Since Rita Hayworth's in the title role, Gene Kelly's dancing doesn't receive the prominence it later attained (although the scene were he dances with his reflection provided a taste of wonders to come and a hint of the sinister side to him that occasionally showed itself), while Phil Silvers became more amusing with less follicles and more brain cells as Bilko.
It all looks fabulous in Technicolor, however, and there's always Eve Arden delivering caustic asides; while Jess Barker as the young Otto Kruger in the flashbacks is the most convincing such substitution I've ever seen.
It all looks fabulous in Technicolor, however, and there's always Eve Arden delivering caustic asides; while Jess Barker as the young Otto Kruger in the flashbacks is the most convincing such substitution I've ever seen.