Artists and Models Abroad

1938
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1h 30m

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Jack Benny, Richard Arlen, Ben Blue, Judy Canova, George Kelly, James V. Kern, Ida Lupino, Billy Mann, Gail Patrick, Martha Raye, The Yacht Club Boys, and Charles Adler in Artist and Models (1937)

When Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, he manages to con the manager of the Hotel de Navarre in furnishing accommodations for his group, but the proprietor's wife l... Read allWhen Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, he manages to con the manager of the Hotel de Navarre in furnishing accommodations for his group, but the proprietor's wife locks them out. In his search for funds, Buck meets Patricia Harper, the fourth-richest gir... Read allWhen Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, he manages to con the manager of the Hotel de Navarre in furnishing accommodations for his group, but the proprietor's wife locks them out. In his search for funds, Buck meets Patricia Harper, the fourth-richest girl in the world, but he isn't aware of that and thinks she is penniless. Patricia joins his... Read all

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5.8/10

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Trivia
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929-49, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its first documented telecast took place in Seattle Friday 5 December 1958 on KIRO (Channel 7); it first aired in Toledo, Ohio Sunday 11 October 1959 on WTOL (Channel 11).

Connections
Follows Artist and Models (1937)

Soundtracks
What Have You Got That Gets Me
Music by Ralph Rainger
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Performed by The Yacht Club Boys, Joyce Compton, Joan Bennett and Jack Benny

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6/10

Not nearly as funny as you'd expect with a Jack Benny film.

Not surprisingly, "Artists and Models Abroad" is a sequel to "Artists and Model" (1937), which also starred Jack Benny.

When the film begins, Buck (Jack Benny) is the leader of a group of American performers who are out of luck in France. They haven't got the money to go home nor for a hotel, so the fast-talking Buck arranges for them to stay in a hotel...and sneak out when the bill is due. In the interim, he meets Patricia (Joan Bennett) and thinks she, too, is broke and so he offers to let her tag along with his troop. She actually is very wealthy...but decides to pretend she isn't because she is intrigued Buck and is pretty bored with her life.

Like "Artists and Models", this one features Jack Benny before he developed a consistent personality. In other words, the funny miser everyone came to love on the radio isn't evident in either film. Additionally, both films feature a LOT of singing...and not the enjoyable kind. They are more big production numbers and I found myself snoozing through them. Overall, a tad better than the original film but "Artists and Models Abroad" is still a bit disappointing and could have used more laughs and less singing.