Wake Up and Dream

1946
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1h 32m

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Clem Bevans, June Haver, Connie Marshall, and John Payne in Wake Up and Dream (1946)

Adventure Drama Family Fantasy Musical War

A little girl asks her guardians to take her by boat to a nearby swamp believing her older brother, a sailor who recently went M.I.A. in WWII, is somehow there. She finds a grumpy old Crusoe... Read allA little girl asks her guardians to take her by boat to a nearby swamp believing her older brother, a sailor who recently went M.I.A. in WWII, is somehow there. She finds a grumpy old Crusoe-like hermit, instead, but there's still hope.A little girl asks her guardians to take her by boat to a nearby swamp believing her older brother, a sailor who recently went M.I.A. in WWII, is somehow there. She finds a grumpy old Crusoe-like hermit, instead, but there's still hope.

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John Payne

Jeff Cairn

June Haver

Jenny

Charlotte Greenwood

Sara March

Connie Marshall

Nella Cairn

John Ireland

Howard Williams

Clem Bevans

Henry Pecket

Charles Russell

Lieutenant Coles

Lee Patrick

The Blonde

Charles D. Brown

Lieutenant Commander

Irving Bacon

Toll Gate Attendant

Eddie Acuff

Bus Driver
(uncredited)

Ernest Anderson

Black Man
(uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Conductor
(uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Mr. Agrippa
(uncredited)

Harlan Briggs

Praddle
(uncredited)

George Cleveland

Prof. Feverfew
(uncredited)

Marvin Davis

Lester Lucash
(uncredited)

Francis Ford

Old Man at Counter
(uncredited)

Director
- Lloyd Bacon
Writers
- Elick Moll
- Robert Nathan
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Trivia
The jukebox in the cafe when June Haver dances with and sings "I Wish I Could Tell You" to John Payne is a Wurlitzer 412, circa 1936, of which more than 30,000 were produced. The machine held only a dozen 78-rpm records and could only play one side. During WW2, production of jukeboxes was halted as materials were needed for the war effort, and since this film is set in 1943, it stands to reason that a small cafe would still be making good use of its 1936 jukebox. After WW2, jukeboxes went back into full production, and thousands upon thousands were placed in cafes, diners, bars and restaurants nationwide.

Connections
References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtracks
Give Me the Simple Life
Music by Rube Bloom
Lyrics by Harry Ruby
Sung by John Payne and June Haver

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4/10

Enjoyable but very, very schmaltzy.

"Wake Up and Dream" is not a film for everyone. This is because the plot is VERY schmaltzy and might make some cringe...while others will enjoy the movie. Don't say I didn't warn you!

The film begins with Jeff (John Payne) going off to war. He leaves his little sister behind (even though he had a deferment since he was her sole caretaker) and promises if he's lost, he'll be 'waiting on their island'...whatever that means. Well, soon he is missing in action and the young sister goes off on a hairbrained search for him. While this is hard to believe, adults agreeing to go with her on a boating trip from the Midwest does seem amazingly far-fetched! Does it get more difficult to believe? You betcha!

I enjoyed most of the film despite its heavy infusion of schmaltz. However, the ending really laid it on thick...too thick...to the point where it became a bit annoying and ridiculous. Decent acting but I just couldn't love this film despite all its good qualities.