Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Queen High (1930); 6

The two partners of a ladies' garter business are constantly feuding with each other. When they ask their lawyer to dissolve their partnership...
(85 mins.) Released 1930-08-23
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer
Stars: Charles Ruggles, Frank Morgan, Ginger Rogers, Stanley Smith

comedy, musical

originally posted 25 Oct 2017 22:52

Eleanor Powell's first film, found here:
Not really a clear print.
Not sure I saw her, but we had a tapper in the garter office at 17:45.

This was Ginger Rogers 3rd film. Her nose looks very big here, probably because she has dark hair, and it covers some of her cheeks, because looking at her IMDb portrait from Barclays on Broadway era, her nose isn't small.

Ruggles and Morgan are serviceable as usual, both for comedy and singing their novelty songs. Nice to see a musical without a backstage center.

Paramount, dir. Newmeyer; 6