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You Were Meant for Me (1948)
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Release Date:
1 February 1948 (USA) moreGenre:
MusicalTagline:
The Loves, the songs, the laughter of that wonderful "Flapper Age"!Plot:
1920's bandleader Chuck Arnold meets hometown girl Peggy at one of the band's dances and next day weds her... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Nice Film Spoiled By Weak Ending ** moreCast
(Credited cast) | Jeanne Crain | ... | Peggy Mayhew |
| Dan Dailey | ... | Chuck Arnold |
| Oscar Levant | ... | Oscar Hoffman |
| Barbara Lawrence | ... | Louise Crane |
| Selena Royle | ... | Mrs. Cora Mayhew |
| Percy Kilbride | ... | Mr. Andrew Mayhew |
 | Herbert Anderson | ... | Eddie |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Marilyn Monroe | ... | (unconfirmed) |
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92 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)MOVIEmeter: 
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"You Were Meant for Me" has all the elements of a very nice film. We have a dance band and Jeanne Craine falling for and marrying band leader Dan Dailey over night.
All goes well until the stock market crashes in 1929 and the band is forced to disband.
Dailey and Jeanne move back with her parents, Percy Kilbride, who, for a change is not funny here and the dependable Selena Royle who really never was known for comedic gifts. Their lack of it is showing here. Kilbride,in particular, wastes chances to enhance his part. Known for deadpan humor, it is missing here.
Invariably, when Dailey refuses a job offer that he considers beneath him, the two argue and Dailey runs off to N.Y.
It is at this point that the film goes awry. Dailey, at the bus depot, looks out at Bloomington, Indiana. He runs back to Craine where he finds long-time pal Oscar (Oscar Levant) at the house. Kilbride comes home from his job. By the next scene, Dailey is leading a band and Levant is working selling bricks at Kilbride's place.
Craine and Dailey dance and the film ends. There was no proper segue leading up to this end.
In addition, the few dance numbers are too stilted. Craine, tries but gives little pep to this film. Song and dance man Dailey is wasted here.