Oof, those were some lackluster songs in this musical. It's like they decided, in 1941, to turn back the clock to pre-jazz age music hall shlock. The big dance numbers were stiffly staged and look chintzy, a sense which is only enhanced by the garish technicolor splash. Betty G is the highlight, and the sole reason for a 4th star in my rating. The stars Don Ameche and Robert Cummings have no business in a musical. I am embarrassed for both of them, seeing this today. Shoot, even Charlotte Greenwood barely kicks above her head even once. Oh yeah, this is embarrassing for Jack Haley too. It's not fair to say that MGM sucked up all the major talent for making musicals, but seeing this failed effort by 20th Century Fox, I have to wonder.
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