It's difficult to believe this entry was shot in 1941 - Stewart made only one more movie, Zeigfeld Girl that same year - before becoming the first actor to enlist in the services - because everything about it screams mid thirties from the virtually non-existent plot to the style of the acting, especially Jimmy Steward who, by then, had already made Destry Rides Again (also shot by George Marshall) and picked up an Oscar for The Philadelphia Story. It's harmless enough with Charles Winniger - another link with this type of thirties fodder - phoning it in as the heavy-cum-buffoon and Paulette Goddard weighing in with the 'love' interest. Horace Heidt was a mediocre band leader at best and does nothing here to counter that claim. A passable time-waster but that's about it.
Review of Pot o' Gold
