Believe me, I love the old MGM musicals, but this particular Powell player doesn't work for me. Certainly, the MGM "class" is visible in every frame, even if the back lot is not a convincing substitute for the Catskill Mountains. The architecture and atmosphere simply do not evoke the implied location.
Debbie Reynolds is the only spark in this uninspired flick. Supporting performances are basically caricatures, at best.
Technicolor always astounds me, even if the material does not.
Just TWO years later, Reynolds would star in "Singing in the Rain," an MGM classic that blows this safe, milk toast tid-bit out of the water.
Debbie Reynolds is the only spark in this uninspired flick. Supporting performances are basically caricatures, at best.
Technicolor always astounds me, even if the material does not.
Just TWO years later, Reynolds would star in "Singing in the Rain," an MGM classic that blows this safe, milk toast tid-bit out of the water.