One Hundred Men and a Girl
US (1937): Comedy/Musical
Despite its Larry Flynt-friendly title, Deanna Durbin is typically wholesome in this lavishly produced musical, which finds its heroine saving a fledgling orchestra led by financially challenged father Adolph Menjou, along with help from Leopold Stokowski. Not surprisingly, music is literally center stage for much of this delightful film; highlights include Stoki's batonless conducting of Tchaikovsky's "Fifth Symphony" and Deanna's winsome trilling of Mozart's "Alleluia." The resulting package earned its star a special 1938 Academy Award (for her "spirit and personification of youth") and took home an Oscar® of its own for Charles Previn's score. (Amazon.com)
5 nominations, 1 Award
· Music Scoring Awards (Best Score) 1937: Charles Previn [Universal Studio Music Departmental Head & Score (no composer credit for nomination, but credited with Original Music in film credits.)]
· Best Picture 1937: Charles R. Rogers, producer (Universal) w. Joe Pasternak
· Writing (Original Story) 1937: Hans Kräly
· Film Editing 1937: Bernard W. Burton
· Sound Recording 1937: Homer Tasker