Shine on Harvest Moon

1944
Approved
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

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Ann Sheridan in Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)

Biographical movie about the early 20th century Broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.

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Biographical movie about the early 20th century Broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.Biographical movie about the early 20th century Broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.Biographical movie about the early 20th century Broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

468

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Dance Team
(uncredited)

Don Barclay

Coach Driver
(uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Vaudevillian Backstage
(uncredited)

John Berkes

Tramp Ambassador in "My Own United States" Number
(uncredited)

Ted Billings

Man in Audience
(uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Vaudevillian
(uncredited)

Jack Boyle

Vaudevillian
(uncredited)

Betty Bryson

Soubrette in "My Own United States" Number
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The final Harvest Moon number was shot in Technicolor while the rest of the film was black/white. This was because of shortages of material needed for color stock due to the war. Studios used their limited color stock for their top films. 16mm television prints were in B&W and the Technicolor sequence was not restored until the 1980s.

Goofs
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth debuted "Shine On, Harvest Moon" in Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies of 1908, yet the theater marquee reads Ziegfeld Revue - Follies Of 1907.

Quotes
[Nora has just kissed Jack]
Jack Norworth: You didn't have to do that.
Nora Bayes: I know. That's why I did it.

Connections
Featured in Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight (1948)

Soundtracks
Shine On, Harvest Moon
(1908) (uncredited)
Music by Nora Bayes
Lyrics by Jack Norworth
Played during the opening credits and often as background music
Sung by an off-screen chorus in the opening scene, Dennis Morgan and Ann Sheridan (dubbed by Lynn Martin)
Reprised by them with a chorus at the burlesque theater

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5/10

A weak musical propped up by a strong cast

A weak musical propped up by a strong cast with only the title number a stand out from a mediocre crop of songs.

I don't know much about the musical and matrimonial partnership of Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth, but I doubt this movie give is an accurate representation. A previous reviewer noted that Norworth was the 2nd of Baynes five husbands, their union ending in divorce, somewhat souring with fact the sugary, idealistic portrayal of their partnership in this biopic.

Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan made a number of satisfying films together - this is not one of them.

Also, there's a pretty awful song about how dumb one of the characters is. Meant in fun, maybe, but less than rewarding in execution.