Its a Great Feeling (Warner Bros.) (1949)

REWSPAPER COPY “IT'S A GREAT FEELING ROMANCING lovely Doris Day is Dennis Morgan in the gay Technicolor filmusical, “It’s A Great Feeling,’ which also stars Jack Carson. Guest stars include Gary Cooper and Joan Crawford. Still 711-602 Mat 711-2C 12 Warner Bros. Stars Appear In “It’s A Great Feeling”’ No fewer than 12 stars appear in “It’s A Great Feeling,” the Warner Bros. Technicolor comedy coming into the Strand on Friday, representing the greatest film entertainment bargain for local moviegoers since ‘Hollywood Canteen.”’ In addition to Dennis Morgan, Doris Day and Jack Carson who star in the film, there are guest appearances by Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Sydney Greenstreet, Patricia Neal, Eleanor Parker, Ronald Reagan, Edward G. Robinson and Jane Wyman. The zany story of a pretty waitress who wants to be a star and the help she gets from an equally zany director and male star, the action of the story takes place in a major Hollywood studio and hence the guest shots by the various stars of the Warner Bros. roster. REFLECTING THE GAIETY of “It’s A Great Feeling” are Jack Carson, Doris Day and Dennis Morgan. The Warner Bros. Technicolor comedy of a Hollywood story opens at the Strand Friday. Still 711-611 & Mat 711-2E WB’s ‘It’s A Great Feeling, ’ Star-Filled Comedy, Coming Strand Theatre-goers are in for a big bargain entertainment treat when “It’s A Great Feeling,” the Warner Bros. Technicolor comedy, opens on Friday. for that gay film boasts, in addition to its own star roster, the guest appearances of nine other top Hollywood stars. Dennis Morgan, Doris Day and Jack Carson play the film’s lead roles while the guests in clude Gary Cooper, Joan Craw ford, Errol Flynn, Sydney Greenstreet, Patricia Neal, Eleanor Parker, Ronald Reagan, Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman. A gala film with seven new tunes by the artful Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, “It’s A Great Feeling” is the story of a pretty waitress in a major Hollywood studio who wants to become a star. She appeals to Jack Carson, a director whom no star wants, and the eventful race to Morgan and Carson Dance Apache Style For Film Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson agreed today that they had just completed their most rigorous screen chore. It was an apache dance routine for “It’s A Great Feeling,” Warners’ Technicolor comedy of life in Hollywood, coming to the Strand Theatre on Friday. “T never had anything tire me out so completely,” said Jack, who is six feet, two and weighs 202 pounds. “In fact, I was so tired last night I hardly slept a wink just thinking about it” “Me too!” said Dennis, who is six feet, two and weighs 195 pounds. “I never realized that dancing could be about as strenuous as professional football.” Frank Mazzone, head of the famous Mazzone-Abbott troupe around which dance director LeRoy Prinz built the elaborate— and strenuous—number, intervened at this point. “Few people realize that dancing is about as hard work as you can find,” he said, “like any sport, it requires constant practice and intensive training. The dance, part of a dream sequence inspired by Miss Day, required two weeks of rehearsal and three days shooting time. When it was complete, Dennis and Jack went to the studio training room and stepped on the scales. Dennis had lost eight pounds and Jack nine! Doris Day Aspires To Sing And Ride In Doris Day wants to do a western, so she’s learned to ride a horse. : “T didn’t think of making a western movie until Michael Curtiz signed me to a contract. “T’ve been talking to him about it lately and he thinks that maybe something good along that line will come along soon.” Doris thinks her love of outdoor western life comes from the fact that she was born and bred in a city. “Most girls think about the fancy dresses they’re going to have when they grow up,” she said, “I didn’t. I thought about horses.” “T wasn’t even discouraged Hoss Opera when I got bounced off in one of my early lessons. “Tt just made me more determined to become a_ good rider.” Doris was asked whether she’d like to sing in a western. “T certainly would,” she replied promptly, “As a matter of fact, there are plenty of spots for songs in a western.” Right now, Doris is co-starring with Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson in “It’s A Great Feeling,” Warners’ Technicolor comedy of Hollywood life, currently at the Strand. Featured in guest appearance roles in the film are Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn and Jane Wyman. COLUMN FTEMS Doris Day, who is blonde, appears as a brunette. in two sequences of “It’s A Great Feeling”... places, the Hollywood Bowl and its Pepper Tree Lane was a location site for the film. . One of Hollywood’s most famous . Five of Hollywood’s most beautiful girls play fashion models in a sequence of “It’s A Great Feeling.”? They are blonde Nita Talbot, red-headed Joan Vohs, and brunette Eve Whitney, Carol Brewster and Sue Casey ... Bill Goodwin celebrated his 10th anniversary as a screen actor while working in “It’s A Great Feeling” . . . Professional wresilers were used in a wrestling sequence for the film ... Doris Day took French language lessons for her role in “It’s A Great Feeling” ... The famous Mazzone-Abboti troupe of Apache dancers featured in vaudeville and night clubs make their film debut in “It’s A Great Feeling” .. . songs by the famous team of Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne are intro Seven new duced in the Technicolor comedy ... 114 dress extras were used in a party sequence for “It’s A Great Feeling” . .. Among the stars making guest appearances in “It’s A Great Feeling”? are Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Sydney Greenstreet, Pat Neal, Eleanor Parker, Ronald Reagan, Edward G. Robinson and Jane Wyman. stardom is on. The picture Carson must direct in order to keep from going to the poorhouse has Dennis Morgan for its star but no femme star to play opposite. Morgan and Carson try to persuade the producer to ‘“discover” Miss Day but succeed only in harassing him into a nervous breakdown, and it is through their antics around the studio that they meet up with the various stars mentioned. Cahn-Styne Pen Tunes For Film Seven new songs by the famous team of Sammy Cahn and Jule Styné are introduced in Warner Bros.’ Technicolor comedy, “It’s A Great Feeling,”’ now at the Strand Theatre. Besides the title song, “It’s A Great Feeling”, the film features ‘“Fiddle-deedee”’, “Blame My AbsentMinded Heart’, “‘At The Cafe Rendezvous”, “Give Me A Song With A Beautiful Melody”, ‘“There’s Nothing Rougher Than Love” and “That Was A Big Fat Lie’’. DENNIS MORGAN BORIS DAY JACK CARSON Still 711-609 Mat 711-1D Bill Goodwin’s Lazy Role Bill Goodwin, who plays a movie producer in “It’s A Great Feeling,” Warner Bros. Technicolor comedy at the Strand, drew the softest role of the year. One sequence has him in an over-sized double bed, another in a pullman berth, a third in a lawn swing and a fourth on an overstuffed chaise lounge.