The adventures of four babes on a binge, four minxes on a mission, or four dames on a dare was popularly documented by one of the four, the beautiful blonde Carole Landis who literally found love on this mission but unfortunately later died tragically. She's traveling all over the world with Kay Francis, Martha Raye and Mitzi Mayfair to entertain the boys. Kay Francis, the mother hen of the group, doesn't sing or dance, but she does look good in clothes, and once considered the most fashionable woman in Hollywood, she's still very chic as herself, even in the middle of nowhere. Martha Raye, the self-declared "Miss Big Mouth", is at the height of her popularity here, doing what she loved to do most, entertain the troops and living the life that would eventually give her the nickname of "Colonel Maggie".
Mitzi Mayfair, the most obscure member of the group, was the star of a few musical shorts, but her name means almost nothing surrounded by the other three. Throw in comic man Phil Silvers as the women's driver and cameos by Alice Faye, Betty Grable and Carmen Miranda (all singing songs they've already performed on screen), and you've got a feel good war musical that gives indication of what the stars were doing to entertain the troops. This film was just one of many, and upset some film viewers because it seemed to be made more out of self-gratification than to serve a purpose in the war. The four girls names are mentioned in another similar 1944 movie, "Follow the Boys", but here, their adventure is dramatized, much of it fictional, but most of it entertaining.
There's certainly nothing remarkable in the story, even if the girls were often thrown into danger during their mission to entertain as many troops as they could. This was Kay's last big studio movie, and got some rather shocking revelations years later when Phil Silvers commented on Kay's romance with a General showed what a good actress she was, insinuating details about her private life long after she was deceased. This is actually closer to a movie music video with a slight plot than an actual musical comedy so as historical reference, it is of value, even if some of what is presented on screen really isn't based upon fact.
Mitzi Mayfair, the most obscure member of the group, was the star of a few musical shorts, but her name means almost nothing surrounded by the other three. Throw in comic man Phil Silvers as the women's driver and cameos by Alice Faye, Betty Grable and Carmen Miranda (all singing songs they've already performed on screen), and you've got a feel good war musical that gives indication of what the stars were doing to entertain the troops. This film was just one of many, and upset some film viewers because it seemed to be made more out of self-gratification than to serve a purpose in the war. The four girls names are mentioned in another similar 1944 movie, "Follow the Boys", but here, their adventure is dramatized, much of it fictional, but most of it entertaining.
There's certainly nothing remarkable in the story, even if the girls were often thrown into danger during their mission to entertain as many troops as they could. This was Kay's last big studio movie, and got some rather shocking revelations years later when Phil Silvers commented on Kay's romance with a General showed what a good actress she was, insinuating details about her private life long after she was deceased. This is actually closer to a movie music video with a slight plot than an actual musical comedy so as historical reference, it is of value, even if some of what is presented on screen really isn't based upon fact.