I'll See You in My Dreams (1951 film)

I'll See You in My Dreams is a 1951 musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Doris Day and Danny Thomas.

The film is a biography of lyricist Gus Kahn and includes a number of songs written by him, including the title song. The story, which avoids Kahn's Jewish origins, is told from the point of view of his wife Grace, who was still alive when the film was produced; Kahn had died in 1941.

I'll See You in My Dreams became Warner Bros.' second-highest-grossing film of 1951. Curtiz teamed with Thomas again the following year for a remake of The Jazz Singer.

Plot
Gus Kahn is a prolific songwriter who meets and falls in love with Grace LeBoy in 1908. His career ascends to spectacular heights with such hits as "Pretty Baby", "My Buddy", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie" and "Makin' Whoopee", but he loses his savings in the 1929 stock-market crash.

Cast

 * Doris Day as Grace LeBoy Kahn
 * Danny Thomas as Gus Kahn
 * Frank Lovejoy as Walter Donaldson
 * Patrice Wymore as Gloria Knight (singing voice dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams)
 * James Gleason as Fred Thompson
 * Mary Wickes as Anna
 * Julie Oshins as Johnny Martin
 * Jim Backus as Sam Harris
 * Minna Gombell as Mrs. LeBoy
 * Harry Antrim as Mr. LeBoy
 * William Forrest as Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
 * Bunny Lewbel as Irene, at age 6
 * Robert Lyden as Donald, at age 8
 * Mimi Gibson as Irene, at age 3
 * Christopher Olsen as Donald, at age 4 (as Christy Olson)
 * Joan Vohs as Chorine (uncredited)

Music
A soundtrack album was released by Columbia Records that contains songs sung by Day (including duets with Thomas) in the film.

The film has been cited by Berry Gordy as an inspiration for his start in songwriting.