Cute Betty Hutton movie. I liked it better the second time I saw it. Betty saves an old man's life. The man happens to be rich but Betty doesn't believe this although she takes the mysterious gifts from a wealthy guy without much question. Her boyfriend, a band leader, is suspicious though. She's the girl singer of his band. Betty Hutton sings two of her best songs here Lawyer, Doctor, Indian Chief and A square in the social circle.
Virginia Bruce plays a woman who has just come into an inheritance much to the dismay of Robert Taylor. He overlooks a Manhattan nightclub. There's also a gangster subplot. Helen Twelvetrees is barely in this movie. I was disappointed by that. I think Virginia Bruce made better movies. I liked her in Brazil more. This was Robert Taylor's first role and you can tell that he's going to be a major star. Pinky Tomlin sings two numbers. I liked him. It's too bad that his music isn't really represented well on cd. He was in a few movies which I'm going to watch.
After trying to kill herself after a romance gone wrong Joan meets Clark Gable, a Salvation Army worker. She changes her ways and joins the Salvation Army as well. But when the old flame comes back Joan finds she isn't as solid as she thinks. This has around a 4.9 rating on imdb.com. I didn't think it was that bad. It was watchable. I liked the movie's message of how you can pick yourself up when you slip and go back to the right path, that just because you sinned you're not a goner. Clark and Joan did a good job and they have chemistry.
Brian Aherne plays an actor in this period drama. He is rumored to say that he is going to teach the French how to act. Everyone in the Comedie Francaise meets up at an inn to trick The Great Garrick. Only Olivia de Havilland isn't on the act. She truly loves him. He thinks though that everyone is acting around him and makes a fool of himself. This was a cute comedy. I don't typically like period dramas unless they're based on classics. So this exceeded my expectations.
This was a cute Vera-Ellen movie. She thumbs a ride in a limo. Soon gossip surrounds her that she is dating the millionaire whom the limo belongs to. All of a sudden the chorus girl gets the leading role. The millionaire tries to confront her but falls for Vera instead. Only (David Niven) he doesn't want to tell her who he is so he lies and says he's a reporter. Eventually, the truth comes out and it ends in a happy ending.
I've watched two Alice White movies in the past week and this is the better of the two. She really was a pretty perky blonde. She and her friends Marion Byron and Sally Eilers are chorus girls. There's also a subplot about gangsters. Sally Eilers is just a friend. She's not given a meaty part. Given the work I've seen her in such as Bad Girl and Central Airport she deserves more. I like Marion Byron too. She kind of looks like Maggie Gyllenhaal. She didn't have much of a career which is a shame since she's good in this movie.
Alice White's hubby is cheap so she goes for a man who seems to have plenty of dough. The problem is that he's a gangster and she finds out that his activities are starting to affect her life as well. Marion Byron who I also saw in Broadway Babies which I also watched this week plays a telephone operator. I wish she had been given a chance in Hollywood more. She has something. Alice White was like a blonde Clara Bow. It's so wonderful that more of her movies are being released.
