You Will Remember

An initially slow-paced fictionalized biography of poor boy Kelly, who changes his name and grows up to be famed music-hall songwriter Morley, playing Leslie Stuart. With the aid of his lifelong friend Williams, Morley makes it big with his catchy numbers, but then falls victim to the rise of the Jazz Age. In debtor's prison, Morley is saved by the friends and well-wishers of better times. Production numbers featuring the singing of music-hall performer Finglass are well done, overcoming the weaknesses of the sentimental screenplay. Morley and Williams both went on to better things in the George Bernard Shaw classic MAJOR BARBARA. Songs include "Lily of Laguna," "L...