I Surrender Dear (1948)
and introducing The Disc Jockeys
Patty Nelson lands a job as a singer with orchestra leader Al Tyler, and tours with the band as "Patty Hart." Patty's father Russ is dismissed from his radio-station job, and the disc jockey selected to replace him is Al Tyler. Patty rushes home to keep Russ company on the air for the final few days, and Al wonders why she suddenly walked out on him. The new "Patty and Russ" radio show catches on, causing complications with Al and the radio-station bosses.
- Date of release
- 1948-10-06
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Genres
- Romance, Music
- Director
- Arthur Dreifuss
Casting
- Gloria Jean — Patty Nelson aka Patty Hart
- David Street — Al Tyler
- Don McGuire — Tommy Tompkins
- Alice Tyrrell — Trudy Clements
- Robert Emmett Keane — Russ Nelson
- Douglas Wood — R.H. Collins
- Regina Wallace — Mrs. Nelson
- Byron Foulger — George Rogers
- Art Terry — Guitarist
- Frankie Carr — Accordionist
- Joe Mayer — Bassist
- Jack Eigen — Disc Jockey
Interesting facts
I Surrender Dear is a 1948 American musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Gloria Jean. It was the first of two films the singer made for producer Sam Katzman.
Production
I Surrender Dear was originally the title of what became Glamour Girl (1948). The title was reused here. Producer Sam Katzman budgeted the film at $140,000.
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