The thing about MGM is that most of their pre-1950s musicals were done in black and white. And Rita Hayworth is all about Technicolor – that's when she's at her most beautiful. Some actresses are highly suited to black and white, such as Gloria Swanson and Lauren Bacall. But Rita Hayworth was infinitely better in color ("Gilda" aside), so I think the better studio for her would've been 20th Century Fox– a studio which seemed to specialize in musicals filmed in color, all the way up into the 1960s!
As for the movie itself, I was completely bored by it, until the last 20 or so minutes. In my opinion, that gave it some definite value, so much so that I rated it is six (and my vote might even go up from there). This means that while I have mixed feelings about it, overall, I feel favorable on it now, because of the lovely ending and the wonderful supporting cast.
The supporting cast included William Frawley as well and that was a very nice treat. I'm also a big fan of Edward Everett Horton, and I love the guy who plays Mr. Jordan in this film version, as well as the agent.
At first, I was worried that this film would end to abruptly, but not so. It ended right where it needed to. And for that, this film has my respect.
Please excuse typos/funny wording; I use speech-recognition that doesn't always recognize!
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robin-moss2
8 years ago
MGM made lots of musicals in colour in the 1940s. Rita Hayworth looked superb in black and white. In films like Only Angels Have Wings, You Were Never Lovelier and Gilda, she was overwhelmingly attractive.
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