Jimmy Stewart's Swing Dance Film!
Added 9/30/2007
A really fun movie to watch, with a swing dance music theme starting with the opening credits. Jimmy plays Jimmy & Paulette Goddard is a knockout, even if the plot line is kooky just go with it & enjoy! No, question the highlight is the Rhumba country club dance sequence it has a Busby Berkley/MGM feel with all the right touches, terrific!!! Done in 1941 this had to be one of Jimmy Stewarts final movies before joing the Army Air Corps.
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In a world full of filth, what a relief to find that the "good actors" can be your refuge!
Added 9/1/2007
As a mother trying her best to find decent entertainment fit for children, I depend a lot on the old greats like Jimmy Stewart to deliver a performance that I can be confident will give my children a good example or at least wholesome entertainment. For all those who criticize this movie, I will admit it is not one of Jimmy Stewart's best, but it is decent, charming, and full of pleasant songs. It also gives my kids a glimpse into the World War II/swing music era and gives us a good backdrop for stories about their grandparents.
My children love the songs and have them all memorized. My little girl especially loves singing "Do You Believe in Fairy Tales?" and sings it to our little baby. :-) My older son is all gung-ho to learn to play the harmonica as well. As far as the actual story line is concerned, we don't get into it that much, playing it mostly for the music, but we will get into that as they get older. The moral we have learned and will pass on to the children is that the pursuit of wealth should never become an end in itself, and that a balance is essential to proper mental, emotional and spiritual growth.
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James Stewart and Paulette Goddard are great. Script is OK
Added 5/20/2007
A good but not great movie but many great performances.
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Interesting Film
Added 1/23/2006
Ever the professionals, both Jimmy Stewart and Paulette Goddard gave this film their best effort. Goddard was certainly a gorgeous woman, and her musical number in this film was very interesting...her legendary charm is highly evident. The number itself is a bit odd...she begins in a glamorous gown, singing...then switches to a female version of a Spanish male cabellero (sp?) outfit, flirting outrageously with all the girls...then switches into another glamorous gown and dances the tango (extremely well) with her male partner, who appears to be authentically entranced by her...the first time I saw it, I thought, "What was THAT???" Only Goddard could have pulled it off. It didn't appear that she and Stewart had much in the chemistry department, but they did give it their best effort. It's a pleasant film.
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A Mixed Bag
Added 4/11/2005
The strength of the film is its technical aspect. For the time, the special effects are quite good. Acting is also strong. I was disappointed in the plot. The script just doesn't accomplish the job. Essentially the theme is "art" (in this case music)is superior to business. All business people are evil and only artists know how to celebrate life. Violence, robbery, and deception of any kind is justified to teach the evil businessman a lesson. That's the subplot that just doesn't hold up.
Jimmy Stewart's character, working with Paulette Goddard's character, "save the day" by staging a lottery, which they have previously discussed was not legal. Here again, there's no logic. They do the very thing the script writers prohibited them from doing. It's a non sequituer.
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Jimmy Stewart's Swing Dance Film!
Added 9/30/2007
A really fun movie to watch, with a swing dance music theme starting with the opening credits. Jimmy plays Jimmy & Paulette Goddard is a knockout, even if the plot line is kooky just go with it & enjoy! No, question the highlight is the Rhumba country club dance sequence it has a Busby Berkley/MGM feel with all the right touches, terrific!!! Done in 1941 this had to be one of Jimmy Stewarts final movies before joing the Army Air Corps.
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In a world full of filth, what a relief to find that the "good actors" can be your refuge!
Added 9/1/2007
As a mother trying her best to find decent entertainment fit for children, I depend a lot on the old greats like Jimmy Stewart to deliver a performance that I can be confident will give my children a good example or at least wholesome entertainment. For all those who criticize this movie, I will admit it is not one of Jimmy Stewart's best, but it is decent, charming, and full of pleasant songs. It also gives my kids a glimpse into the World War II/swing music era and gives us a good backdrop for stories about their grandparents.
My children love the songs and have them all memorized. My little girl especially loves singing "Do You Believe in Fairy Tales?" and sings it to our little baby. :-) My older son is all gung-ho to learn to play the harmonica as well. As far as the actual story line is concerned, we don't get into it that much, playing it mostly for the music, but we will get into that as they get older. The moral we have learned and will pass on to the children is that the pursuit of wealth should never become an end in itself, and that a balance is essential to proper mental, emotional and spiritual growth.
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James Stewart and Paulette Goddard are great. Script is OK
Added 5/20/2007
A good but not great movie but many great performances.
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