The music was played by pianist Carmen Cavallaro in his own style. He had a completely different, and more technically precise, style of playing than Eddy Duchin had. The orchestral arrangements and style of playing are also anachronistic - Cavallaro's of the 1950s versus Duchin's, typical of the late 1920s and early 1930s. (Duchin's orchestra also included a tuba and banjo). If you listen to recordings by both, this is clearly evident.
The Central Park Casino was portrayed in the movie by the famed Tavern on the Green, also located in Central Park, since by the time of filming in the mid-50s the Casino was long gone.
From 1946 onward, after Eddy returns from World War II, all of the women's hair styles and clothing, particularly those of Victoria Shaw, are strictly 1956, often quite distant and different from those worn by women in the period being depicted. And in just about every scene in which automobiles are involved, contemporary mid-1950s models can be seen all too prominently in the background.
Re: Andrew Paul Smith.
IMDb has the name Andrew Paul Smith listed as a "second boy" in the film The Eddy Duchin Story. If this refers to the young boy who is the friend of young Peter Duchin (played by Rex Thompson), who plays the clarinet in the scene where Peter and his friends are performing for his father in the studio, the young clarinetist is Andrew Paul Smith. Although Andrew is faking the clarinet solos, the clarinet music is being performed by his father, George W. Smith, who was first chair clarinet in the Columbia Studios Orchestra. Andrew Paul Smith also had a speaking part in the studio scene, speaking with Eddy Duchin prior to the kids' jam session. Andrew Paul Smith had no further involvement in the motion picture or television industry in any form after appearing in this film.
Thanks for making these changes.
Sincerely,
Michael W. Smith - brother of Andrew Paul Smith.
IMDb has the name Andrew Paul Smith listed as a "second boy" in the film The Eddy Duchin Story. If this refers to the young boy who is the friend of young Peter Duchin (played by Rex Thompson), who plays the clarinet in the scene where Peter and his friends are performing for his father in the studio, the young clarinetist is Andrew Paul Smith. Although Andrew is faking the clarinet solos, the clarinet music is being performed by his father, George W. Smith, who was first chair clarinet in the Columbia Studios Orchestra. Andrew Paul Smith also had a speaking part in the studio scene, speaking with Eddy Duchin prior to the kids' jam session. Andrew Paul Smith had no further involvement in the motion picture or television industry in any form after appearing in this film.
Thanks for making these changes.
Sincerely,
Michael W. Smith - brother of Andrew Paul Smith.
From several shots, including continuous shots from hands to face, it is evident that Tyrone Power pantomimed the piano playing himself, no mean feat.