1h 35min | Comedy, Family, Musical | 26 July 1951 | Color
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Stars: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Jack Smith, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp, Mary Wickes, Ellen Corby, Billy Gray.
LeRoy Prinz ... musical numbers staged and directed by
Watched online; good print. (This is one of those rotted dvds.)
The music here is all old-timey (as are the costumes). My favorites begin with the jazz age, and this ain't that.
However, the story is cute, and because they are not playing showbiz people, GM comes through much better than in prior films, or maybe he's learning how to act. He's annoyed me in the past because he's so artificial, and seems to be showing off when he sings. Here he's singing like ordinary people did before radio, singing along with others to entertain those present.
Billy Gray (b. '38) contributes well here. Father Knows Best begins in '54.
Not sure what musical numbers needed staging. The only movement was social dancing.
Warner, dir. Del Ruth; 6+
