Radio review - Lux - "I'll Be Yours" (1950) ***

Silly but fun version of a Deanna Durbin musical, which was a remake of a Margaret Sullivan vehicle written by Preston Sturges. When listening to this I thought Norman Krasna must have had a hand in the script since it felt similar to many Krasna scripts: a variation on the Cinderella story, use of mistaken identity, a dreamy female heroine, rich person saves the day. But no - although regular Krasna collaborator Bob Cummings is on hand to play the rather thankless part of the principled lawyer helped by the girl (Ann Blyth steps in for Deanna Durbin); Cummings would have been better value playing the rich old guy. William Bendix reprises his film role as Blyth/Durbin's good hearted friend.

(NB on the edition of this I heard, there's an interview with an older Bob Cummings who talks about how he was the godson of Orville Wright. He sounds like he has one foot in the grave but still has all his marbles.)