Liza Elliott, "Allure" magazines editor-in-chief, suffers from headaches and continuous daydreams and undergoes psychoanalysis to determine why.Liza Elliott, "Allure" magazines editor-in-chief, suffers from headaches and continuous daydreams and undergoes psychoanalysis to determine why.Liza Elliott, "Allure" magazines editor-in-chief, suffers from headaches and continuous daydreams and undergoes psychoanalysis to determine why.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 3 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was one of the first films to use the word "sex." Ray Milland says, "Rage is a pretty good substitute for sex, isn't it?"
- Quotes
Russell Paxton: "This is the end! The absolute end!"
- Crazy creditsAt the start of the film the Paramount logo is set at night, in the dark.
At the end of the film the Paramount logo is seen at dawn, come into the light.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Book Revue (1946)
- SoundtracksMain Title
Music by James Jimmy Van Heusen and Lyrics by Johnny Burke
Performed by the Paramount Studio Orchestra and Chorus
Featured review
Entertaining
Liza (Ginger Rogers) is the editor of a magazine who can no longer make decisions. She suffers headaches because she is highly strung about work and she has a love life that she is not comfortable with. Through psychoanalysis with Dr Brooks (Barry Sullivan), she unravels her troubles by recounting 3 dream sequences. Can she regain her decisiveness?
This film is a bit girly in that it concerns one woman's journey to discover lost memories and understand her behaviours. It has great colour, good costumes and it's well acted with a spattering of humour throughout. The bulk of the film comes in the form of dream sequences which are musical, colourful and surreal. The 2nd sequence has a pointless dance scene which drags on a bit but overall the dreams are entertaining. The rest of the film follows the romances that Liza has alongside her role as a tough "boss lady". The film is fun and has a happy ending.
This film is a bit girly in that it concerns one woman's journey to discover lost memories and understand her behaviours. It has great colour, good costumes and it's well acted with a spattering of humour throughout. The bulk of the film comes in the form of dream sequences which are musical, colourful and surreal. The 2nd sequence has a pointless dance scene which drags on a bit but overall the dreams are entertaining. The rest of the film follows the romances that Liza has alongside her role as a tough "boss lady". The film is fun and has a happy ending.
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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