Kicked out of her apartment, young singer Carol Lawrence (Gale Storm) takes a job as a process server, sneaking into a nightclub she was just kicked out of in the hopes of getting an audition. When the owner's lacky (Edward Brophy) refuses to set her up with the owner (Phil Regan) she has to either sing for or serve, she walks up to him and accidentally hands him her eviction notice! He takes pity on her and gives her an audition, making her a star. But his wealthy father who is behind the attempts to have him served with a subpoena to close his nightclub persists, threatening the blossoming romance of his son and Ms. Lawrence who doesn't break into a song from "West Side Story" or an International Delight Coffee commercial.
In between the amusing plot and some comic antics by the Three Stooges (perfect as bumbling dishwashers who are even more bumbling as plumbers and waiters), there are a ton of specialty numbers by Louis Jordan and his band, Connie Boswell and Ms. Storm. This is extremely lavish for a Monogram film with one musical number featuring a giant stage set up to look like sheet music with a ton of chorus girls. Mary Treen is a combination Zasu Pitts/Mary Wickes, playing a socialite with a yen for band leaders and even getting to sing a bit. The adorable teenager playing the bellboy finally gets his own moment in the spotlight towards the end, doing imitations of various gadgets and moving vehicles, much like Joan Davis did in "George White's Scandals" the previous year. The DVD gives you the option for black and white and color. The black and white suits me just fine. Whoever saw and rated the movie for the Leonard Maltin classic guide must have seen a totally different movie than I did with their *1/2 star review.
In between the amusing plot and some comic antics by the Three Stooges (perfect as bumbling dishwashers who are even more bumbling as plumbers and waiters), there are a ton of specialty numbers by Louis Jordan and his band, Connie Boswell and Ms. Storm. This is extremely lavish for a Monogram film with one musical number featuring a giant stage set up to look like sheet music with a ton of chorus girls. Mary Treen is a combination Zasu Pitts/Mary Wickes, playing a socialite with a yen for band leaders and even getting to sing a bit. The adorable teenager playing the bellboy finally gets his own moment in the spotlight towards the end, doing imitations of various gadgets and moving vehicles, much like Joan Davis did in "George White's Scandals" the previous year. The DVD gives you the option for black and white and color. The black and white suits me just fine. Whoever saw and rated the movie for the Leonard Maltin classic guide must have seen a totally different movie than I did with their *1/2 star review.