This film has quite a few things going for it. Doris Day is her typical breezy self and a few decent production numbers are executed very well. The film is nicely filmed with great color, and lots of wonderful scenes from the Miami Beach of the 1950s.
However, this film never quite makes it. Bob Cummings is always pleasant, but at age 44, he looks just a little old for this role (it's too bad that he went into television, because he was a fine actor in either comedies or dramas). It's nice to see Nancy Walker and Eddie Foy, Jr., both of whom are entertaining...and underutilized here. Although there are a number of nice songs, none are memorable. And worst of all, the plot is rather threadbare. For example, this isn't the first time Phil Silvers portrayed a down-in-the-luck head of show business troupe...he did it back in "If I'm Lucky" with Perry Como in 1946. And, comedy ensues as his cast is forced to work in a hotel to get out of hock. Okay, been there, done that, many times over. And why exactly is Doris Day playing hard to get? Martha Hyer and Bill Goodwin deserved better in their supporting roles.
It's not a bad film, but it's not a memorable one. Good for Doris Day fans (she was never more beautiful), but overall, a disappointing musical.
However, this film never quite makes it. Bob Cummings is always pleasant, but at age 44, he looks just a little old for this role (it's too bad that he went into television, because he was a fine actor in either comedies or dramas). It's nice to see Nancy Walker and Eddie Foy, Jr., both of whom are entertaining...and underutilized here. Although there are a number of nice songs, none are memorable. And worst of all, the plot is rather threadbare. For example, this isn't the first time Phil Silvers portrayed a down-in-the-luck head of show business troupe...he did it back in "If I'm Lucky" with Perry Como in 1946. And, comedy ensues as his cast is forced to work in a hotel to get out of hock. Okay, been there, done that, many times over. And why exactly is Doris Day playing hard to get? Martha Hyer and Bill Goodwin deserved better in their supporting roles.
It's not a bad film, but it's not a memorable one. Good for Doris Day fans (she was never more beautiful), but overall, a disappointing musical.