You Were Meant for Me is a 1948 musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Dan Dailey and Jeanne Crain as a bandleader and his wife. It was released by 20th Century-Fox. The film includes performances of "You Were Meant for Me", "I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)", and "Ain't Misbehavin'".
Marilyn Monroe may have worked on the film as an uncredited extra.
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Plot
Set in the 1920s, Chuck Arnold is a charismatic bandleader who meets Peggy Mayhew, a spirited flapper and script girl, during one of the band's performances. The two quickly fall in love and marry the following day. Despite her affection for Chuck, Peggy finds life on the road increasingly challenging. When the Great Depression hits in 1929, she decides to leave the itinerant lifestyle behind and returns to her rural hometown.
Unable to find new bookings, Chuck follows her and brings along his acerbic and cynical manager, Oscar Hoffman. Chuck finds the pastoral life a crashing bore, and so, he heads for the big city to find fortune. This time, he succeeds; both in his career and in personal fulfillment.
Cast
Jeanne Crain as Peggy Mayhew
Dan Dailey as Chuck Arnold
Oscar Levant as Oscar Hoffman
Barbara Lawrence as Louise Crane
Selena Royle as Mrs. Cora Mayhew
Percy Kilbride as Mr. Andrew Mayhew
Herbert Anderson as Eddie
Harry Barris as Harry, the pianist
Soundtracks
Concerto in F
Music by George Gershwin
Happy Days Are Here Again
Music by Milton Ager
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
Lilacs in the Rain
Music by Peter De Rose
You Were Meant for Me
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
If I Had You
Written by Ted Shapiro, Jimmy Campbell, and Reginald Connelly
Can't Sleep a Wink
Written by Charles Henderson
Crazy Rhythm
Music by Joseph Meyer and Roger Wolfe Kahn
Lyrics by Irving Caesar
I'll Get By
Music by Fred E. Ahlert
Lyrics by Roy Turk
Good Night, Sweetheart
Written by Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell, and Reginald Connelly
Ain't Misbehavin'
Music by Fats Waller and Harry Brooks