Featuring the velvet voice of Doris Day, “My Dream is Yours” is a fun story of a young woman’s rise to stardom and the events that brought her there.
Jack Carson plays Doug Blake, agent to the conceited singer Gary Marshall (portrayed by Lee Bowman). When Gary refuses to sign the contract offered by the radio station’s biggest sponsor, and personally criticizes Doug at the same time, Doug decides to go out and find a new star. Using money loaned by Vi, the receptionist at the talent agency (played by Eve Arden) Doug travels the country, looking in all the clubs and hot spots he can find. Surely he’ll be able to get a singer as good as Gary. It’s a matter of pride.
He accidentally stumbles on Martha Gibson (Day) and she blows him out of the water with her sweet voice and personality. She sings fast humorous songs, and he’s sure she’ll be the ticket. But when he flies her back home and presents her to the radio sponsor, she doesn’t go over well. He then takes her to director after director, only to have her fall flat on her face.
Determined to prove that Martha has what it takes, Doug persists, but Martha is starting to miss her young son, left behind with her uncle. Doug flies the son out to be with Martha and makes a fabulous discovery – Martha is wonderful at singing nighttime lullabies. He remakes her image, taking away the humorous songs and assigning her romantic ballads, and the directors eat her up. Before long, she has the radio spot scorned by Gary Marshall.
There are several cute segments in this movie, including a dream scene featuring Martha and Doug dressed as Easter bunnies, performing with Bugs Bunny. I did find the constant repetition of the theme song irritating, and I wished the ending had been dragged out just a touch instead of concluding so abruptly. Overall, however, this was a great movie and I enjoyed it a lot.
This film was not rated.
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