1953 film by Gordon Douglas
She's Back on Broadway is a 1953 musical comedy-drama Warnercolor film starring Virginia Mayo in her final musical film , although her singing voice was dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams.[ 2] The film was Mayo's unofficial successor to her 1952 musical hit She's Working Her Way Through College .[ 3]
Plot
When Catherine Terris' career in Hollywood begins to falter, she returns to Broadway , where her first great triumphs occurred. She takes the lead in a play directed by Rick Sommers, with whom she had a romantic past. Sommers is still bitter that she left him to become the toast of Hollywood years earlier. They try to overcome their mutual animosity to make the play a success.
Cast
Musical numbers
1) Overture/I'll Take You/Behind the Mask - Played by Orchestra
2) I May Be Wrong - Sung by Gene Nelson
3) I'll Take You - Sung and Danced by Virginia Mayo (dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams) and Gene Nelson
4) One Step Ahead - Sung and Danced by Patrice Wymore, Steve Condos and Jerry Brandow
5) Break the Ties That Bind You - Sung by Virginia Mayo (dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams)
6) Breakfast in Bed - Sung and Danced by Virginia Mayo (dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams) and Chorus
7) Mardi Gras - Sung by Sy Milano and Chorus, then Danced by Patrice Wymore and Chorus
7.1) Behind the Mask - Sung by Sy Milano, then Danced by Virginia Mayo and Chorus
7.2) Mardi Gras (reprise) - Danced by Gene Nelson
7.3) Behind the Mask (reprise) - Sung by Chorus, Danced by Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson and Chorus
8) I'll Take You (reprise) - Sung and Danced by Virginia Mayo (dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams), Gene Nelson and Chorus
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