Springtime in the Rockies
Seen it?1942 | 91 min | Romance, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping and people who like their stories with a little heart-flutter, this one's for you. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. Shelve it next to How to Marry a Millionaire or An American in Paris.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Zips along, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1942: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if romance makes you roll your eyes.
Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner, Victor Price, and Dan's career takes a nosedive. In hopes of rekindling their romance and getting Vicky back on the boards with him, Dan follows her to a ritzy resort in the Canadian Rockies, where she and Victor are about to open their new act. But things get complicated when Dan wakes after a bender to find that he's hired an outlandish Latin secretary, Rosita Murphy, which makes Vicky think he's just up to his old tricks again.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$4 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
Behind the scenes
A few things you might not know about the making of Springtime in the Rockies.
According to a 20 December 1941 story outline, contained in the Twentieth Century-Fox Produced Scripts Collection at the UCLA Library, Fred Astaire and Rudy Vallée were originally considered for the male leads.
ProductionAccording to the Records of the Legal Department, also at UCLA, the studio paid $1,000 for a waiver from Villa Moret Inc., holders of the copyright to the song "When It's Springtime in the Rockies", for the use of the title.
ProductionAccording to a The Hollywood Reporter news item, the studio intended to shoot the picture on location at Lake Louise in Canada due to "defense regulations hindering exterior shooting in the Hollywood area".
ProductionGrable and James were married in 1943, and according to modern sources, they named their first-born daughter, Victoria Elizabeth, after the character Grable played in this film.
Production
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Cast & crew
Directed by Irving Cummings
- Betty GrableVicky Lane
- Carmen MirandaRosita Murphy
- John PayneDan Christy
- Cesar RomeroVictor Prince
- Charlotte GreenwoodPhoebe Gray
- Edward Everett HortonMcTavish
- Harry JamesHarry James
- Chick ChandlerStage Manager (uncredited)
- Iron Eyes CodyWhite Cloud (uncredited)
- J.W. CodyRunning Deer (uncredited)