The sweet Mary Lee is completely forgotten today outside the cult audience that remembers her from a series of Gene Autry musical westerns. In this well meaning but convoluted musical comedy-drama, she's the happy go lucky Miss Fix-It who makes life sunnier for all those around her, but even her lovable nature can't keep trouble from those she strives to help.
Mixing in song with pathos, farce and crime, this well meaning but often perplexing B Republic second feature tries too hard to be everything. John Hamilton and Anne Revere are her strict but loving parents, and Henry Travers the wise Judge Hardy like doctor who rents a room with them. Other boarders include Carl Switzer as the pranksterish teen and Billy Gilbert the malapropism filled cook. But the bulk of Lee's devotion is saved for troubled young couple John Archer and Marjorie Lord who face impending parenthood while Archer becomes involved in criminal activities.
With Lee singing both "I'm Sitting on top of the World" and "When You're Smiling", you may indeed find yourself smiling, if often perplexed by the twists in this plot line of split personalities. Lee's quite refreshing as a teen star, but it was her decision to forgo Hollywood for marriage and motherhood. No teen trauma is perhaps the reason she's not remembered, but finding her in this film makes me want to see more!
Mixing in song with pathos, farce and crime, this well meaning but often perplexing B Republic second feature tries too hard to be everything. John Hamilton and Anne Revere are her strict but loving parents, and Henry Travers the wise Judge Hardy like doctor who rents a room with them. Other boarders include Carl Switzer as the pranksterish teen and Billy Gilbert the malapropism filled cook. But the bulk of Lee's devotion is saved for troubled young couple John Archer and Marjorie Lord who face impending parenthood while Archer becomes involved in criminal activities.
With Lee singing both "I'm Sitting on top of the World" and "When You're Smiling", you may indeed find yourself smiling, if often perplexed by the twists in this plot line of split personalities. Lee's quite refreshing as a teen star, but it was her decision to forgo Hollywood for marriage and motherhood. No teen trauma is perhaps the reason she's not remembered, but finding her in this film makes me want to see more!