RogerMooreTheBestBond Review of Rich, Young and Pretty

Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)

Charming MGM musical starring Jane Powell, Wendell Corey & Vic Damone

[8/10 · 15 May 2009]

This is a nice musical brought to us by MGM. Jane Powell plays the daughter of Wendell Corey. Wendell has been divorced for years. His wife could not handle living in Texas. Wendell takes Jane to Paris on business and Jane falls quickly in love with Vic Damone. She would work with Vic in three other films. He played her love interest in Hit the Deck, played her partner in the cameo they had in Deep in my Heart & he played Debbie Reynolds love interest in Athena with Jane. The best song of this film happens early on when Wendell and Jane sing Deep in the heart of Texas. Back to the story. Jane's mother spots her in Paris. She is now in love with Fernando Lamas. She sets up a meet with Jane and does not tell her she is her mother. Wendell finds out and wants to leave. Jane has a fallout with Vic and talks with her mother before she leaves. She sets up the two so they can get back together. She also lets Jane know she is her mother by talking to her father in the next room. Neither one of them admit they know. Her father hints he will tell her after the final song of the movie. Enjoyable movie with a good run time of one hour and thirty five minutes.