Thrill of a Romance

 

This was a pretty mediocre Esther Williams movie. She looked pretty in this though. Esther marries this boring workaholic. When he leaves their honeymoon for business matters, she takes up with Van Johnson. I didn't like the laidback attitude the movie has that adultery is ok. I couldn't look pass this. The main highlight of the movie was when an African American teenager sang. That guy could really sing. Tommy Dorsey's numbers were probably the second best thing in this movie. This movie did apparently well at the box office that year.   

Hangover Square

 This was a pretty good movies about a composer who commits murder during blackouts. He's enamored by singer Linda Darnell and when he suspects her of infidelity, he finds himself in one of these blackouts. Linda Darnell is very good in this role. She uses him for songs himself but even he sees through her lies in the end. The actor Laird Cregar died before his performance could be acclaimed. He died out of tragic circumstances, a crash diet. It's sad because he's pretty good in this.