The Eddy Duchin Story
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| The Eddy Duchin Story | |
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 DVD cover for the film |
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| Directed by | George Sidney |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald Jonie Taps |
| Written by | Samuel A. Taylor |
| Starring | Kim Novak Tyrone Power Shepperd Strudwick |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
| Editing by | Viola Lawrence Jack Ogilvie |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  June 13, 1956  June 21 September 14 September 28 October 18 October 24 November 26 March 15, 1957 April 13, 1958 |
| Running time | 123 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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The Eddy Duchin Story is a 1956 biopic of band leader and pianist Eddy Duchin. The George Sidney-helmed film, written by Samuel A. Taylor, starred Tyrone Power and Kim Novak. The musical soundtrack recording, imitating Duchin's style, was performed by pianist Carmen Cavallaro. Harry Stradling Sr. received an Academy Award nomination for his cinematography in the film. It had four nominations in total, but won nothing. However it was one of the highest grossing films of 1956. Some of its box office success can be attributed to the appearance of Novak in ads for No-Cal diet soda. Novak became one of the first celebrities to be featured in advertisements for soft drinks, and each ad also featured a reminder to see Novak in The Eddy Duchin Story.
[edit] Score
There was a musical tribute soundtrack, played by Al Lerner, A Tribute to Eddy Duchin. Released by Tops Records, featuring the following tunes:
- "Manhattan"
- "Nocturne in E Flat"
- "Starlight Concerto"
- "Gee, baby, I Ain't Too Good to You"
- "Shine"
- "Night Dreams"
- "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
- "It Must Be True"
- "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby"
- "Bésame Mucho"
- "Love Walked In"
- "Whispering"
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