Peter Appleton is an ambitious young screenwriter working for HHS Studios during Hollywood's Golden Age--1951 in particular. "Ashes to Ashes" is about to be released, and he's dating its attractive star, Sandra Sinclair. Just when everything seems to be going his way, it is discovered that he (unwittingly) attended a Communist meeting during college when dragged there by his girlfriend at the time; thus, heavy suspicion settles over him and he must stand before Congress. Afraid of what might happen if they don't, HHS cancels Appleton's contract and aborts the film's release.
Appleton promptly plunges into self-pity and spends nearly a whole night at a bar, then drives intoxicated through the streets of California until he plummets into a stormy river and is knocked unconscious. He washes up on the beaches of a small town called Lawson. The citizens are pleasant and likable, but the town is depressed and lifeless after losing 62 of its sons in World War II. One of them, Luke Trimble, was Missing in Action, and miraculously, Peter bears a striking resemblance to the black-and-white photos: close enough to fool even Luke's father Harry.
And the alcohol and blow to the head have brought on amnesia, so Peter decides that he must be who they think he is. Besides, it's not a bad life: Luke's beautiful girlfriend, lawyer Adele Stanton, is all over him; the town has sudden sprung back to life with excitement, and he and his "father" rebuild a movie palace Harry used to run, The Majestic. Unfortunately, Peter's memory returns in time for G-men to track him down.
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The Majestic
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Dizzy
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Orange Colored Sky
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Over the Rainbow
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Paper Doll
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Begin the Beguine
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Pennsylvania 6-5000
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When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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Stranger on the Shore
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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
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Boogie Woogie Stomp
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Blues in the Bucket
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Blue Note Boogie
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The Star-Spangled Banner
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Klaatu
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Gort
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The Visor
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Aunt Hagar's Blues
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Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
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I Remember You
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Sand Pirates of the Sahara
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Blue Note Boogie (The Spencer Wyatt Big Band)
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Mark Isham:
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Orange Colored Sky (Nat King Cole)
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Mark Isham:
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Begin the Beguine (The Spencer Wyatt Big Band)
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Mark Isham:
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Stranger on the Shore (The Spencer Wyatt Big Band)
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Mark Isham:
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Boogie Woogie Stomp (Jim Cox)
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Mark Isham:
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Paper Doll (The Mills Brothers)
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Mark Isham:
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Dizzy (Jim Cox )
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Mark Isham:
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Blues in the Bucket (The Spencer Wyatt Big Band)
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Mark Isham:
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Aunt Hagar's Blues (Jim Cox)
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Mark Isham:
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Over the Rainbow (Chet Baker)
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Mark Isham:
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I Remember You (Nat King Cole)
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Mark Isham:
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The Bridge (Mark Isham)
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Mark Isham:
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Luke and Adele (Mark Isham)
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Mark Isham:
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The Majestic and the Magic (Mark Isham)
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Mark Isham:
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Orchard House (Main Title)
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Thomas Newman:
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Megs Hair
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Thomas Newman:
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Snowplay
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Thomas Newman:
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Scarlet Fever
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Thomas Newman:
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Ashes
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Thomas Newman:
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Spring
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Thomas Newman:
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La Fayettes Welcome
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Thomas Newman:
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A Telegram
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Thomas Newman:
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Two Couples
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Thomas Newman:
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Burdens
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Thomas Newman:
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New York
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Thomas Newman:
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Harvest Time
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Thomas Newman:
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Maria Redowa
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Thomas Newman:
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Letter From Jo
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Thomas Newman:
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Amy Abroad
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Thomas Newman:
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Limes
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Thomas Newman:
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Beths Secret
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Thomas Newman:
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For The Beauty Of The Earth
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Thomas Newman:
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Little Women
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Thomas Newman:
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Learning To Forget
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Thomas Newman:
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Valley Of The Shadow
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Thomas Newman:
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Port Royal Gallop
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Thomas Newman:
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Domestic Experiences
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Thomas Newman:
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The Laurence Boy
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Thomas Newman:
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Loveornity
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Thomas Newman:
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Under The Umbrella (End Title)
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Thomas Newman:
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Main Titles
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James Newton Howard:
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The Picnic
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James Newton Howard:
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To The White House
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James Newton Howard:
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You're On
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James Newton Howard:
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Are You Threatening Me?
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James Newton Howard:
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She Hates Me
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James Newton Howard:
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The Teaching Montage
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James Newton Howard:
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Do You Like Magic
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James Newton Howard:
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Dave Passes Out
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James Newton Howard:
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The Tunnel
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James Newton Howard:
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How'd You Get Started?
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James Newton Howard:
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Into The Fog
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James Newton Howard:
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End Titles
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James Newton Howard:
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