Thursday, January 18, 2018

Pot o' Gold (1941), 7

Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst ... 
1h 26min | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 3 April 1941
Director: George Marshall
Stars: James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, Charles Winninger
Larry Ceballos ... dance director

Watched at AmazonPrime, decent print; have on a megapack.

I spotted Art Carney at the dinner table when they sing the initiation song for JS; his credit is listed as Band Member / Radio Announcer (uncredited).

The Soundtracks page lists 6 songs. It doesn't say PG's vocals are dubbed, but I suspect they are. We get a big production number with PG dancing (in drag as the Broadway Caballero part of the time). 

The beginning of the film has tons of folksy charm, with harmonica music and acapella singing. The plot is driven by the CW's hatred of music. The end has a frantic comedy scene, with a cutesy doubly happy ending. 

James Roosevelt Productions, distr. UA, dir. Marshall; 7