I watched this Eagle-Lion comedy yesterday on YouTube and thoroughly enjoyed it. The reason I had been wanting to check it out was because one of the stars, Carole Landis, was born in my hometown. I haven't seen all her movies yet, so I needed to check this one off the list. And it was certainly worth the time.
One of the user reviews I read here on the IMDb said the entire cast was playing against type..and I somewhat agree with that assessment. Aside from Carole who did a fabulous job as a domineering wife, there was another performer who stood out for me in this motion picture. It was Turhan Bey...he plays a Greenwich artistic type who has a succession of beautiful women parading through his apartment. One of them is shapely Virginia Mayo.
The other IMDb user jokingly commented that Turhan is virtually unrecognizable in this part without his customary turban, which he wore in several adventure pictures at Universal in the 1940s. I don't think I have paid much attention to him before as a movie 'star' (and we can use that word a bit lightly perhaps)...but while watching OUT OF THE BLUE, I found him to be a fine actor who gave a convincing comic performance. In fact, they all do a nice job here, and the film should be more well-known by today's audiences.
One of the user reviews I read here on the IMDb said the entire cast was playing against type..and I somewhat agree with that assessment. Aside from Carole who did a fabulous job as a domineering wife, there was another performer who stood out for me in this motion picture. It was Turhan Bey...he plays a Greenwich artistic type who has a succession of beautiful women parading through his apartment. One of them is shapely Virginia Mayo.
The other IMDb user jokingly commented that Turhan is virtually unrecognizable in this part without his customary turban, which he wore in several adventure pictures at Universal in the 1940s. I don't think I have paid much attention to him before as a movie 'star' (and we can use that word a bit lightly perhaps)...but while watching OUT OF THE BLUE, I found him to be a fine actor who gave a convincing comic performance. In fact, they all do a nice job here, and the film should be more well-known by today's audiences.