[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    EmmysSuperheroes GuideSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideBest Of 2025 So FarDisability Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Toute à toi

Original title: Nice Girl?
  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
467
YOUR RATING
Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, and Franchot Tone in Toute à toi (1941)
Classic MusicalComing-of-AgeComedyDramaMusical

A young girl finds herself attracted to one of her father's business partners.A young girl finds herself attracted to one of her father's business partners.A young girl finds herself attracted to one of her father's business partners.

  • Director
    • William A. Seiter
  • Writers
    • Richard Connell
    • Gladys Lehman
    • Phyllis Duganne
  • Stars
    • Deanna Durbin
    • Franchot Tone
    • Walter Brennan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    467
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Seiter
    • Writers
      • Richard Connell
      • Gladys Lehman
      • Phyllis Duganne
    • Stars
      • Deanna Durbin
      • Franchot Tone
      • Walter Brennan
    • 12User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

    Photos37

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 30
    View Poster

    Top cast56

    Edit
    Deanna Durbin
    Deanna Durbin
    • Jane Dana
    Franchot Tone
    Franchot Tone
    • Richard Calvert
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Hector Titus
    Robert Stack
    Robert Stack
    • Don Winthrop Webb
    Robert Benchley
    Robert Benchley
    • Prof. Oliver Wendall Holmes Dana
    Helen Broderick
    Helen Broderick
    • Cora Foster
    Ann Gillis
    Ann Gillis
    • Nancy Dana
    Anne Gwynne
    Anne Gwynne
    • Sylvia Dana
    Elisabeth Risdon
    Elisabeth Risdon
    • Martha Peasley
    Nana Bryant
    Nana Bryant
    • Mary Peasley
    Georgie Billings
    • Pinky Greene
    • (as George Billings)
    Tommy Kelly
    Tommy Kelly
    • Ken Atkins
    Marcia Mae Jones
    Marcia Mae Jones
    • Jane's Friend at Benefit
    Kathryn Adams
    Kathryn Adams
    • Bride
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Austin
    Frank Austin
    • Small Town Man
    • (uncredited)
    Brandon Beach
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Celebration Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Bush
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Seiter
    • Writers
      • Richard Connell
      • Gladys Lehman
      • Phyllis Duganne
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews12

    6.5467
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    6richard-1787

    Very good and very weak

    This is basically two movies that have nothing to do with each other.

    On the one hand, there are the musical numbers, mostly solos for Durbin. They are often very beautifully and movingly performed. Simple, but deeply felt. Some of Durbin's best singing.

    And then there is the rest of the movie, the plot. It is paper thin, not developed, not interesting, not worth watching.

    Which left me wondering: why didn't Universal put at least a little effort into creating a decent script to showcase Durbin's beautiful, moving performances? The cast is fine. All of the leads had given great performances in great movies. They could have handled much better material easily.

    Why didn't Universal bother to come up with something for them? Why did they leave Durbin stranded with nothing to work with? A mystery.
    9lisa-wolofsky

    Thank You, Deanna!

    I must start my review by stating that I was born in 1935 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, wherein I have lived my entire life to the present date and will continue to live here as long as I still exist. Canada was one of Great Britain's Dominions until it became a nation forming, to the present day, part of the British Commonwealth of Nations titularly led by the British monarch, presently the Queen. Yesterday, by chance, for the very first time, I watched Nice Girl?, on my computer, it having been shown a few years ago on TCM. I knew nothing about it other than its star, Deanna Durbin, who's face and singing voice I had always adored as a kid. and that it was dated from 1941. I found the movie to be delightful from the start. The actors and their acting were/was super; humour laughingly appropriate; small town U.S.A. July 4th festivities with Deanna's songs gorgeously sung and after Robert Stack climbed out from under the army truck and she sang the patriotic Thank You America so wholesomely, I had concluded that the movie, now ending, was indubitably worth 7 stars. I was about to bestow them when suddenly, shockingly, something happened. She began to sing again! "There'll Always Be An England" a song we regularly heard on the radio, learned and sang in my pre-teen primary school years, and which I haven't heard again since the War's end. I was both dumbfounded and elated. A verification on IMDb showed me that filming of the movie took place from November 11, 1940 to January 1941. The big party took place on the July 4th weekend so it must have depicted July 1940, yet the U.S. didn't enter the war until Pearl Harbour, seventeen months later. even though her boyfriend left to join the army a day or two after that weekend. The army audience was there in full uniform to listen to her singing it!! Big unanswerable question!! But it doesn't matter. She sang it so fulsomely, with such heart. I can still remember big parts of that song today. For that song, so sung, my score of the film's points MUST rise an additional minimal two points, from 7 to nine!
    7mik-19

    ALL that adulthood entails!

    What is not to like about 'Nice Girl?'? It needs hardly be among the very best of Deanna Durbin's films to still warrant at least a viewing. And it certainly does.

    Robert Benchley is wonderful as the father raising three daughters with the help of his housekeeper in a small American town. Durbin plays the middle daughter, Dana, and she has her sights set on sophistication, however improbable that prospect seems. Her boyfriend, hunky, blond Robert Stack, is often filmed, bless him, in a skimpy shoulder-less undershirt whilst busying himself under the hood of the beloved car that he seems to value more than Durbin herself. When a mature man of the world, the charming Franchot Tone, shows up to do business with Dad Benchley, all three sisters fall in love with him, and Durbin decides that now is the time to take that final step towards adulthood, with ALL that it entails! "Who wants to be just useful and contented? After all, I am not a cow", Deanna Durbin complains, as she is about to flirt with disaster, preparing to be ravished by Tone in his boudoir of exotic trophies. Durbin hardly looks the Jezebel she makes a stab at, but she does look like a million bucks in her borrowed turban and black evening dress.

    The dialog is snappy, often surprisingly racy for its time, the songs are classics ('The Old Folks at Home', 'Beneath the Lights of Home' etc.) and felt as well as beautifully sung by Durbin. It may not have quite the giddy strength of other Durbin movies such as 'First Love', but it is still a delightful experience.
    5planktonrules

    Meh...

    In 1941, Deanna Durbin was the biggest star at Universal and helped to save the sagging studio. However, this film represents a big of an awkward period. Up until this period, Deanna played young and virginal characters but by 1941, she was entering her 20s and having her play such roles was problematic to say the least! So, instead of a small change, the studio decided to try to titillate and named her next film "Nice Girl?" and they publicized that this sweet young lady would get her first screen kiss. Unfortunately, the film also is rather dull and when seen today it's not exactly a crowd pleaser.

    The dull and slow-moving plot finds Mr. Oliver Dana (Robert Benchley) trying to raise his three daughters with the help of his housekeeper (Helen Broderick). The main focus is on Jane (Durbin) and whether or not she'll get the slow-witted Don (Robert Stack) or Richard Calvert (Franchot Tone). As for Don, he's much more interested in cars than sex and Richard is downright old compared to Deanna (he's 16 years her senior). It's all punctuated with Durban singing and ends with her singing a rousing patriotic tune--which varied depending on if you lived in the US or UK!

    As I said...slow and dull. Not a bad film but one that never help my interest and was far from one of Durbin's best.
    8SimonJack

    A good small town America comedy before the U.S. enters the war

    "Nice Girl?" is a very good comedy set in a small town where Prof. Oliver Wendell Holmes Dana is the principal of the high school. He is a widower with three daughters and a housekeeper-cook. He also is doing research with rabbits at his home. The girls are growing up under the wings of a correct grammarian and language parent. And the banter between the family members is deliciously funny. Theirs is a home with humor, as the one rule of the Dana house is that all jokes are funny.

    Although Robert Benchley is in a supporting role as Prof. Dana, his role stands out. He's at the heart of much of the dialog humor. Others contribute their share in incidents, situations and some lines. Deanna Durbin is Jane, the middle and older teenage daughter. She's also a local celeb of sorts who sings at community events. That's what qualifies this also as a musical, but it's mostly a comedy with some drama.

    Jane's sisters are Anne Gwynne as Sylvia and Ann Gillis as Nancy. Helen Broderick is the housekeeper, Cora Foster; Walter Brennan plays Hector Titus, the mailman and community band leader who also is fond of Cora; and Robert Stack is Don Winthrop Webb, the next-door neighbor, genius of a car mechanic and boyfriend of Jane. Franchot Tone plays Richard Calvert, the advance man for a foundation that has just awarded Prof. Dana a two year research grant.

    All the Dana household expect the advance man to be an old, pudgy guy with a beard. So, when Calvert arrives, the three girls vie for his attention initially. And, his arrival leads to most of the mayhem that ensues.

    The story isn't particularly unusual. It is a comedy and part drama with a somber segment. But the humor and the small town portrayal give it a feel of wholesomeness. And, with the relationships among members of the Dana household, including Cora, this is a very good picture of family. For these reasons and the quick and clever dialog in places, I rate this film fairly high.

    When the family sits down to eat, Prof. Dana says grace, "We thank you for this food and the fun of eating it together in peace. Amen." The poignancy of his prayer would be felt instantly by the audiences at that time, because global war had begun.

    This movie came out in February of 1941. World War II was in its second year, although the U. S. wouldn't be drawn into the war for 10 months. Still, the U. S. was supporting Great Britain and the Allies. At film's end, Don joins the Army and Jane sings a rousing song, "Thank You America." Then, a video attached at the end has Deanna singing a chin-up song for the Brits, "There'll Always Be an England." As the film ends, the standard appeal to buy war bonds and stamps appears.

    I think most people will still enjoy this film well into the 21st century. Here are some favorite lines.

    Prof. Dana, talking to himself as he writes at his desk, "This is the thesis of my exegesis. Thesis of my exegesis? Exegesis... treatise. This is the thesis of my treatise."

    Jane Dana, as she makes notes while feeding rabbits, "No, it'll be a long time before I know anything, except maybe the habits of rabbits."

    Prof. Dana, "Anything wrong?" Jane, "Well, why, Dad? You notice a change in me?" Prof Dana, "Oh, no sudden change. Of course, since the day when I used to walk the floor with you, you have grown up a little."

    Jane Dana, "I'm afraid I'm not very sophisticated." Prof. Dana, "Sophisticated? Heh, now you are being young. Real sophistication, dear, is just another name for good taste. Sophistication isn't doing, it's knowing."

    Jane Dana, "You know any more tricks with potatoes?" Don Webb, "Well, no." Jane, "Then, let's go home."

    Sylvia Dana, to Nancy, "One does not blow on one's soup." Nancy Dana, "Oh, doesn't one?" Prof. Dana, "Well, there are several schools of thought on the art of soup cooling. There are the blowers, the fanners, the diluters with ice water, and the wait-till-it- coolers."

    Nancy Dana, when the phone rings, "May I be excused? I think it's for me. I'm anticipitating (sic) a call. " Jane Dana, "Nancy, anticipating." Nancy, "Thank you, Jane."

    Sylvia Dana, "father, you really should do something about that child." Prof. Dana, "What, lock her up? We tried that with you. By the way, whatever became of that butcher boy with adenoids?" Cora Foster, "Oh, he's still got 'em."

    Nancy, to Sylvia, "One does not read one's book when one's at the dinner table." Sylvia, "Father, speak to Nancy." Prof. Dana, "Hello, Nancy."

    Prof. Dana, "There's only one rule in this house, Mr. Calvert. All jokes are funny."

    Cora Foster, "Listen, little big mouth. Lightning doesn't always strike in the same place, but your father isn't lightning." Nancy, "That was a very coarse remark."

    Nancy, "Hector, I found out what men really are - apes. All of 'em, apes!. After today, I will look upon all men with impunity." Prof. Dana, "First, I'd look up impunity in the dictionary. Hi, Hector." Hector Titus, "Howdy, professor."

    Jane Dana, crying on her dad's shoulder, "Oh, dad, I did something that was so stupid, so cheap. I threw myself at him, and he didn't even kiss me. He didn't even try." Prof. Dana, holding back a delighted laugh, "Why, the bounder!"

    Prof. Dana, "Well, I wouldn't say that your homecoming went unnoticed. And you must be prepared to have a few eyebrows raised at you. But what's a little gossip when those who count know the truth."

    Prof. Dana, "What this town needs is a good five-cent scandal."

    More like this

    Ève a commencé
    7.6
    Ève a commencé
    Riff-Raff
    6.8
    Riff-Raff
    Nuit après nuit
    6.7
    Nuit après nuit
    Household Saints
    6.9
    Household Saints
    Ce n'est pas un péché
    6.3
    Ce n'est pas un péché
    Du sang dans la poussière
    6.3
    Du sang dans la poussière
    Cet âge ingrat
    6.5
    Cet âge ingrat
    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
    6.4
    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
    Femmes de luxe
    6.6
    Femmes de luxe
    Chanson d'avril
    6.6
    Chanson d'avril
    Mon coeur t'appelle
    6.6
    Mon coeur t'appelle
    The Steel Trap
    6.9
    The Steel Trap

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      In the British release of this film, Deanna Durbin's finale was the patriotic favorite, "There'll Always Be an England" (music by Ross Parker and Harry Parr Davies, lyrics by Hugh Charles). Durbin's "Thank You America" (music and lyrics by Walter Jurmann and Bernie Grossman), a song which didn't become popular despite Durbin's commercial single on Decca, closed the U.S. print. Both endings are included on the VHS and DVD release of the movie from Universal Studios.
    • Goofs
      There are no pygmies in Australia. Calvert should have been studying Australian aborigines.
    • Quotes

      Jane Dana: Who wants to be just useful and contented? After all, I'm not a cow.

    • Alternate versions
      Original prints featured different final songs for the US (Thank You America) and UK (There'll Always Be an England) markets. The 2011 DD Video UK release on DVD featured both songs cut into the film (US first, followed by UK).
    • Connections
      Referenced in Film is Dead. Long Live Film! (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      Old Folks at Home
      Written by Stephen Foster

      Sung by Deanna Durbin

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • January 15, 1947 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tuya seré
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $890,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, and Franchot Tone in Toute à toi (1941)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Toute à toi (1941) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.