''Blue Mountain Melody'' (also seen as ''The Blue Mountains Melody'') is a 1934 Australian musical comedy. The musical is set in and around Sydney, Australia; with scenes in the

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, and

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. It was a rare local musical produced by J. C. Williamson Ltd. The firm commissioned it following the success of ''

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''. ''Blue Mountain Melody'''s original production featuring Madge Elliott and

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opened at the Theatre Royal in Sydney in September 1934. The production moved to Melbourne at His Majesty's Theatre in November 1934. Plans were announced to make a movie of it using the stage cast under the direction of Frederick Blackman."Filming Australian Musical", ''Everyone's'', 10 October 1934 p 32 However the musical was not a notable success and Williamson did not produce another local original musical until ''

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'' in the early 1960s.

Songs

* "Blue Mountain Melody" * "I Can See a Picture" * "Shadows" * "Let's Relax" * "Send Me a Telegram" * "Palm Beach Girl" * "Cooee" * "How I Love You" * "I'd Like to Be a Statue in the Park"

References

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