Always in My Heart (film)

1942 film

March 14, 1942 (1942-03-14)

Running time

92 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$515,000^[1]^[2]Box office$2,098,000^[1]^[2]

Always in My Heart is a 1942 American drama film directed by Jo Graham and starring Kay Francis and Walter Huston. The song "Siempre en Mi Corazón" ("Always in My Heart"), by Ernesto Lecuona (music and Spanish lyrics) and Kim Gannon (English lyrics) was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song.

Plot

MacKenzie Scott, a brilliant musician, is falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to life. While Scott languishes in prison, his long-suffering ex-wife Marjorie raises their two children to adulthood. Out of respect for Scott, whom she still loves, Marjorie never reveals to the kids that their father is in jail, insisting instead that Scott has long since died.^[3]

Cast

Kay Francis as Marjorie 'Mudge' Scott
Walter Huston as MacKenzie 'Mac' Scott
Gloria Warren as Victoria 'Vickie' Scott
Diana Hale as Booley, Angie's Granddaughter (credited as Patty Hale)
Frankie Thomas as Martin 'Marty' Scott
Una O'Connor as Angie, Scotts' Housekeeper
Sidney Blackmer as Philip Ames
Armida as Lolita
Frank Puglia as Joe Borelli
Russell Arms as Red
Anthony Caruso as Frank
Elvira Curci as Rosita Borelli
John Hamilton as Warden
Harry Lewis as Steve
Herbert Gunn as Dick
Borrah Minevitch as Blackie
The Harmonica Rascals as Themselves

Box office

The film earned $524,000 in the US and Canada and $1,574,000 elsewhere.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Always in My Heart" at Kay Francis Films accessed 13 May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 22 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ allmovie.com entry