1h 54min | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 4 March 1953 | Color
Director: Walter Lang
Stars: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders, Billy De Wolfe, Walter Slezak.
Robert Alton ... dances and musical numbers staged by
In the Tap! Appendix for Vera-Ellen, Donald O'Connor.
Somehow I want to like this more, but don't. We get DO & VE dancing together, choreographed by RA, and it doesn't mesmerize me. We get GS singing, and that does mesmerize, but only because I wondered if he were the singer (per commentary track: yes). I adore EM, but more so in her younger days. BD has too much to do and it's all sour, not comedic. WS has too little.
Somehow I want to like this more, but don't. We get DO & VE dancing together, choreographed by RA, and it doesn't mesmerize me. We get GS singing, and that does mesmerize, but only because I wondered if he were the singer (per commentary track: yes). I adore EM, but more so in her younger days. BD has too much to do and it's all sour, not comedic. WS has too little.
14 songs in the Soundtracks, all by Irving Berlin (32 chapters with menu):
**** Unlike Warner discs, Fox did not make the chapter title the song title. I'll leave further annotations for the next round. The songs appear to be in order. ****
**** Unlike Warner discs, Fox did not make the chapter title the song title. I'll leave further annotations for the next round. The songs appear to be in order. ****
- ch. The Hostess with the Mostes, Performed by Ethel Merman
- ch. Lichtenburg, Sung by offscreen chorus
- ch8. Can You Use Any Money Today, Performed by Ethel Merman
- ch. Marrying for Love, Performed by George Sanders
- ch11. It's a Lovely Day Today, Sung by Donald O'Connor, and Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Carol Richards) ****dance?****
- ch. That International Rag, Performed by Ethel Merman
- ch14. dance at the ball, Vera-Ellen and Donald O'Connor duet
- ch16. You're Just In Love, Sung by Ethel Merman and Donald O'Connor
- ch. The Ocarina, Sung by Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Carol Richards) and chorus, Danced by Vera-Ellen and dancers
- ch20. What Chance Have I With Love?, Sung and Danced by Donald O'Connor
- ch. Something To Dance About, Sung by Donald O'Connor and Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Carol Richards), Danced by Donald O'Connor and Vera-Ellen
- ch24. The Best Thing For You Would be Me, Sung by Ethel Merman and George Sanders
- ch29. You're Just in Love, Sung by Donald O'Connor and Ethel Merman
- ch31. Mrs. Sally Adams, Sung by telephone operators
- ch32. Finale: You're Just In Love/Something to Dance About, Sung by Ethel Merman, George Sanders, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Carol Richards) and chorus
Fox, dir. Lang; 7+
