
Can't Help Singing
Seen it?1944 | 90 min | Western
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- Made for most people. If you loved Blazing Saddles, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
With the California Gold Rush beginning, Senator Frost's singing daughter Caroline loves a young army officer; the Senator can't stand him, and has him sent to California. Headstrong Caroline follows him by train, riverboat, and covered wagon, gaining companions en route: a vagrant Russian prince and gambler Johnny Lawlor, who just might take her mind off the army.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Frank Ryan
- Deanna DurbinCaroline Frost
- Robert PaigeJohnny Lawlor
- Akim TamiroffPrince Gregory Stroganovsky
- David BruceLatham
- Leonid KinskeyKoppa
- June VincentMiss McLean
- Ray CollinsSenator Frost
- Andrew TombesSad Sam
- Thomas GomezCarstairs
- Clara BlandickAunt Cissy