Perkily pleasing June Haver is teamed with old pro Dan Daily in this little-known musical. Haver plays a newly successful nightclub star who moves her first home, next door to Daily and his young son, played by Billy Gray. The musical numbers are unusually watchable, especially the amazing flying dishes choreography between Daily and Gray near the beginning. The costumes are especially luscious on the appealing Haver. (It's easy to see how she hooked Fred MacMurray!) Daily's character is a comic strip cartoonist, and several segments are animated. Furthermore, the film deals with what must've been a fairly common issue at the time-what about remarriage after the death of a parent, something that Haver and MacMurray themselves faced soon after Haver wrapped this movie-her last (her soon-to-be husband was a widower with two children).
I'm surprised I've never seen or heard of this until now. I've been a fan of Golden Age movie musicals for over fifty years. (TCM & Robert Osborne failed me!) It took this popping up on YouTube for me to discover it. I hope it finds a broader audience.
I'm surprised I've never seen or heard of this until now. I've been a fan of Golden Age movie musicals for over fifty years. (TCM & Robert Osborne failed me!) It took this popping up on YouTube for me to discover it. I hope it finds a broader audience.