Virginia Bruce doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, but she does take walks. For three Broadway girls (Kathryn Crawford, Carole Lombard and Josephine Dunne), she's a rare bird to spot in the cement jungle, jealous that dashing ambitious songwriter Charles "Buddy" Rogers is taking her out rather than one of them. He's secretly the heir to his uncle's estate, sent to New York to basically grow up after uncle catches him turning the office into a way Off Broadway stage.
This enjoyable pre-code musical isn't great as far as fun, hummable tunes from the Great American Songbook are, but they are well staged, with at least one production number a classic from the days when at least one movie musical came out per week. The number has the famous skyscrapers of New York appearing behind the dancing girls, and even has a great solo by lovable black character actress Louise Beavers. The plotline isn't much (Rogers tries to get these three ladies to help him get his show off the ground), but it is well directed and nicely paced. Rogers isn't much in the acting department, but Lombard (her first for Paramount) and Beavers are quite memorable.
This enjoyable pre-code musical isn't great as far as fun, hummable tunes from the Great American Songbook are, but they are well staged, with at least one production number a classic from the days when at least one movie musical came out per week. The number has the famous skyscrapers of New York appearing behind the dancing girls, and even has a great solo by lovable black character actress Louise Beavers. The plotline isn't much (Rogers tries to get these three ladies to help him get his show off the ground), but it is well directed and nicely paced. Rogers isn't much in the acting department, but Lombard (her first for Paramount) and Beavers are quite memorable.