The good news is that the story line here, though predictable, is rather entertaining. Three Irish daughters are looking for romance (actually one is secretly married, another has fallen in love with vaudevillian Tony Pastor -- a real historical character, and the third is a little too young but dreaming of her future). However, their father hates show business, claiming that its stress and challenges took his wife's life when they were both vaudevillians.
The bad news here is that memorable songs are few and far between...in fact, only the title song is dandy. The rest are forgettable.
June Haver is the nominal star here as the daughter in love with Tony Pastor. She was a passable dancer, not quite so good on the singing.
Marcia Mae Jones is the daughter who is already married, and again, does nicely here.
Gordon MacRae is good as Tony Pastor. Too bad he didn't have very good songs to sing.
Before watching the film, look up James Barton (the father) on Google. His is an interesting little biography.
Gene Nelson is excellent as a dancer friend of Tony Pastor. I was never sure why he wasn't more of a star. Handsome and excellent dancer.
S. Z. Sakall is here as a family friend, but unfortunately doesn't have much to do. Irene Seidner, a little known character actress, was good as the wife.
Debbie Reynolds as the youngest daughter didn't have much to do here, although her role was tailored for her; she was 17-years-old at the time; it was her first speaking role in a film. BTW, according to Google, she had to have her ears glued back for the film!
Jane Darwell has a small role as a neighbor...and it was nice to see her.
It's a decent film. Not great. Not bad. Old-fashioned.
The bad news here is that memorable songs are few and far between...in fact, only the title song is dandy. The rest are forgettable.
June Haver is the nominal star here as the daughter in love with Tony Pastor. She was a passable dancer, not quite so good on the singing.
Marcia Mae Jones is the daughter who is already married, and again, does nicely here.
Gordon MacRae is good as Tony Pastor. Too bad he didn't have very good songs to sing.
Before watching the film, look up James Barton (the father) on Google. His is an interesting little biography.
Gene Nelson is excellent as a dancer friend of Tony Pastor. I was never sure why he wasn't more of a star. Handsome and excellent dancer.
S. Z. Sakall is here as a family friend, but unfortunately doesn't have much to do. Irene Seidner, a little known character actress, was good as the wife.
Debbie Reynolds as the youngest daughter didn't have much to do here, although her role was tailored for her; she was 17-years-old at the time; it was her first speaking role in a film. BTW, according to Google, she had to have her ears glued back for the film!
Jane Darwell has a small role as a neighbor...and it was nice to see her.
It's a decent film. Not great. Not bad. Old-fashioned.