1h 28min | Drama, Music, Romance | 4 September 1942
Director: Irving Reis
Stars: Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Barton MacLane, Eugene Pallette, Agnes Morehead.
Chester Hale ... dance director
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034514/
Watched online; poor print.
Previously rated 5; I remember hating how LB treated HF. Still do, but there's more here. Eventually HF's devotion transcends infatuation without becoming falsely noble. And he does have a breaking point. The ending provides relief for all.
This is a 1-song Music film. LB (dubbed) sings it near the beginning and near the end. I don't remember any dancing other than social.
Always a pleasure to see E.Pallette (at his largest here), and Agnes Morehead is welcome too. And just to make us feel like the Mercury Theatre troupe is still employed at RKO (Citizen Kane was '41), Ray Collins has a prominent role as well.
RKO, dir. Reis; 6
