Ava Gardner is an interesting topic when it comes to the dubbing of female movie stars within Hollywood's studio system. Ava recorded her own vocals for MGM's splashy Technicolor remake of Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein's Show Boat. The studio chiefs decided Ava was to be dubbed, and so she was by Annette Warren. Then when the soundtrack was released Ava's original vocals were reinstated so her name could be used to sell more vinyl.
Here she sings in a non-musical: Pandora And The Flying Dutchman
. "How Am I To Know?" has an exotic feel accompanied with clever-yet-soul-searching lyrics penned by Dorothy Parker(!).NOTE: The mp3 clip I'm using on this site is Ms. Gardner's original vocal for Show Boat's "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" since it's all over Amazon.com.
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