
Glamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become "engaged" to almost every serviceman she's signed her pin-up photo for. Now she's leaving home to go into government service (not, as she fantasizes, to join the USO). On a side trip to New York, her vivid imagination leads her to True Love with naval hero Tommy Dooley; but increasingly involved Musical Comedy Complications follow.... (Full plot summary below)
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Glamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become "engaged" to almost every serviceman she's signed her pin-up photo for. Now she's leaving home to go into government service (not, as she fantasizes, to join the USO). On a side trip to New York, her vivid imagination leads her to True Love with naval hero Tommy Dooley; but increasingly involved Musical Comedy Complications follow.
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| New York TimesBosley CrowtherCould it be that this is the musical which really scraped the bottom of the barrel? |
| User ReviewKaren PFantastic movie in every way!!! Betty Grable was absolutely adorable in this!!! The dance numbers were extravagant and the costumes magnificent. The final number is remarkable!!! Very cute love story interspersed throughout. I highly recommend this nostalgic movie from 1944!!!!! |
| User ReviewKaren CIncredibly cute movie!!! Fantastic dance numbers, outrageously gorgeous costumes and performances by a huge cast!!! Betty Grable was absolutely perfect in this!!! I loved this!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| User ReviewDavid VI felt like I was scraping the bottom of the barrel with this MGM musical but I was pleasantly surprised. Fun plot with some sweet romantic prose. Some really spectacular musical numbers notable the roller skating extravaganza and the hoofing duo of The Condos Brothers was some heavy stuff for the time. Also, the inclusion of Charlie Spivak's orchestra was another special treat. |
| User ReviewJames H65/100. Colorful and lively musical which surprisingly shows very little of Betty Grable's famous legs. A nice variety of musical numbers pep up the film, Martha Raye heads a fine supporting cast and provides amusing relief. Good score, well produced. Nothing deep but very entertaining. |
| User ReviewRebecca WSeriously worth watching for the choreographed roller-skating sequence alone. I feel pretty confident that there will never be such a sequence in a film ever again. Damn you, rollerblades! |
| User ReviewEric HAstaire & Rogers it's not. While it was somewhat entertaining fluff, it had few other redeeming qualities. The costumes were ridiculous, distracting and very unflattering. And unfortunately, there really wasn't anything significantly original in the storyline itself. The final number, while impressive in its precision, lacked variety and musical interest, and consequently became boring very quickly, as the same moves were repeated over and over again. One very notable exception was the performance by Frank & Harry Condos (as The Condos Brothers). Their dancing was exceptional and dazzling to watch. If you're looking for simple fluff and diversion - enjoy. Just don't set your expectations too high. |