Biographical melodrama traces bandleader Eddy Duchin's life from his meager beginnings as a struggling pianist to his years as a highly successful radio and nightclub personality. Director George Sidney underlines all of Duchin's ups-and-downs with the usual lumbering heaviness. The picture is soapy Hollywood schmaltz which fails to escape superficiality (and a few howlers in the screenplay). There are some strong dramatic scenes near the end, and Tyrone Power fares well in the lead (his piano-playing was dubbed by Carmen Cavallaro). Supporting players Kim Novak and Victoria Shaw aren't so lucky. Lots of studio gloss, yet film is mostly painted cardboard. ** from ****
Review of The Eddy Duchin Story
