film but not without its problems. The first one I noticed was that although Rosie's dad has a thick Irish accent, Rosie sounds like a native-born American! She didn't even attempts a trace of the Irish accent...and it made little sense. The second was that even for a Durbin film the musical numbers were dull and too high brow...especially the ballet sequence. Third, and worst of all, the ending was very abrupt and unsatisfying. On the positive side, Vincent Price was great as the slimy Tweed and the story mildly interesting. But to me, the negatives slightly outweigh the positives.
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- planktonrules
- Sep 18, 2017
Details
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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