A Little Bit of Heaven (1940 film)
- October 11, 1940 (1940-10-11)
A Little Bit of Heaven is a 1940 musical film starring teenage soprano singer Gloria Jean.
The film's title comes from a traditional Irish song that Gloria Jean sings at a family gathering. Her 2005 biography is similarly titled: Gloria Jean: A Little Bit of Heaven. The film is an unofficial sequel to 1939's The Under-Pup, featuring several cast members from that film, but as different characters. The group of girls in The Under-Pup was called "The Penguins", and Gloria Jean sings the group's song early in this film.
Plot
Midge Loring is a young member of a large Irish working-class family who becomes a singing sensation on a local radio station. The family's new-found wealth causes some discord until the family realizes that their closeness is what they value the most.
Cast
- Gloria Jean as Midge Loring
- Robert Stack as Bob Terry
- Hugh Herbert as Pop Loring
- C. Aubrey Smith as Grandpa
- Stuart Erwin as Cotton
- Nan Grey as Janet Loring
- Eugene Pallette as Herrington
- Billy Gilbert as Tony
- Kenneth Brown as Tony's son
- Billy Lenhart as Tony's son
- Nana Bryant as Mom Loring
- Tommy Bond as Jerry
- Charles Previn as Radio Conductor
- Kitty O'Neil as Mrs. Mitchell
- Helen Brown as Herrington's secretary
Production
In January 1940 Universal announced that Gloria Jean's third movie would be Our City, the tale of two sisters, based on a story by Grover Jones. Loretta Young was to play the sister and the cast would include Robert Cummings, Eugene Pallette, Lewis Howard and Billy Gilbert.[1]
By May the title had been changed to Straight from the Heart and Young was replaced by Nan Grey.[2] Then it became A Little Bit of Heaven and Cummings was replaced by Robert Stack. Filming began in June.[3]
References
External links
- A Little Bit of Heaven at IMDb
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