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A waste of 90 minutes of my life

A Masterpiece!

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Blistering performances.

Outstanding musical biography where Doris Day, as the wife of songwriter Gus Kahn, (a wonderful Danny Thomas) actually gets to act and sing in this film.Some ironies of the film are that Hans Conreid, who played Uncle Tanoose on the Danny Thomas television series, briefly appears in one scene with the same type of accent. The casting people must have remembered Conreid when they were casting a man with a similar accent for the television show. Day has to watch as another woman sings the ever popular "Love Me or Leave Me." 4 years later that was the title of the film of the biography of Ruth Etting, where Day was so memorable in the title role.The film chronicled the life of Gus Kahn and his wife Grace. Grace interfered with his career from the time they met. At first, she wrote the music for his lyrics, but that soon changed. It took the Great Depression to almost-end Kahn's career, but he persevered and the ending was a rousing tribute to his illustrious career.

"I'll see you in my dreams" is one of the last really good Doris Day film, which is not only a Musical. A lot of people think, that this extra ordinary actress was only able to play Comedy or Musical Roles. It's has also a dramtic side, which can be compared to her performance in "Young at Heart". I guess "I'll see you in my dreams" was the cause, that she was voted as the Most Popular Actress of the Year in 1952.

At first glance, I did not think that this combination (Doris Day & Danny Thomas) would be as compatible as some of Ms. Day's other co-stars. It was a wonderful surprise and a delight to find out just how wrong I was. The timing was impeccable and the ease with which they played off each other was great.

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this 1951 black & white musical with Danny Thomas, in his first starring role, and Doris Day who is always excellent. The story is a tear jerker, happy tears, the songs leave you humming, and the cast and credits are universally excellent. I highly recommend this film.