WITH A SONG IN MY HEART (1952) C 117m dir: Walter Lang

w/Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter, Robert Wagner, Helen Westcott, Una Merkel, Richard Allan, Max Showalter, Lyle Talbot

From The Movie Guide: "This fairly accurate film biography stars Susan Hayward as singer Jane Froman, whose story is told in flashback. In 1936 she gets her first break on a Cincinnati radio station, and from there it's on to personal appearances at Radio City Music Hall and across the country. Although she's somewhat ambivalent about the match, Jane eventually marries her mentor, Don Ross (David Wayne). Problems arise, however, as Don becomes jealous of his wife's success. When Jane goes off to entertain troops during WWII, her plane crashes off the Portuguese coast. Rescued by pilot John Burn (Rory Calhoun), the badly injured singer undergoes a difficult recuperation in a Lisbon hospital, becoming fast friends with her nurse, Clancy (Thelma Ritter, whose character is fictional). John, meanwhile, falls in love with Jane, who stifles her own feelings because she is married. She returns to the US, undergoes a series of painful operations (with faithful Clancy by her side), and works with Don's help to get her career back on track. ...

"Froman provides Hayward's singing voice, to glorious effect, in a host of standards from various writers (with uncredited background vocals provided by the Skylarks, Modernaires, Melody Men, King's Men, Starlighters, and Four Girlfriends). Five-time Oscar nominee Hayward, as always, gives her best, making WITH A SONG IN MY HEART a satisfying film on all levels."

The film won an Oscar for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (Alfred Newman). It was also nominated for Best Actress (Hayward), Supporting Actress (Ritter), Costume Design (Charles LeMaire), and Sound (Thomas T. Moulton).

Hayward finally won an Oscar in 1958 for her performance in I WANT TO LIVE.