It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)

5.9/10 105 min Comedy Music Romance

Overview

Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Brooklyn is not so nice after all. He is able to share a place with Nick, the janitor of his old High School, and get a job as a singer in a music store. He also meets Leo, a talented pianist and his teacher Anne, whose dream is to singing Opera. When Jamie arrives from England, Danny tries to show him the Brooklyn experience and help him compose modern swing music. Together, these four also try to help Leo get the Brooklyn Music scholarship.

Cast

Frank Sinatra

Danny Webson Miller

Kathryn Grayson

Anne Fielding

Peter Lawford

Jamie Shellgrove

Jimmy Durante

Nick Lombardi

Gloria Grahame

Nurse

Aubrey Mather

Duke of Dunstable

William Roy

Leo Kardos

Dick Wessel

Policeman

Tamara Shayne

Mrs. Kardos

Marcy McGuire

Rae Jakobi

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