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So This Is Love

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Although Grace Moore's true story is much more interesting than this movie the music alone would make me rent or buy this film. Grace was born in a small valley in the hills of Tennessee and became one of the most famous women in her time. It's too bad Columbia doesn't release all her films on video so that people can see and hear this true talent. This movie is famous for being the only film that had Merv Griffen as a romantic lead and featured the first open mouthed kiss on film (according to Griffen). There is also a great dance sequence in this film. Grace Moore was voted one of the 10 most beautiful women by Flo Zeigfeld and the lovely Kathryn Grayson does a superb job of showing Grace's beauty and determination at a time when women were not truly valued. I bought this movie and even gave one to a friend that loves musicals.

So this is Love, which depicts the early career of Grace Moore, gives Kathryn Grayson an opportuity to demonstrate her skills for all types of music: arias, classics, showtunes, and popular. Her stunning beauty, glorious voice, and captivating charm in this and her many other films clearly established her as the reigning diva of Hollywoood's golden era. However, the script, as in most or Grayson's other movies, does not give her much of a chance to to use her considerable acting skills which she displayed with great success in her later TV, theater, and operatic performances. Overall, I give this film 4 stars but Grayson rates 5 stars! Putting this film on DVD was long overdue!

this movie showed me how determend grace more was .beautiful story great music very funny a pleasure to see. kathryn grayson was just meant for the part . thecostumes were beautiful.so this is love had had all the ingreatings for a great movie . annette degrandis of willoughby ohio

SO THIS IS LOVE is really a semi-biography of Grace Moore, who was killed in a plane crash at the height of her career. It deals only with the earlier years of Miss Moore's life to show the determination and grace that led to her singing career, up until her New York City debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in "La Boheme."

It gives KATHRYN GRAYSON a chance to sing a variety of songs in coloratura style, but since the story does not cover Miss Moore's Hollywood career at all, many of her most well-known songs had to be omitted. Instead, we get a sprinkling of a few opera numbers and many other pop standards, all of them suitable for Grayson's voice. She's in fine form vocally and delivers all of the songs with her customary charm and grace.

MERV GRIFFIN, before his celebrity and TV fame, makes his second appearance in a movie as one of Miss Moore's admirers and gets to warble "I Kiss Your Hand Madame" while doing a nice job on the vocals. WALTER ABEL and ANN DORAN play Grayson's parents, not at all thrilled that she wants to leave her small town life for a fling at stardom in the big city.

Grayson has a role that is tailor-made for her own background as a singer. DOUGLAS DICK is rather colorless as another disappointed suitor who can't compete with her operatic ambitions, but FORTUNIO BONANOVA is excellent as a sympathetic voice coach who makes sure that she takes proper care of her throat condition before returning to him for his coaching. The story simply ends at the point of her first great success as Mimi in "La Boheme" at the Met.

Final verdict: Opera fans should enjoy this tribute to Miss Moore, and fans of Miss Grayson should appreciate the care taken to photograph her in beautiful close-ups while she takes aim at arias by Gounod and Puccini in good voice.

I was more than happy to order this movie (along with 3 others) as they have been long time favorites. Unfortunately they negelected to let the buyer know that these movies are recorded so they will not play on a DVD/VCR Combo player. They can be played on my PC or visit a friend and play them on a regular DVD player.

The picture can be dull but the singing by Kathryn Grayson is as usual spectacular.

I guess if you're a Grayson fan this movie is pretty good. But I can't stand her quavery voice. If you really want to know about Grace Moore, get HER movies....When You're in Love (with Cary Grant), New Moon with Tibbett, and The King Steps Out. I have all of them and I consider these 3 the best. There are clips from these on Youtube.

Moore spent 8 years on broadway before opera. Her 'Minnie the Moocher' version shows her incredible ability with both genres.