helped by many obvious and telescoping cuts. Throughout, the brilliant music of Mr. Gershwin is spotted abundantly, and that is the best—in fact, the only—intrinsically right thing in the film." Variety reported that the film "can't miss" with "such an embarrassment of musical riches," to the point that "corny lapses" in the script "can easily be glossed over." Harrison's Reports wrote that the musical score was "in itself worth the price of admission," while the film also offered "an inspiring, heart-warming story." Wolcott Gibbs of The New Yorker called the music "magnificent", but criticized the plot as a "monumental collection of nonsense," describing the romance as "silly and tiresome." Box office According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $3,342,000 domestically and $1,514,000 foreign. Awards and nominations The film was nominated for the Grand Prize at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also nominated for two Academy Awards; Academy Award for Best Original Score (Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner) and Best Sound Recording (Nathan Levinson). References External links 1945 films 1940s biographical drama films American biographical drama films 1940s English-language films American black-and-white films Biographical films about musicians Films about composers Films about musical theatre George Gershwin in film Warner Bros. films Films directed by Irving Rapper Films scored by Max Steiner Films scored by Ray Heindorf Cultural depictions of classical musicians 1945 drama films 1940s American films