Filmland Follies

             Hollywood loves to make fun of itself, and It's A Great Feeling is yet another vehicle for a studio system spoof. It's also a vehicle for Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan to be "the world's biggest hams," and a relatively-newfound singing sensation in her third film appearance - Doris Day!             It's also Doris's centennial this month, and I'm participating in  Love Letters to Old Hollywood's blogathon to celebrate!             After her successful debut in Romance on the High Seas , Doris Day became everyone's favorite cinematic songstress. She was quickly re-teamed with Jack Carson for a second movie, and then a third when  It's A Great Feeling   was dreamed up. Originally it was a Morgan-Carson comedy under the potential names of Two Guys and a Gal, Two Guys of the Nineties,  and Two Guys from Hollywood . (Dennis Morga...

              This is my entry for the 5th Annual Doris Day blogathon hosted by Love Letters to Old Hollywood ! I must preface my article with two confessions: 1. This is my very first blogathon (!!) and... 2. Before watching  Romance on the High Seas , I had never seen a Doris Day movie. Really!                         I thought it fitting, since I had never seen one of her films, to start at the very beginning. So fasten your seatbelts Bette Davis-style: we're going back to 1948!           The leading role in  Romance on the High Seas was originally written as a star vehicle for Judy Garland, but when that fell through, it went to Betty Hutton. When Betty became pregnant, the director (Michael Curtiz) was persuaded to audition a  relatively unknown band singer - can you guess who? Doris  Day was already an...