MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Original Review Date: July 6, 2006
Reviewed by: Erin, Movie Muse
In a Nutshell: Cute premise that unfolds in a very standard
fashion, typical of 40s rom-coms. Still, it's Bing Crosby and
Fred Astaire; how bad can it be?
Quick Plot: A singer separates from his dancing partner to open
a country inn that is only open on holidays, with themed shows
for each one.
In Detail: An enjoyable 40s musical rom-com, interesting in the
premise department, but rather boring in execution. There are
some interesting historical aspects to it, though, like
Roosevelt's attempt to change the date for Thanksgiving, or
Lincoln's Birthday and Washington's Birthday being separate
holidays (i.e. no President's Day). Also, the war footage shown
during the Independence Day number was from World War I, with
biplanes and everything! The film was only made in 1942, so
there probably wasn't much WWII footage to go around yet,
certainly not in Hollywood. And if you do get a chance to see
it, keep this in mind while watching the drunk dance: Astaire
had two drinks of burbon before the first take, and one drink of
burbon before each additional take. The 7th and final take was
the one used. Method dancing, anyone? LOL A good one if you
like these kinds of movies, but not the best example of the
genre I've seen.
