With a Song in My Heart

With a Song in My Heart is a 1952 biographical film which tells the story of actress and singer Jane Froman, who was crippled by an airplane crash on February 22, 1943, when the Boeing 314 Pan American Clipper flying boat she was on suffered a crash landing in the Tagus River near Lisbon, Portugal. She entertained the troops in World War II despite having to walk with crutches. The film stars Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter, Robert Wagner, Helen Westcott and Una Merkel. Froman herself supplied Hayward's singing voice. The movie was written and produced by Lamar Trotti... and directed by Walter Lang. The title song, "With a Song in My Heart", became famous in the UK as the theme to the long-running BBC radio show, Family Favourites. It won the Academy Award for Original Music Score and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role , Best Actress in a Supporting Role , Best Costume Design, Color and Best Sound, Recording . The film won the Golden Globe award for best picture in the musical or comedy category, and Susan Hayward won the Golden Globe award for leading actress in a musical or comedy.
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