lukerf Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Recently watched the film "It Happened on 5th Avenue". In the scene when Gale Storm was in the music store, there is one record album cover that clearly shows the name "Oh Susanna". As the film was made about 9 years before her TV show with the same name, I was wondering whether this was a coincidence or was the scene in the movie doctored after the run of the TV show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 "Oh Susanna" was a famous old folk song from long ago, first issued as sheet music in 1848, and issued as records by different recording stars over the decades. It's sometimes used in old cowboy movies from the 30s and 40s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh!_Susanna WARNING!! CAUTION!! The "n" word is used in this version: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Gale Storm. What a name! Straight out of the "Rip Torn" book of Hollywood psuedonyms. And a good looking woman at that. During my first marriage, I came THIS close to taking on an affair with a woman who looked a lot like Gale. Never happened though. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I've pointed this out before, but the first time we see Gale Storm in the movie is via a framed portrait -- reminiscent of the opening and closing segments of her 1950s series "My Little Margie." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Not to get sidetracked, but it's interesting how the "N" word used to be in very common, respectable usage......Irving Berlin, e.g., began his musical career at an establishment called Ni**** Mike's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Sepiatone, I completely understand your feelings about Gale Storm. She always came across as a likeable person, someone that I'd like to know in real life. And she always seemed to play nice people. Who wouldn't want to be friends with Margie Albright? And she could sing, too! Terrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 The closest person in the biz we have to Gale Storm today, in my opinion, is KRISTEN CHENOWITH. Very cute, good actress, GREAT singer, and seems like a very likeable person. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 That's interesting what you said about Kristen Chenoweth. She certainly comes across as a decent human being, and an extremely talented one at that! And being a Southerner, she probably was raised with good values. One cannot deny her likeability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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