1h 40min | Musical | 3 September 1946 | Color
Directors: H. Bruce Humberstone (as Bruce Humberstone), John Brahm (uncredited)
Stars: June Haver, George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Celeste Holm, Vera-Ellen, Frank Latimore.
Seymour Felix ... dance director
Babe Pearce ... choreographer: ballets
Bootleg, very blurry print.
In the Tap! Appendix for Vera-Ellen; not sure that she actually taps.
Another Fox re-re-remake, where * means non-musical: The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)*, Three Blind Mice (1938)*, Moon Over Miami (1941), Three Little Girls in Blue (1946), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)*. Interesting that in '41, the 3 sisters concept became 2 sisters and an aunt; in '53 it became 2 friends and a stranger.
Cast comparisons ('38::'41::'46, in order of '38 billing):
Loretta Young::Betty Grable::June Haver
Joel McCrea::Don Ameche::George Montgomery
David Niven::Robert Cummings::Frank Latimore
Stuart Erwin::Jack Haley::Charles Smith
Marjorie Weaver::Charlotte Greenwood::Vera-Ellen
Pauline Moore::Carole Landis::Vivian Blaine
Binnie Barnes::?::Celeste Holm
Although the character names were changed, this is very close to Moon Over Miami ('41) but with different songs.
Another Fox re-re-remake, where * means non-musical: The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)*, Three Blind Mice (1938)*, Moon Over Miami (1941), Three Little Girls in Blue (1946), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)*. Interesting that in '41, the 3 sisters concept became 2 sisters and an aunt; in '53 it became 2 friends and a stranger.
Cast comparisons ('38::'41::'46, in order of '38 billing):
Loretta Young::Betty Grable::June Haver
Joel McCrea::Don Ameche::George Montgomery
David Niven::Robert Cummings::Frank Latimore
Stuart Erwin::Jack Haley::Charles Smith
Marjorie Weaver::Charlotte Greenwood::Vera-Ellen
Pauline Moore::Carole Landis::Vivian Blaine
Binnie Barnes::?::Celeste Holm
Although the character names were changed, this is very close to Moon Over Miami ('41) but with different songs.
Previously rated 8 on 2010-02-27. I can't imagine why I gave it such a high rating, especially when the print is SO poor. Today it feels more like 6+.
Vera-Ellen does some excellent dancing, especially in a fantasy sequence to You Make Me Feel So Young.
Vera-Ellen does some excellent dancing, especially in a fantasy sequence to You Make Me Feel So Young.
Six songs are performed, and have Music by Josef Myrow, Lyrics by Mack Gordon, and make their film debut here: "On the Boardwalk in Atlantic City", "You Make Me Feel So Young", "Always a Lady", "A Farmer's Life Is a Very Merry Life", "I Like Mike", "Somewhere in the Night". Those first 2 are standards, so that earns bonus points.
I won't downgrade the rating until I see an official print. But that will have to wait until the next good sale comes along for Fox MODs, or someone posts it online. Pulled it down to 7 because I don't want to buy it unless the price is great.
Fox, dir Humberstone, Brahm, Bacon; 8 7
