A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
Director: Blake Edwards
Stars: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras.
Maggie Goodwin ... assistant choreographer
Paddy Stone ... choreographer
7 songs in the Soundtracks. JA sings 3 of them, with another duet with RP.
Highly entertaining, funny, and enlightening.
JG does a Great job portraying the straight man irresistibly attracted to (supposed man) JA.
The film does a great job illuminating the troubles caused by an intolerant society.
I don't remember antecedent First a Girl (1935) with Jessie Matthews well enough to know if there was a JG character.
JG does a Great job portraying the straight man irresistibly attracted to (supposed man) JA.
The film does a great job illuminating the troubles caused by an intolerant society.
I don't remember antecedent First a Girl (1935) with Jessie Matthews well enough to know if there was a JG character.
I don't want to say much about the plot to keep it fresh for future viewing.
The only quibble, costing a point on my rating: not enough JA singing, and especially not in her upper range.
JA & BE are on the c.track. Not terribly informative, but both have fond memories of the process, and are appropriately proud of the result. They keep praising JG's reactions, and they're right.
MGM & more, dir. Edwards; 9
