Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe stuffy manager of lovely opera singer Vicki Cassel and her uncle, a classical conductor, is determined to close down the noisy nightclub that's next door to the Cassels' home. The club's... Tout lireThe stuffy manager of lovely opera singer Vicki Cassel and her uncle, a classical conductor, is determined to close down the noisy nightclub that's next door to the Cassels' home. The club's owners--Steve, a handsome ladies man, Jeff, his clownish sidekick--hatch a plan to keep t... Tout lireThe stuffy manager of lovely opera singer Vicki Cassel and her uncle, a classical conductor, is determined to close down the noisy nightclub that's next door to the Cassels' home. The club's owners--Steve, a handsome ladies man, Jeff, his clownish sidekick--hatch a plan to keep the club open. Steve arranges to meet--and woo--Vicki and then invite her and her uncle to ... Tout lire
- Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 1 nomination au total
- Ladislaus Cassel
- (as S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall)
- Specialty Dancer
- (as The Condos Brothers)
- Specialty Dancer
- (as The Condos Brothers)
- Inez - Victoria's Maid
- (uncredited)
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
- Trick Roper
- (uncredited)
- Stage Manager
- (uncredited)
Avis en vedette
A nightclub setting that Morgan and Carson own and are trying to open. But they are next door to S.Z. Sakall and Florence Bates and their townhouse. Sakall is a symphony conductor and their granddaughter Martha Vickers is studying grand opera. Funny we hear no operatic notes from her.
What to do but send the old lady killer Morgan into action. But he really falls for Vickers. I think you can figure the rest out.
The musical numbers are not as elaborate as Busby Berkeley stuff in the Thirties, but are more elaborate than Road films numbers which only had the Crosby/Hope personalities to put them across and they certainly didn't do a bad job.
One interesting bit of casting is that of Donald Woods as Sakall's business manager who plays it like Edward Everett Horton and threatens to close the whole club down and ruin Morgan and Carson. A change of pace for Woods who was never quite a leading man, but was a chameleon like actor who fit into many characters without a bit of personality usually. Here he borrows Horton's.
Dennis's light tenor and Carson's antics are always entertaining.
Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson are ideal as show biz guys willing to put something over on Martha Vickers in order to get backing for their enterprise. Vickers comes across as even more appealing than she was in THE BIG SLEEP as the nymphomaniacal daughter. And for good measure, there's the always vivacious Janis Paige doing her standard musical comedy thing with finesse. Donald Woods does a standout job as the stuffy tutor of musical pupil Vickers.
Comic relief from Florence Bates and S.Z. Sakall is a big help--especially since the script itself is none too witty. But what really makes the film a special delight are the handsome production values which went into this formula musical and two outstanding songs that are given first-rate treatment: A GIRL FROM CALICO and A RAINY NIGHT IN RIO.
If you like backstage musicals, you'll enjoy this minor delight.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesMartha Vickers replaced Ann Blyth before filming began.
- Citations
Ladislaus Cassel: Sheesh!
- ConnexionsFeatured in Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (1948)
- Bandes originalesI Happened to Walk Down First Street
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Performed by Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Angela Greene (perhaps dubbed)
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Détails
- Durée1 heure 45 minutes
- Rapport de forme
- 1.37 : 1