I Love Melvin (1953)
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Singin' in the Rain co-stars Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds were re-teamed in the ebullient little musical I Love Melvin. O'Connor plays Melvin Hoover, the hapless assistant to Look magazine photographer Mergo (Jim Backus). When he falls in love with chorus girl Judy LeRoy (Reynolds), Melvin claims that he's the magazine's head photographer. Carrying the ruse to the limit, Melvin arranges to shoot a portrait of Judy and her entire family, insisting that it appear on the cover of Look. On
May 22, 1991
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Cast
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Donald O'Connor
Melvin Hoover -
Debbie Reynolds
Judy LeRoy -
Una Merkel
Mom Schneider -
Richard Anderson
Harry Flack -
Allyn Joslyn
Pop Schneider -
Jim Backus
Mergo -
Les Tremayne
Mr. Henneman -
Robert Taylor
Guest Star -
Noreen Corcoran
Clarabelle -
Barbara Ruick
Studio Guide -
Howard Keel
Guest Star
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All Critics (7) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (0)
The appealing energetic cast do wonders with the slight material.
Silly, typical '50s teen type fluff with competent O'Connor and Reynolds in leads.
OK musicial, but hardly an MGM classic.
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