Tyrone Power (Roger) stars as a classically trained violinist who needs to work on his pizzicato but would rather lead a swing band and hustles for jobs in the evenings. Well, it pays off and a chance encounter with singer Alice Faye (Stella) - also looking for work - in a bar one night leads to the formation of Alexander's Ragtime Band. From this moment on, he is known as Alexander! We then have the usual fall in love, out of love, hook up with someone else kind of story until everything is resolved at the end.
The story isn't much to write home about and the relationships don't make sense but the music is good and John Carradine as a taxi driver single-handedly saves the film towards the end as it starts to get a little tedious. We know where things are headed but the cliché story begins to drag. Carradine is the best taxi driver ever - great attitude. I didn't realize so many tunes came from this film. I'm off to Portugal in a couple of days - "We're having a heatwave......."
The story isn't much to write home about and the relationships don't make sense but the music is good and John Carradine as a taxi driver single-handedly saves the film towards the end as it starts to get a little tedious. We know where things are headed but the cliché story begins to drag. Carradine is the best taxi driver ever - great attitude. I didn't realize so many tunes came from this film. I'm off to Portugal in a couple of days - "We're having a heatwave......."