I'll See You In My Dreams

An entertaining and heartfelt biography of songwriter Gus Kahn (Thomas) and his wife and inspiration, Grace LeBoy (Day). Kahn's life is traced from his Chicago roots to his New York rise with Ziegfeld. His temporary downslide is seen after the 1929 market crash and the departure of his wife. She returns, however, and stays with him until his death in 1941. The songs, all of whose lyrics are by Kahn, include "Ain't We Got Fun," "Ukelele Lady" (Richard Whiting, Ray Egan), "The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else," "I'll See You in My Dreams," "It Had To Be You," "Swingin' down the Lane" (Isham Jones), "My Buddy," "Makin' Whoopee!," "Yes Sir, That's My Baby," "Carolin...