
Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter.... (Full plot summary below)
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Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA Fred Astaire flick that has no Ginger Rogers, but turns out bearable as a slight escape film that is instantly forgettable. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe movie manages to fulfill its topical patriotic duties in a way that feels fresh, urgent and honest about its time and place. |
| User ReviewNeil PI enjoyed this film very much, and I liked some of the inside jokes about people that both Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie had worked with (Ginger Rogers and Rita Hayworth for Fred Astaire and James Cagney for Joan Leslie). I thought they danced well together, but the real gem of this film was Fred's "One for my Baby" number, which was just excellent. A fun film to see! |
| User Reviewjay nA delightful comedy romance, it's very funny and clever. I enjoyed it. |
| User ReviewMichael TAstaire and Leslie plus a score by Arlen and Mercer make this wartime musical romance shine; Astaire's solo "One for My Baby" and the Oscar-nominated "My Shining Hour" are standouts. |
| User ReviewPaul CA cute little song-and-dance movie. I love the fact that Astaire and Leslie spoof themselves throughout ("...where's Cagney, where's Hayworth?") Joan Leslie proved herself quite the hoofer in this film. Fred was magnificent - as always. |
| User ReviewSusan RThere was this old lady that I helped washing her dishes told me she really likes Joan Leslie and she was the one who introduced me to this movie. I really liked how it was musical since I like musical type of movies like Hairspray! It had great movie plot :) |
| User ReviewKatie RCute film with likable actors. A bit predictable but some nice dialogue. |
| User ReviewKeiko NSome good dancing; nothing immortal. Fun to watch, but Astaire with Joan Leslie is nothing like Astaire with Ginger Rogers. |
| User ReviewPaul DFred Astaire is a war hero returning home, and he slips away to avoid a ticker tape parade in his honor so he can have a quiet furlough. Then he meets Joan Leslie. Cute wartime musical, it isn't very original but it's well done. Joan Leslie is a delight and Robert Benchley provides excellent support. Good score and some great songs. It was nominated for two Academy Awards, the song "My Shining Hour" and also the musical score. |