Sailor Ted meets at the Lonely Hearts Club of his friend Gunny's wife, Jenny, a girl, Nora Paige, and falls in love. Nora wants to become a dancer on Broadway. Ted rescues the Pekinese of Lucy James, a Broadway star during a public relations campaign on his submarine. Lucy falls in love with Ted, and Ted is ordered by his Captain to meet her in a night club, in spite of the fact that he has a date with Nora. Nora, who lives with Jenny and her and Gunny's daughter, doesn't wan... (Full plot summary below)
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Sailor Ted meets at the Lonely Hearts Club of his friend Gunny's wife, Jenny, a girl, Nora Paige, and falls in love. Nora wants to become a dancer on Broadway. Ted rescues the Pekinese of Lucy James, a Broadway star during a public relations campaign on his submarine. Lucy falls in love with Ted, and Ted is ordered by his Captain to meet her in a night club, in spite of the fact that he has a date with Nora. Nora, who lives with Jenny and her and Gunny's daughter, doesn't want to hear anything from Ted, after she spotted a picture of Ted and Lucy in the morning paper. Lucy convinces her manager Dinehart to stop the press campaign and tells him that she would leave the production, if another photo or article of her and Ted is published. Nora has become her understudy, and she begins to think her behaviour to Ted over. Suddenly she is fired after Dinehart told her to dance a number Lucy James called undanceable. But when Ted is told the whole story, he knows what to do.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzPleasantly breezy musical romantic comedy. |
| User ReviewJennifer BFor being so ashamed oh his singing/dancing, I loved Jame's Stewart's performance in this cute musical. Eleanor Powell and Buddy Ebsen are wonderful entertainers and add a great comedic contribution to Jimmy's "Aw Shucks" persona. A must see for the early musical lover! |
| User ReviewAprizzle FThis is fastly becoming one of my favorites. Too adorable for words. Jimmy Stewart shows exactly how talented he is. Being able to keep up with great singers and dancers without being trained himself. Him and Eleanor Powell are the most photogenic couple to hit the screen. Eleanor Powell was such a talent, it's sad she didn't make a lot more movies. Everyone must see this movie, even if it is just see to Jimmy do a heel click. |
| User ReviewToni Ra very cool movie with the queen of the Tap: Eleanor Powell. An early movie with a hidden lesbian scene. The dance / tap scenes are glorious!!!! |
| User ReviewPrivate UIt's great to watch just to hear Jimmy sing! ~ But of course I love Ellie's dances best! |
| User ReviewEliza DJimmy Stewart's singing wasn't as bad as I'd figured it would be. Eleanor Powell, though an amazing dancer, kinda sucked at acting. I liked Una Merkel in this one though. Overall a pretty cute musical. |
| User ReviewGreg WCole Porter wrote one of his best movie scores for this highly entertaining MGM musical; the songs include "Rap-Tap On Wood," "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "Easy to Love" (introduced by James Stewart!); the spectacular finale features Eleanor Powell performing "Swingin' the Jinx Away" aboard a battleship. |
| User Reviewdarryl cthere are faster feet in this world, higher kickers and whatnot--but eleanor powell is still my go-to musical star of the 1930s. she was a dance powerhouse all on her own in a time when men ruled the scene. and 'born to dance' is a sterling setting for her bounty of dance gifts! james stewart is one of the most unlikely leading men to find in a musical but he does well with his waltz clog and sweet, reedy version of 'easy to love'. and virginia bruce, had she had more part, would have been a great asset to the film as well. besides powell, the biggest asset of this film is the score. don't believe 'de-lovely'--porter wrote some great stuff during his hollywood years and this film is proof of it. |
| User ReviewTonyPolitoSo what's not to like? Eleanor Powell endlessly hoofin' and hip-wigglin' away as the understudy who's being cheated out of the full limelight she's due -- ah, what moves and gams, Eleanor at her very best. A youthful Jimmy Stewart as Eleanor's swoonin' croonin' love interest. Virginia Bruce as the spiteful, scheming star/lead, who's gorgeously and constantly draped in sumptuous satins and pearls and hairdos. A 20ish, foppish Buddy Epsen tap-dancin' away in a sailor's outfit -- and singin' without a Jed Clampett cone-pone accent. A huge, classic MGM dance-production finale (sans Busby Berkeley) with row-upon-row of leggy gals dancing in all manner of elaborate, glittery, over-the-top outfits and hot-pants, that closes on huge Naval cannons blasting away at the audience. A Cole Porter score introducing "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "(You'd Be So) Easy to Love" (with Jimmy Stewart at the pipes). A light sprinkle of campy chuckles from a storyline by mid-Century cut-up Sid Silvers, who also takes on the role of singing sailor "Gunny Sacks." And outstanding image quality, right down to every last sparkle of sequin. If you haven't yet seen one of these classic 1930ish dance productions, here's an excellent place to start. Unfortunately, this jewel is only available within the box set "Classic Musicals From The Dream Factory, Volume 3." Thanks, TCM, for the memories. |
| User ReviewMary HJimmy Stewart is the most adorable thing on the planet in this film. When his voice squeaks while singing "Easy to Love" America found an icon. |
