With a Song in My Heart (1952)

Susan Hayward plays Jane Froman -- small-town singer who hits it big thanks to her savvy friend/manager/eventual husband. It shoots for a bit of "A Star is Born" as her less-talented husband gets jealous, drunk, and snippy as she rises to the top -- but there's not much bite to those scenes.

The "big story" is when Jane flies off to entertain the troops and winds up struggling to keep her leg after the plane crashes. Will the rugged fellow survivor give her the courage to fight? Will the charmingly brash nurse (Thelma Ritter) provide comic relief? Duh. Plus, it's based on a true story, so you know it's gotta turn out OK.

Not effective enough to squeeze any tears outta my eyes, but serviceable and the songs are pretty good.

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