Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

mark.waltz How do you turn a sarong into a Paris original? It takes class, poise and a ton of conniving. This remake of the 1934 musical "Let's Fall in Love" puts Dorothy Lamour into carny clothes and after initially seen in a Carmen Miranda disguise, movie director Don Ameche plans to make her a genuine French movie star after his temperamental leading lady (Adele Jerhens) makes the scene to end all scenes. Lamour goes under strict training before making her public debut. Falling in love with Ameche, Lamour's honest slip of the tongue threatens to destroy both her future as a movie star as well as Ameche's directing career.A decent post war musical was just one of many musical remakes of the post war era which strived to remain traditional in spite of changing tastes. Still gorgeous, Lamour makes an amusing comedian and displays both feistiness and sweetness with equal zest. Janis Carter adds some sparkle as Ameche's sister while Jergens goes all out as the initial choice for Ameche's film. Jeanne Manet adds both glamour and eccentric humor. Willard Parker takes on a Ralph Bellamy role of Ameche's rather dull rival for Lamour's affections. Still, in spite of all the talent, it's another case of a Cinderella rising out of the cinders and becoming the bell of the ball. The musical numbers indicate that this should have been made in color with one number looking like it was from the set of the Rita Hayworth musical "Down to Earth". In her big dramatic scene, Lamour seems to be trying to burlesque an Irish accent that would embarrass Maureen O'Hara. She does a nice job with " Let's Fall in Love " however, so a few overlooks of her acting weaknesses can be forgiven.

robertbrucemartin I knew nothing of this film, but watching it one immediately sees the extraordinary quality of the direction and production. I didn't know that Dorothy Lamour began her career as a singer for a big band and later sang on radio for network shows. She was Miss New Orleans in 1931 and her heritage included being Spanish. Looking at her she reminds one of Katy Jurado and could have played roles for Latin characters. In this film I think she was especially effective when she played "herself", Mary the carny girl. The production numbers were excellent and indicated the direction dance numbers would be presented in the future. Don Ameche was excellent as always. So this film was a very pleasant surprise.

vincentlynch-moonoi No, this is not a GREAT film, but it's better than I expected it to be.Don Ameche is always pleasant to watch, including in this film as a movie director. Dorothy Lamour always seemed a bit worn to me, although a good sidekick in the Road films with Hope and Crosby. But in this film she shines. There is one excellent dance number later in the film, although it appeared to me a double was doing her dancing. The plot is decent. A film director is fired when his leading lady has a breakdown due tot he stress. So, at a carnival, he finds a promising replacement...if he can pass her off as being French. A sort of love/hate relationship develops, which I'm not sure quite works, although the overall picture does as Ameche tries his hand at a Pygmalion effort.This is a very good "B" musical, and frankly there were occasional "A" musicals that were inferior to this. So sit back and enjoy it...at least once.

Robert J. Maxwell I guess if you're in the mood for this piece of fluff you might find it diverting. I realize it was directed by Douglas Sirk, who has a following, as they say, but it's really undistinguished. To find it otherwise because of who directed it, is to commit the fundamental error of attribution -- "Sirk is a genius and therefore everything he does is outstanding by its nature." Don Ameche is a movie director and impresario who believes he's found in showgirl Dorothy Lamour the perfect expression of French charm and talent. (Actually she's from Brooklyn or someplace.) The movie is based on that idea. The only surprise in it is that in a supporting role Adele Jergens -- Queen of the B movies -- shows some background in dance. I've always admired dancers for the same reason I admired athletes. They can do all kinds of things with their bodies that are forbidden to the rest of us because we are born with a psychokinetic deficit. Dorothy Lamour. The name doth run trippingly from the tongue. Ah, l'amour, l'amour. Toujours l'amour. Ironically, Dorothy Lamour, born Mary Slaton in New Orleans in 1914, had Louisiana French forbears. (Her sister's name is Jean, pronounced "Zhawn.") The New Orleans cat house depicted in Brooke Shields' breathrough movie, "Pretty Baby," in which the Madam addresses her clientèle as "M'sieur," was set in the Storyville section of the city at a time when Lamour was a child.She was a pretty, unpretentious, and good-natured woman whose career was fading when this movie was made. She sings most of the songs and does her best with them. The best known is "Let's Fall in Love," which Cole Porter wrote in 1928. She didn't have much of a singing voice but had so much charm that it didn't matter much. And in other movies she managed to introduce a couple of songs that became standards -- "I Remember You," "But Beautiful", and "Personality," later adapted for use in a Wesson Oil commercial.In fact, though, both the leads are likable. It's just that the movie is too weak to carry them.