Lady in the Dark (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Mitchell Leisen |
| Producer(s) | Richard Blumenthal (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Musical, Romance |
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Lady in the Dark (1944) was a Drama - Musical Film directed by Mitchell Leisen and produced by Richard Blumenthal.
Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Raoul Pene du Bois; Interior Decoration: Ray Moyer | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Ray Rennahan | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Robert Emmett Dolan | Nominated |
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In the original Broadway production, Danny Kaye sang his famous patter song, "Tchaikovsky (And Other Russians)," in which he dashed off the names of 50 Russian composers in 39 seconds. By the time the movie version was made, Kaye was under contract with Samuel Goldwyn, and could not appear in the film. His role as the photographer, Russell Paxton, was given to Mischa Auer, and the "Tchaikovsky" number was dropped.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onJanuray 29, 1945 with Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland reprising their film roles.
Paramount paid $285,000 for the film rights to the stage hit, a record at the time. $115,000 to producer Sam Harris, $85,000 to librettist Moss Hart and $42,500 each to composer Kurt Weill and lyricist Ira Gershwin.
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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onJanuray 29, 1945 with Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland reprising their film roles.
Paramount paid $285,000 for the film rights to the stage hit, a record at the time. $115,000 to producer Sam Harris, $85,000 to librettist Moss Hart and $42,500 each to composer Kurt Weill and lyricist Ira Gershwin.
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