Everybody Does It

"Paul Douglas Sings!"

1949 1h 38m EN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 5

Comedy

Synopsis

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Leonard Borland loves his monied wife, but with his wrecking business looking shaky he treasures her all the more. So when she decides to try again to become an opera singer he indulges her. While organising a concert for her he meets glamorous Cecil Carver. She in turn discovers Leonard has a splendid voice, and encourages him to use it for reasons very much her own.

“Paul Douglas Sings!”

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Cast

Paul Douglas
Leonard Borland aka Logan Bennett
Linda Darnell
Cecil Carver
Celeste Holm
Doris Blair Borland
Charles Coburn
Major Blair
Millard Mitchell
Mike Craig
Lucile Watson
Mrs. Blair
John Hoyt
Wilkins
George Tobias
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edmund Goulding
Writers: Nunnally Johnson, James M. Cain
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edmund Goulding, shot by Joseph LaShelle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Fritch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Paul Douglas and Linda Darnell and Celeste Holm carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Paul Douglas Sings!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041341 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edmund Goulding directs. Joseph LaShelle behind the camera. Robert Fritch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

177 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Edmund Goulding, shot by Joseph LaShelle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Robert Fritch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Paul Douglas and Linda Darnell and Celeste Holm carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Paul Douglas Sings!".
8IMDB entry: tt0041341 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.