Small Town Girl (film)

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Small Town Girl is a 1953 Musical film Directed by László Kardos Written by Dorothy Cooper starring Jane Powell, Farley Granger, S.Z. Sakall, Anne Miller, Billie Burke, Fay Wray and featuring performances by Nat 'King' Cole and with Music by Nicholas Brodszky and Leo Robin. Its remembered this day for its features in the That's Entertainment! series and the Jumping Song featuring Bobby Van.

[edit] Plot

Rick Belrow Livingston (Granger), in love with a self obsessed Broadway star Lisa, (Miller) is sentenced to 30 days in jail for speeding through a small town. Quite by accident he meets the daughter of the judge Cindy (Powell). He persuades her to let him leave for one night, so that he can visit Lisa on the premise he his seeing his 'Poor sick Mother' (Burke) on her birthday. After tracking him down and bringing him back to town, Cindy starts to fall for Livingston, but Dr. Schemmer (Sakall) wants her to marry his son (Van) even though we desperately wants a career on Broadway.

[edit] Notes

The Film was Nominated for only One Oscar for its song My Flaming Heart performed by Nat 'King' Cole. In receipt years The 'Jumping song' performed by Bobby Van has been referenced in commercials and Music Videos. The Music Video for Goldfrapps Happiness uses the scenario with the happy man jumping through the streets shaking hands with people and playing with garbage can lids.