2h 1min | Comedy, Musical | 9 March 1967 | Color, ws
Director: David Swift
Stars: Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee.
Bob Fosse ... original musical stager
Dale Moreda ... choreographer
9 songs in the Soundtracks, all by Frank Loesser.
Favorites: I Believe in You, Brotherhood of Man.
One of the best things the TV show Mad Men (2007-15) did was cast Robert Morse as one of the ad execs. And I think they gave him a song a one point.
He really sings well. Not so you want an album of his singing, but so you want to see him in more musicals. Michele Lee is a true singer, but gets only the 1 song (I Believe in You), and it's not a solo. (She sang on at least 5 Tony Awards shows, but didn't even get proper credit on this 1 movie. I submitted a fix to the Soundtracks. And it's already done.)
The delightful churning of events makes this fun, as do the songs. Of course, the cynicism about big business is well-earned.
The ending makes me want the sequel, to see how he deals with being the top man.
The Mirisch Corp., distr. UA, dir. Swift; 7+
