My Love Came Back(Warner Bros.) (1940)

(Lead) Olivia deHavilland, Jeffrey Lynn Star In Gay New Comedy, ‘My Love Came Back’ at Strand Cast of Funsters Includes Eddie Albert, Jane Wyman and Charles Winninger One of the gayest comedies in years is coming to the Strand Theatre on Friday, when Warner Bros.’ “My Love Came Back” opens, with Olivia deHavilland in her first screen role since her sensational success in “Gone With The Wind.” Jeffrey Lynn supports Miss deHavilland in the musical, and a cast of cheerer-uppers includes Eddie Albert, Jane Wyman, Charles Winninger and Spring Byington. A star-studded list of names, this, and directed by the important Continental director Kurt Bernhardt, ‘‘My Love Came Back” promises to set a new high for screen entertainment of the hilarious schol. The story opens on # beautiful, talented, high» strung violin student, Amelia Cornell, -played by Miss deHavilland; hurling a book at her music teacher in a New York music academy. This is the result of the teacher unwisely reprimanding Amelia for being late. The girl, to support her mother, had been giving music lessons. But this is against the Academy rules. A sentimental gentleman is Mat 101—15c OLIVIA deHAVILLAND and JEFFREY LYNN industrialist Julius Malette, played by ( Charles Winninger: He arranges to give Amelia a scholarship, without her knowing her patron’s identity. She accepts Julius as a friend, not knowing what he has done for her. To pay more attention to the girl’s career, Julius turns his factory over to Tony Baldwin, played by Jeffrey Lynn. At the same time, Amelia’s best friends, Joy and Dusty, portrayed by Jane Wyman and Eddie Albert, also music students, are trying to organize a band to swing the classics. They need money. A series of wild events follows as information of Julius’ support of Amelia becomes public property and the girl tries to clear her name, but Joy and Dutsy continue to accept money in her name, to put over the band. It’s all straightened out, however, when the band is a_ success, Amelia returns the money, and Tony Baldwin realizes that the comely virtuoso is made to order for him... “My Love Came Back” is based on a story by Walter Reisch, adapted for the screen by Ivan Goff, Robert Buckner and Earl Baldwin. ‘My Love Came Back’ Answers Demand for Light Comedy A recent issue of Motion Picture Daily carried the statement that “A study by Tri-State Theatres has shown that the motion picture public is showing a definite reaction against heavy dramatic pictures. Executives note an increased demand for the lighter films.” An effective answer to this demand is the Strand’s next feature film offering, “My Love Came Back,” which will have its first local showing on Friday. “My Love Came Back” is a frothy comedy of errors, sparkling with wit and charm. Olivia deHavilland, fresh from her triumph as Melanie in “Gone With The Wind”, has a refreshingly different role as a poor — but temperamental — violin student who learns about love from Jeffrey Lynn, who plays a handsome — but serious young business executive. In the featured supporting cast pert Jane Wyman, blonde dynamo of “Flight Angels,” and Eddie Albert, young Broadway musical comedy star who is currently conquering Hollywood, are cast as a romantic twosome who are almost as much in love with swing music as they are with each other. Charles Winninger, as an oldster with youthful ideas, is at his superbly comical best, and Spring Byington has a charming role as his extremely wise and understanding wife. The screen play by Ivan Goff, Robert Buckner and Earl Bald win, based on a story by Walter Reisch, is alive with gay comedy situations delightful romance and a clever use of swing and classical music to advance the plot. Kurt Bernhardt has the direction and has made the most of the charm and talents of a brilliant cast. Olivia deHavilland In Romantic Film Comedy Olivia deHavilland, excellent young actress that she is, has momentarily forsaken — such heavy drama as her memorable Melanie of “Gone With The Wind,” for the role of Amelia Cullen, the gay young heroine of ‘My Love Came Back,” the laugh-provoking romantic Warner Bros. musical comedy at the Strand Theatre on Friday. In the early sequences you'll find the lovely Olivia portraying a needy violin student in love with her work. Later she falls in love with handsome Jeffrey Lynn, while practically every other male in the picture is smitten with the beautiful damsel! Strand audiences will cheer the new comedy since it combines all the elements that make for perfect entertainment. The cast, in addition to Olivia deHavilland and Jeffrey Lynn, includes such likeable celebrities as befuddled Eddie Albert, pert Jane Wyman, Charles Winninger, Spring Byington, Ann Gillis, and William T. Orr. ‘My Love Game Back’ At Strand Friday Beginning Friday the Strand Theatre will show “My Love Came Back,” Warner Bros.’ gay, romantic, musical comedy. The film stars Olivia deHavilland and Jeffrey Lynn, two of Hollywood’s youngest and best-liked players. Miss deHavilland’s star has risen considerably since her amazing performance in a leading role in “Gone With The Wind,” while Mr. Lynn received plaudits from the nation’s critics for his brilliant impersonation of Joyce Kilmer, valiant soldierpoet of “The Fighting 69th.” In “My Love Came Back” these attractive personalities portray young people on their way up in the world. The girl is a brilliant music student who must rely on the benefits of a scholarship “donated” by an elderly admirer so that she may further her promising career as a concert violinist. The boy is a rising young executive in the elderly admirer’s firm, and is saddened when he believes the worst about the “May and December” affair between his employer and the girl he loves. A grand cast pitches in to make the comic situations among the most richly amusing you’ve ever seen. Supporting Miss deHavilland and Lynn are such favorites as funny Eddie Albert and Jane Wyman, Charles Winninger and Spring Byington. Kurt Bernhardt, a newcomer from Central Europe, is the director of the gay new hit taken from Walter Reisch story. [13] THE CAST OLIVIA deHAVILLAND as Amelia Cornell Headstrong but virtuous violin virtuoso working her way through music college. She can't help it if men of all sizes and ages become fatherly and throw scholarships her way. But they're all left holding the scholarship when she meets— Mat 106—15c JEFFREY LYNN as Tony Baldwin Handsome and hard-working young executive who can't understand that Amelia isn't responsible for the mess she's in. One headache after another and he clears things up and takes charge of Amelia— but only after he deals with a slap-happy culprit— Mat 105—15c EDDIE ALBERT as Dusty Rhodes Jitterbug music colleague of Amelia's who swings Chopin when the teacher leaves the room. His one goal in life is to organize a jive band to swing-themasters and feature Amelia. This would be Okay if he didn't mess up Amelia's life with the aid of— Mat 102—15c JANE WYMAN as Joy O'Keefe Blonde bombshell who sets off a couple of hand grenades herself. She tosses a mean fiddle bow over Mendelssohn and helps Dusty get his band, while she gets Dusty. She thinks she's really helping Amelia when she accepts money for her from— Mat 104—15c CHARLES WINNINGER as Julius Malette Moneyed, middle-aged mogul who gets young ideas when he wakes up at a concert and spots Amelia doing a solo. He's the godfather-withoutportfolio who tries to do things for Amelia—but they turn out to be the wrong things. Mat 103—15c Coed TE ES Rapeiittenen (Senate OAR ee Maat SY MMe ks Bae iy ET Spring Byington EDS = Dee eR Stn Beardie RRR Sa Ree Re hep ean lt Hee Grant Mitchell Paul Malette ................. PSS etek eee eties t oirek E William Orr MLR OND OME He oestrus etaiedeis ones eM eal Ann Gillis ey) CaS DGSRAIT CEOR NREL OME ih REN, Menai S. Z. Sakall Th call! 1” Y 5 Apa hin ge celle eae ny RAM Ee lest dP! “ad ty Charles Trowbridge BOWEGRE eel ei chee a Seba ln mee ce Mabel Taliaferro (pi tesa: th ae Ls Rae RRM iol ee a ee tats Aad aa William Davidson CET EL AS a RR eg RE rer le a A Nanette Vallon EON Sear Cee a BELEN Tepe AE Ae ANC rete hy SU” IE aly ah SET ae Sidney Bracy PRODUCTION Directed by KURT BERNHARDT Screen Play by Ivan Goff, Robert Buckner and Earl Baldwin; From a Story by Walter Reisch; Director of Photography, Charles Rosher, A.S.C.; Art Director, Max Parker; Dialogue Director, Hugh Cummings; Film Editor, Rudi Fehr; Sound by E. A. Brown; Music by Heinz Roemheld; Gowns by Orry-Kelly; Musical Director, Leo F. Forbstein; Orchestral Arrangements by Ray Heindorf; Makeup Artist, Perc Westmore. PRU PRR i ee to ad nL ge ee a 85 minutes Additional Publicity Continues on Alternating Pages