Mad About Music (1938) On DVD

Actor:          Deanna Durbin, Gail Patrick, Herbert Marshall, Arthur Treacher, William Frawley
Director:      Norman Taurog
Genre:         Comedy
Year:           1938
Studio:        Universal Studios
Length:       98
Released:   February 4, 2011
Rating:        Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:       DVD
Misc:           Black & White
Language:  English
Subtitles  :  N/A

DESCRIPTION:

In an attempt to maintain her glamorous screen image, a famous film actress (Gail Patrick) is forced by her studio to hide her 14-year-daughter (Deanna Durbin) in a Swiss boarding school away from the publicity-hungry press. To keep her real identity secret from the other school girls, she invents a fictitious father, claiming he is a globe-trotting big game hunter. Forced to prove his existence, she tries to coax a friendly composer (Herbert Marshall) on vacation in Switzerland to play along with her ruse. Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Cinematography and Best Music Scoring, Durbin's third feature film features a music score including "A Serenade to the Stars," "Chapel Bells," and Durbin's rendition of "Ave Maria."