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class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">Second Fiddle</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Second_Fiddle_1939_poster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Second_Fiddle_1939_poster.jpg/220px-Second_Fiddle_1939_poster.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Second_Fiddle_1939_poster.jpg/330px-Second_Fiddle_1939_poster.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/Second_Fiddle_1939_poster.jpg 2x" data-file-width="355" data-file-height="281" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Lanfield" title="Sidney Lanfield">Sidney Lanfield</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data">"Heart Interest"<br />by <a href="/wiki/George_Bradshaw_(writer)" title="George Bradshaw (writer)">George Bradshaw</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Markey" title="Gene Markey">Gene Markey</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sonja_Henie" title="Sonja Henie">Sonja Henie</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Power" title="Tyrone Power">Tyrone Power</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>July 14, 1939<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1939-07-14</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">85 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Second Fiddle</b></i> is a 1939 American <a href="/wiki/Musical_romance_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Musical romance film">musical romance film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Lanfield" title="Sidney Lanfield">Sidney Lanfield</a>, starring <a href="/wiki/Sonja_Henie" title="Sonja Henie">Sonja Henie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Power" title="Tyrone Power">Tyrone Power</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Vall%C3%A9e" title="Rudy Vallée">Rudy Vallée</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lyle_Talbot" title="Lyle Talbot">Lyle Talbot</a> and released by <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a>. The score was composed by <a href="/wiki/Irving_Berlin" title="Irving Berlin">Irving Berlin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The screenplay, based on <a href="/wiki/George_Bradshaw_(writer)" title="George Bradshaw (writer)">George Bradshaw</a>'s story <i>Heart Interest</i>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> involves a <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States" title="Cinema of the United States">Hollywood</a> publicity agent who falls in love with a new actress he helped to discover. The film combines a parody of the extensive search for an actress to play <a href="/wiki/Scarlett_O%27Hara" title="Scarlett O'Hara">Scarlett O'Hara</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)" title="Gone with the Wind (film)">Gone with the Wind</a></i> with a <a href="/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac" title="Cyrano de Bergerac">Cyrano de Bergerac</a>–type plot.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is sometimes known as <i><b>Irving Berlin's Second Fiddle</b></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Fiddle_(1939_film)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jimmy Sutton, the publicity agent of a major <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States" title="Cinema of the United States">Hollywood</a> studio, is taking part in the endless search to find an actress to star in an adaptation of a best-selling novel, <i>Girl of the North</i>. After over 400 actresses have been tested and rejected, he is sent to the small town of Bergen, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> to meet Trudi Hovland, a schoolteacher whose photo and details were unknowingly submitted to the studio. She is very doubtful, but with the entire town backing her, Jimmy persuades her to return to Hollywood with him. After he takes her back to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, she tries for and manages to secure the role. </p><p>In an effort to boost their popularity, Jimmy organizes a fake romance between Trudi and another Hollywood star, Roger Maxwell. He neglects to tell Trudi that Roger is already romantically involved with another actress and is only interested in publicity. </p><p>Problems begin to arise when Trudi, unaware that the romance is fake, falls in love with Roger just as Jimmy begins to realize that he has feelings for Trudi himself. He pours his efforts into writing her poems and songs, purportedly from Roger. When she finally discovers that the romance is a fake she flees back home to Minnesota. She misses the <a href="/wiki/Premiere" title="Premiere">premiere</a> of her film, which proves to be a runaway hit. Jimmy travels out to see her, hoping to secure her forgiveness and tell her about his own feelings. To his horror he discovers she has gone off on a road trip to get married on the rebound to a local she is not really in love with. He hurries after her to prevent the wedding, but seemingly arrives too late. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Fiddle_(1939_film)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mary_Healy-Rudy_Vallee_in_Second_Fiddle_still.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Mary_Healy-Rudy_Vallee_in_Second_Fiddle_still.jpg/220px-Mary_Healy-Rudy_Vallee_in_Second_Fiddle_still.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Mary_Healy-Rudy_Vallee_in_Second_Fiddle_still.jpg/330px-Mary_Healy-Rudy_Vallee_in_Second_Fiddle_still.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Mary_Healy-Rudy_Vallee_in_Second_Fiddle_still.jpg/440px-Mary_Healy-Rudy_Vallee_in_Second_Fiddle_still.jpg 2x" data-file-width="491" data-file-height="578" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mary_Healy_(entertainer)" title="Mary Healy (entertainer)">Mary Healy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Vall%C3%A9e" title="Rudy Vallée">Rudy Vallée</a> in <i>Second Fiddle</i></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sonja_Henie" title="Sonja Henie">Sonja Henie</a> – Trudi Hovland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Power" title="Tyrone Power">Tyrone Power</a> – Jimmy Sutton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Vall%C3%A9e" title="Rudy Vallée">Rudy Vallée</a> – Roger Maxwell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edna_May_Oliver" title="Edna May Oliver">Edna May Oliver</a> – Aunt Phoebe</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Healy_(entertainer)" title="Mary Healy (entertainer)">Mary Healy</a> – Jean Varick</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyle_Talbot" title="Lyle Talbot">Lyle Talbot</a> – Willie Hogger</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Dinehart" title="Alan Dinehart">Alan Dinehart</a> – George 'Whit' Whitney</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minna_Gombell" title="Minna Gombell">Minna Gombell</a> – Jenny</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Reburn" title="Stewart Reburn">Stewart Reburn</a> – Skating Partner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Charters" title="Spencer Charters">Spencer Charters</a> – Joe Clayton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Chandler" title="George Chandler">George Chandler</a> – Taxi Driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irving_Bacon" title="Irving Bacon">Irving Bacon</a> – First Justice of the Peace</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cass" title="Maurice Cass">Maurice Cass</a> – Second Justice of the Peace</li> <li>John Hiestand – Announcer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Lane_(actor,_born_1905)" title="Charles Lane (actor, born 1905)">Charles Lane</a> – Voice of the Studio Chief</li> <li>The Brian Sisters – Themselves</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leyland_Hodgson" title="Leyland Hodgson">Leyland Hodgson</a> – Henry</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Fiddle_(1939_film)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hemming p.39</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Green_(historian)" title="Stanley Green (historian)">Green, Stanley</a> (1999) Hollywood Musicals Year by Year (2nd ed.), pub. 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How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning">Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Play_a_Simple_Melody" title="Play a Simple Melody">Play a Simple Melody</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Pretty_Girl_Is_Like_a_Melody" title="A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody">A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bound" title="San Francisco Bound">San Francisco Bound</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Someone_Else_May_Be_There_While_I%27m_Gone" title="Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone">Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stay_Down_Here_Where_You_Belong" title="Stay Down Here Where You Belong">Stay Down Here Where You Belong</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That_International_Rag" title="That International Rag">That International Rag</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That_Mysterious_Rag" title="That Mysterious Rag">That Mysterious Rag</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/They_Were_All_Out_of_Step_But_Jim" title="They Were All Out of Step But Jim">They Were All Out of Step But Jim</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_I_Lost_You" title="When I Lost You">When I Lost You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27d_Be_Surprised" title="You'd Be Surprised">You'd Be Surprised</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/All_Alone_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="All Alone (Irving Berlin song)">All Alone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_by_Myself_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="All by Myself (Irving Berlin song)">All by Myself</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Always_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Always (Irving Berlin song)">Always</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blue_Skies_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Blue Skies (Irving Berlin song)">Blue Skies</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_About_Me%3F" title="How About Me?">How About Me?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Love_a_Piano" title="I Love a Piano">I Love a Piano</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lazy_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Lazy (Irving Berlin song)">Lazy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz" title="Puttin' On the Ritz">Puttin' On the Ritz</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Remember_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Remember (Irving Berlin song)">Remember</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_It_with_Music_(song)" title="Say It with Music (song)">Say It with Music</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Song_Is_Ended_(but_the_Melody_Lingers_On)" title="The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)">The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27ll_I_Do" title="What'll I Do">What'll I Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/With_You_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="With You (Irving Berlin song)">With You</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Change_Partners" title="Change Partners">Change Partners</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cheek_to_Cheek" title="Cheek to Cheek">Cheek to Cheek</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Easter_Parade_(song)" title="Easter Parade (song)">Easter Parade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Thee_Behind_Me_Satan" title="Get Thee Behind Me Satan">Get Thee Behind Me Satan</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heat_Wave_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Heat Wave (Irving Berlin song)">Heat Wave</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_Deep_Is_the_Ocean%3F" title="How Deep Is the Ocean?">How Deep Is the Ocean?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How%27s_Chances%3F" title="How's Chances?">How's Chances?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Never_Had_a_Chance" title="I Never Had a Chance">I Never Had a Chance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Used_to_Be_Color_Blind" title="I Used to Be Color Blind">I Used to Be Color Blind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Putting_All_My_Eggs_in_One_Basket" title="I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket">I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Got_My_Love_to_Keep_Me_Warm" title="I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm">I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Isn%27t_This_a_Lovely_Day%3F" title="Isn't This a Lovely Day?">Isn't This a Lovely Day?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Lovely_Day_Tomorrow" title="It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow">It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_Yourself_Go_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Let Yourself Go (Irving Berlin song)">Let Yourself Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Face_the_Music_and_Dance" title="Let's Face the Music and Dance">Let's Face the Music and Dance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Have_Another_Cup_of_Coffee" title="Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee">Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Strings_(I%27m_Fancy_Free)" title="No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)">No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Now_It_Can_Be_Told" title="Now It Can Be Told">Now It Can Be Told</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Reaching_for_the_Moon_(song)" title="Reaching for the Moon (song)">Reaching for the Moon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_It_Isn%27t_So_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Say It Isn't So (Irving Berlin song)">Say It Isn't So</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Slumming_on_Park_Avenue" title="Slumming on Park Avenue">Slumming on Park Avenue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Supper_Time" title="Supper Time">Supper Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Year%27s_Kisses" title="This Year's Kisses">This Year's Kisses</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Top_Hat,_White_Tie_and_Tails" title="Top Hat, White Tie and Tails">Top Hat, White Tie and Tails</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_Laughing_at_Me" title="You're Laughing at Me">You're Laughing at Me</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/All_of_My_Life_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="All of My Life (Irving Berlin song)">All of My Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Any_Bonds_Today%3F" title="Any Bonds Today?">Any Bonds Today?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anything_You_Can_Do_(I_Can_Do_Better)" title="Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)">Anything You Can Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Couple_of_Swells" title="A Couple of Swells">A Couple of Swells</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Doin%27_What_Comes_Natur%27lly" title="Doin' What Comes Natur'lly">Doin' What Comes Natur'lly</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_That_I_Marry" title="The Girl That I Marry">The Girl That I Marry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_Holiday_(song)" title="Happy Holiday (song)">Happy Holiday</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heaven_Watch_the_Philippines" title="Heaven Watch the Philippines">Heaven Watch the Philippines</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Got_Lost_in_His_Arms" title="I Got Lost in His Arms">I Got Lost in His Arms</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Got_the_Sun_in_the_Mornin%27_(and_the_Moon_at_Night)" title="I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)">I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_an_Indian_Too" title="I'm an Indian Too">I'm an Indian Too</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Take_an_Old-Fashioned_Walk_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk (Irving Berlin song)">Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moonshine_Lullaby" title="Moonshine Lullaby">Moonshine Lullaby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Defenses_Are_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="My Defenses Are Down">My Defenses Are Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Steppin%27_Out_with_My_Baby" title="Steppin' Out with My Baby">Steppin' Out with My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There%27s_No_Business_Like_Show_Business" title="There's No Business Like Show Business">There's No Business Like Show Business</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/They_Say_It%27s_Wonderful" title="They Say It's Wonderful">They Say It's Wonderful</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)" title="White Christmas (song)">White Christmas</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who_Do_You_Love,_I_Hope%3F" title="Who Do You Love, I Hope?">Who Do You Love, I Hope?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Can_Have_Him" title="You Can Have Him">You Can Have Him</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Can%27t_Get_a_Man_with_a_Gun" title="You Can't Get a Man with a Gun">You Can't Get a Man with a Gun</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Keep_Coming_Back_Like_a_Song" title="You Keep Coming Back Like a Song">You Keep Coming Back Like a Song</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Best_Thing_for_You_(Would_Be_Me)" title="The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)">The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Count_Your_Blessings_(Instead_of_Sheep)" title="Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)">Count Your Blessings</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Lovely_Day_Today" title="It's a Lovely Day Today">It's a Lovely Day Today</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sisters_(song)" title="Sisters (song)">Sisters</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_Just_in_Love" title="You're Just in Love">You're Just in Love</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ellin_Berlin" title="Ellin Berlin">Ellin Berlin</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Ellin_Barrett" title="Mary Ellin Barrett">Mary Ellin Barrett</a> (daughter)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Films_directed_by_Sidney_Lanfield37" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Sidney_Lanfield" title="Template:Sidney Lanfield"><abbr title="View this 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