You Were Meant For Me (1948)

Set during the Great Depression, a young small town girl (Jeanne Crain) falls in love with the bandleader (Dan Dailey) of a traveling orchestra. They elope but married life isn't quite what she expected. Directed by Lloyd Bacon (BROTHER ORCHID), this semi musical incorporates many songs that were popular during the 1920s including the title song. Though there are some solid dramatic moments, the movie is predictable right on down to its unrealistic conclusion. Crain does well enough, going from dewy eyed teenager to a wife struggling to keep her marriage together while Dailey has the opportunity to sing and dance (he did his own choreography). It creaks a bit but if you're fan of the two leads, it's watchable. It did nicely at the box office. With Oscar Levant whose acidity keeps things from getting too soppy, Barbara Lawrence, Percy Kilbride, Selena Royle and Herbert Anderson.