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I Love Melvin (1953) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Don Weis .

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I Love Melvin (1953)

By The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 26, 2026 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

Melvin Hoover (Donald O'Connor), a photographer's apprentice for Look magazine, wants to impress Judy (Debbie Reynolds), a budding stage actress, and so he claims he is a photographer doing a spread for the magazine. After shooting hundreds of pictures of her, he is reluctant to admit that they won'... Read full article


I Love Melvin (1953)

By Cameron on Apr 1, 2017 From The Blonde At The Film

via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Melvin Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. I Love Melvin reunites Singin’ in the Rain stars Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds; in fact, this film began shooting about a month after Singin’ in the Rain premiered in the spring of... Read full article


Musical Monday: I Love Melvin (1953)

on Jan 2, 2017 From Comet Over Hollywood

It?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: ?I Love Melvin? (1953)? Musi... Read full article


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Mr. Schneider: Have some food!
Melvin: No thanks, not on an empty stomach.


Mr. Schneider: [surreptitiously watching Judy in a long kiss with Melvin outside the door] What is this - a time exposure?


Judy: Don't hurt Melvin!
Mr. Schneider: Hurt him! I'll rip his ears off!


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The opening segment is Debbie Reynolds singing "A Lady Loves (to Love)" in a sophisticated setting. A second version in a rural setting was shot but cut from the film. It can be seen in That's Entertainment! III.
Howard Keel was to have originally been the star in Judy (Debbie Reynolds)'s dream, but Keel and his song "And There You Are" were cut after previews and replaced with a brief scene between Reynolds and 'Robert Taylor'.
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