Harper, “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” (1912) by Jack Judge and Harry Williams, “The Voice That Breathed O’er Eden” by Henry Guantlett and John Keble, “Symphony No. Stothart infused his soundscape with several classical and traditional folk songs to speak to time and setting, including “Vive La Company!”, traditional, “For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow”, traditional, “God Save The King!” by Henry Carey, “Pack up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile” by Felix Powell and George Asaf, “She’s Ma Daisy” by Harry Lauder amd J. A tale of a woman desperate to find the man of her dreams and restore the loving and blissful life they once had. Upon viewing the film, he understood that at its core, the story was a romance between Charles and Paula. Herbert Stothart was a stalwart of MGM’s composer cadre and was a natural choice for the project given his British heritage. Nevertheless the film earned seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction and Best Film Score. The film was a commercial success earning a profit of nearly $4.384 million, however critical reception was largely negative, commending the acting performances, but ultimately finding the film’s narrative empty and unengaging. This finally occurs when Charles returns to their town and the familiar sights unlock his memories, causing him to remember Paula, who he rushes to embrace. The remainder of the story involves Paula’s efforts to locate her “Smithy” and restore his memory of their life together. Charles is in a car accident while in Liverpool interviewing for a job, which causes him to regain his pre-WWI memories, but lose the memories of his life with Paula. He eventually leaves the sanitarium as Charles Rainier with no knowledge of his former life and begins a new life with theatrical singer Paula Ridgeway. John Smith, a British officer is wounded in battle and suffers amnesia. The story is set in England during the ending of WWI. Jonathan Benet, and Susan Peters as Kitty Chilcet. A fine cast was assembled, which included Ronald Coleman as Charles Rainier (Smithy), Greer Garson as Paula Ridgeway/Margaret Hanson, Philip Dorn as Dr. Sidney Franklin was placed in charge of production with a $1.21 million budget, Mervyn LeRoy was tasked with directing, and screenwriters Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel and Claudine West were hired to adapt the novel. The story resonated with MGM executives as the Battle of Britain raged and the studio purchased the film rights in November 1940 for $65,000. The genesis of the film arose in 1940 when MGM Head Story Editor Kenneth MacKenna was advised to evaluate renown novelist James Hilton’s latest book, “Random Harvest” for a possible film adaptation.
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