Дианна Дурбин/СЕСТРА ЕГО ДВОРЕЦКОГО/2

СЕСТРА ЕГО ДВОРЕЦКОГО (HIS BUTLER'S SISTER)(1943) - замечательный фильм Дианны (Дины) Дурбин (Deanna Durbin). Часть 2.
On a train to New York, word gets out that famous Broadway composer Charles Gerard (Franchot Tone) is on board. A novelty act known as the Sunshine Twins (Iris Adrian, Robin Raymond) auditions for him outside of his compartment, which upsets him. He tells the porter to keep everyone away from him. Meanwhile, Ann Carter (Deanna Durbin), a young singer hoping to make it big overhears the Sunshine Twins talking about Charles Gerard. She decides to find him and audition for him as well, though she ends up singing for a girdle salesman! Gerard, who gets off the train at Cleveland, hears the beautiful voice but doesn't have time to find out whose it is. Ann finally arrives in New York and goes to see her much older half-brother Martin Murphy (Pat O'Brien). He had recently sent her an envelope full of money, and she used it to travel to New York to see him, and also to get her big break. She is enchanted with his beautiful penthouse and is surprised when he tells her that he is not rich like he had led her to believe, but is actually Charles Gerard's butler! He informs her that she cannot stay there, since his boss will be upset but lets her stay the night since Gerard is Cleveland. She tells him that she would be glad to help him out with his chores to repay him for letting her stay. The next morning, Ann makes friends with the cook Severina (Elsa Jannsen). Then, while she is vacuuming the floor underneath the piano she is interrupted by Charles Gerard, who has returned early. He believes that she is the new maid. Ann decides not to tell him that she is Martin's sister, believing that she will finally get her chance to audition for him. When Martin hears that Ann is going to be the new maid, he is upset. Severina blackmails him into letting her stay on though, since he does not actually do as much work as he is supposed to. He reluctantly agrees but warns her that she must do her fair share and not audition. She gets to work immediately, going to the market and befriending a group of butlers (Akim Tamiroff, Alan Mowbray, Frank Jenks, Hans Conreid) along the way. Gerard throws a party the next night, and invites his friends, including Broadway producer Kalb (Walter Catlett) and his girlfriend Elizabeth Campbell (Evelyn Ankers). The guests like Ann a lot. Meanwhile, Elizabeth informs Charles that she is going to be staying in Maine, and invites him to join her. He agrees, since he is having trouble writing new songs.

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