Here Is My Heart

Here Is My Heart
Here Is My Heart
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Tuttle
Screenplay by	Edwin Justus Mayer; Harlan Thompson;
Based on	La Grande-duchesse et le garçon d'étage; by Alfred Savoir
Produced by	Louis D. Lighton
Starring	Bing Crosby; Kitty Carlisle; Roland Young;
Cinematography	Karl Struss
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 28, 1934 (USA);
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Here Is My Heart is a 1934 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Kitty Carlisle, and Roland Young. It is based on the play La Grande-duchesse et le garçon d'étage by Alfred Savoir.

Plot

A famous singer pretends to be a penniless waiter to get close to the woman of his dreams, a European princess.

Cast

Bing Crosby as J. (Jasper) Paul Jones
Kitty Carlisle as Princess Alexandra
Roland Young as Prince Nicholas / Nicki
Alison Skipworth as Countess Rostova
Reginald Owen as Prince Vladimir / Vova
William Frawley as James Smith
Marian Mansfield as Claire
Cecilia Parker as Suzette, the Maid
Akim Tamiroff as Manager of Hotel
Arthur Housman as Drunken Waiter
Charles Arnt as Higgins, Paul's Valet
Charles C. Wilson as Captain

Production

Filming commenced in Hollywood at the end of August 1934 and was completed early in November.^[1]

Reception

The critics liked the film, with The New York Times saying, "...the new Bing Crosby film at the Paramount is a witty, lyrical and debonair farce, and a first-rate addition to the holiday bounties... Mr. Crosby, who has already shown that his talents include a gift for light comedy, emerges this time as a celebrated songbird who, having made his way in the world, decides to take his million dollars and satisfy all the frustrated ambitions which he had brooded over as a boy. “Here Is My Heart” is a bright and funny entertainment, deftly produced and happily performed."^[2]

Variety praised it as well: "A setup for the Crosby fans and an excellent example of musical comedy picture making. "Here Is My Heart" should have an easy time of it most anywhere. Crosby is in fine voice, the songs he was handed are honies, and the story serves nicely as something to hang the singing and the songs on... To change the pace the director has him singing while doing anything but hanging from a chandelier. One well planned departure has Crosby in a duet with his own voice playing on a phonograph."^[3]

Soundtrack

"June in January" (Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin) by Bing Crosby
"With Every Breath I Take" (Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin) by Bing Crosby and Kitty Carlisle
"Love Is Just Around the Corner" (Lewis E. Gensler and Leo Robin) by Bing Crosby and Cecilia Parker

Crosby also recorded the songs for Decca Records.^[4] All three of them enjoyed success, particularly "June in January".^[5] His songs were also included in the Bing's Hollywood series.

References

^ Macfarlane, Malcolm. "Bing Crosby - Day by Day". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
^ "The New York Times". The New York Times. December 22, 1934.
^ "Variety". Variety. December 25, 1934.
^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". A Bing Crosby Discography. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 105. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

External links

Here Is My Heart at IMDb

[1] Macfarlane, Malcolm. "Bing Crosby - Day by Day". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

[2] "The New York Times". The New York Times. December 22, 1934.

[3] "Variety". Variety. December 25, 1934.

[4] "A Bing Crosby Discography". A Bing Crosby Discography. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

[5] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 105. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

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