1h 38min | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 28 December 1945
Director: Hal Walker
Stars: Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald, Don DeFore, Iris Adrian, Bill Goodwin, Robert Benchley.
Sam Ledner ... dance supervisor (uncredited)
Billy Daniel ... stager: musical numbers (as Billy Daniels)
Watch on A.Prime, poor quality; also on a megapack.
Look, BF is a charming scene-stealer, and that's no different here. And he's in a lot of scenes.
BH is not as annoying as usual, until she sings one of the songs. Then she reaches out and yells at us like we're deaf.
I don't remember any dancing per se, especially given Billy Daniel's credit above, plus a supervisor. The only mention of dancing in the Soundtracks is what I do remember: BF dancing with his wife to a slow waltz.
IA has a minor role, but she's always welcome.
RB is BF's attorney, and really the cause of most of the trouble. BF wants to reward a simple hatcheck girl, and make her happy. But RB has been living the highlife for so long, his idea of what makes a girl happy is an incredibly luxurious apartment and unlimited credit at the best department store in NYC. So of course, the girl spends like crazy and can't explain it to her boyfriend when he returns from the war.
Conflict ensues, and gets resolved. It's much better than I expected, given my experiences with BH.
B.G. DeSylva Productions Inc., distr. Paramount, dir. Walker; 6+
