1h 15min | Comedy, Musical | 18 August 1944
Directors: Jean Yarbrough, Erle C. Kenton (uncredited)
Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marion Hutton, Arthur Treacher.
George Dobbs ... choreographer
With Marion Hutton in the cast, you'd expect some singing, and you'll not be disappointed. Soundtracks says she had 2 songs; she also sang on the Change in the Weather number. Fortunately, she did not use any of the family comedy expressions (which I've seen her do while singing with Glenn Miller; the family being sis Betty Hutton.) There's a 4th song by another character plus a sister group. Not sure what the choreographer did, unless he worked with the poolside guests bouncing the beach balls in unison.
The lengthy sequence Where's Basil Street (Susquehanna Hats) had no relationship with the rest of the story that I caught, and felt very familiar.
Per the dvd's Production Notes, the fire engine chase was largely footage from Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941), a Universal WC Fields film.
This is ok, but not better. I wonder if the "best" A&C movie for me will always be the one where the Condos Brothers dance.
Universal, dir. Yarbrough & Kenton; 6
