Want to know what vaudeville was like? This film will probably give you a pretty good idea.
I watched it because one of the stars is the great Eddie Cantor. It's sort of an ensemble picture, so you can't say that Cantor was THE star here, but let's face it, he was one of the truly greats. If there's a problem with Cantor here it's that he's playing a young fellow when he was 52! But he pulls it off...sorta. The gem of the picture is when he sings one of his standards -- "Makin' Whoopee". And, BTW, one of our other reviewers suggests that Cantor's character was clearly gay in this film. Bull toddy. Apparently wishful thinking.
I didn't watch this film because of George Murphy. I've never sat down to watch a Murphy film, but sometimes ran into him when he was also in a cast. Here I was quite impressed. A pretty smooth hoofer, and decent in the acting department. I may have to watch a few other films of his and re-evaluate.
Joan Davis never quite made it to the top, and was probably better suited for television than films (and she did later go into television; "I Married Joae"). She usually played a goof ball, as she does here, and she was pretty good at slapstick.
The surprise for me here was Nancy Kelly. I guess I've seen her in films before and not paid much attention. She is very good here.
Constance Moore...no more, please.
The plot here is...well, not thin, but typical. Boy meets girl, boy wins girl, couple lose baby, boy loses girl, boy becomes alcoholic, but eventually they live happily ever after. Nothing new, but nicely done.
I watched it because one of the stars is the great Eddie Cantor. It's sort of an ensemble picture, so you can't say that Cantor was THE star here, but let's face it, he was one of the truly greats. If there's a problem with Cantor here it's that he's playing a young fellow when he was 52! But he pulls it off...sorta. The gem of the picture is when he sings one of his standards -- "Makin' Whoopee". And, BTW, one of our other reviewers suggests that Cantor's character was clearly gay in this film. Bull toddy. Apparently wishful thinking.
I didn't watch this film because of George Murphy. I've never sat down to watch a Murphy film, but sometimes ran into him when he was also in a cast. Here I was quite impressed. A pretty smooth hoofer, and decent in the acting department. I may have to watch a few other films of his and re-evaluate.
Joan Davis never quite made it to the top, and was probably better suited for television than films (and she did later go into television; "I Married Joae"). She usually played a goof ball, as she does here, and she was pretty good at slapstick.
The surprise for me here was Nancy Kelly. I guess I've seen her in films before and not paid much attention. She is very good here.
Constance Moore...no more, please.
The plot here is...well, not thin, but typical. Boy meets girl, boy wins girl, couple lose baby, boy loses girl, boy becomes alcoholic, but eventually they live happily ever after. Nothing new, but nicely done.