So Goes My Love
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So Goes My Love is an American
1946 comedy film
, produced by Universal Pictures
. It is based on A Genius in the Family, the memoir
of Hiram Percy Maxim
, and focusing on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.
.
The Universal Studios
backlot was used for the wagon ride scene.
The house facades used in the film were built on Universal's Stage 12. In 1950, two of these units were moved from Stage 12 and relocated to Universal's new Colonial Street. The Maxims' house would later be used for the television series The Munsters
. The "Maxim House" was also used in the movie One Desire (1955), while the "Allison House" was used in the movie Harvey (1950). In 1964, Universal Studios tour guides called the sets the "Munster House" (Maxim home) and the "Harvey House" (Allison or Dowd Home). Portions of the "Harvey House" were also used for the films Psycho (1960) and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
(1966). Today the sets are located on Universal's Wisteria Lane
: the "Harvey House" is at 4349 Wisteria Lane, and the "Munster House" is at 4351 Wisteria Lane.
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1946 comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
, produced by Universal Pictures
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. It is based on A Genius in the Family, the memoir
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
of Hiram Percy Maxim
Hiram Percy Maxim
Hiram Percy Maxim was an American radio pioneer and inventor, and co-founder of the American Radio Relay League . He originally had the amateur call signs SNY, 1WH, 1ZM, 1AW, and later W1AW, which is now the ARRL Headquarters club station call sign...
, and focusing on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.
Cast
- Don AmecheDon AmecheDon Ameche was an Academy Award winning American actor with a career spanning almost sixty years.-Personal life:...
as Hiram Stephens Maxim - Bobby DriscollBobby DriscollRobert Cletus "Bobby" Driscoll was an American child actor known for a large body of cinema and TV performances from 1943 to 1960. He starred in some of The Walt Disney Company's most popular live-action pictures of that period, such as Song of the South , So Dear to My Heart , and Treasure Island...
as Percy Maxim - Myrna LoyMyrna LoyMyrna Loy was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles...
as Jane Budden Maxim - Rhys WilliamsRhys Williams (actor)Rhys Williams was a Welsh character actor in movies and television, whose career spanned several decades.He made his film debut in How Green Was My Valley . This movie takes place in rural Wales with a large cast of Welsh characters, but was actually filmed in Hollywood with Canadian, American,...
as Magel - Molly LamontMolly LamontMolly Lamont was a British film actress.Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. She began her career in British films in 1930 and for several years played small, often uncredited roles...
as Garnet Allison - Richard Gaines as Mr. Josephus Ford
Production notes
The music in the film was composed by Hans J. SalterHans J. Salter
Hans J. Salter was an American film composer.Hans J. Salter gained his education from the Vienna Academy Of Music, and studied composition with Alban Berg, Franz Schreker, and others. He was Music Director of the State Opera in Berlin before being hired to compose music at UFA studios...
.
The Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
backlot was used for the wagon ride scene.
The house facades used in the film were built on Universal's Stage 12. In 1950, two of these units were moved from Stage 12 and relocated to Universal's new Colonial Street. The Maxims' house would later be used for the television series The Munsters
The Munsters
The Munsters is a 1960s American family television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. It starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era,...
. The "Maxim House" was also used in the movie One Desire (1955), while the "Allison House" was used in the movie Harvey (1950). In 1964, Universal Studios tour guides called the sets the "Munster House" (Maxim home) and the "Harvey House" (Allison or Dowd Home). Portions of the "Harvey House" were also used for the films Psycho (1960) and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is a 1966 American Universal Pictures feature film starring Don Knotts as Luther Heggs, a newspaper typesetter who spends a night in a haunted house, which is located in the fictitious community of Rachel, Kansas...
(1966). Today the sets are located on Universal's Wisteria Lane
Wisteria Lane
Wisteria Lane is the fictional name of a street which the characters of the American drama television series Desperate Housewives live. Desperate Housewives storylines primarily centre around the residents of the street. Wisteria Lane is located inside Universal Studios Hollywood, and is actually...
: the "Harvey House" is at 4349 Wisteria Lane, and the "Munster House" is at 4351 Wisteria Lane.