1h 20min | Comedy, Music | 25 December 1951
Director: Irving Cummings
Stars: Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, Frank Sinatra
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043476/
Was this a poster from '51? Was FS already on the outs, with On the Town ('49, his immediately prior release) filmed with mobs trying to see him? Notice this is not MGM, and his next film is '52 for Universal. And I thought From Here to Eternity ('53) was a comeback for him. Per IMDb trivia, this was filmed in '48.
Only 2-3 songs in the Soundtracks. I think the 3rd song was actually a poem GM recited. This is NOT a musical, and not worthy of the Music tag either. But I won't fight it.
I like the principals here, and I like them together. The plot is cute, with FS coming into a large sum of money from a gambler, but the bank has a shortage on the books for roughly the same amount. The solution to the crime is almost too cute, but the journey is fun. Amazing that JR's cleavage is not exploited, especially since this is a Howard Hughes production.
RKO, dir. Cummings; 6+
