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The Ames Company makes every effort to keep Uncle Cedric away from any decisions or work. This is in the best interests for him and the company. Trouble starts when he hires a schemer named Joe as his personal assistant and then a gal named Minnie who loves fashion. He buys Minnie a dress shop where Colleen is the bookkeeper and scandal soon follows. When Donald goes to shut down the shop, he doesn't as he is infatuated by Colleen. Colleen runs the shop and fashion shows and starts to make a profit, but Minnie starts a scandal when Cedric tries to adopt her, but doesn't - much to the horror of Alicia and the amusement of the press. Then Joe sues Donald for the loss of Colleen's affection. Written by
Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
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JACK OAKIE Starts Swinging...JOAN BLONDELL Starts Trucking...
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The running time at a press preview was 100 minutes, but it was cut to 89 minutes before release.
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Connections
Edited into
Six Hits and a Miss (1942)
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Soundtracks
"An Evening with You"
(1936) (uncredited)
Music by
Harry Warren
Lyrics by
Al Dubin
Sung by
Ruby Keeler and
Dick Powell
Played also as background music
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Sorry to have to disagree with the "disaster" rating in the previous "user comments". Just for the record, Dick Powell/Ruby Keeler musical comedies aren't supposed to have thick plots.
This film is supposed to be a light hearted musical comedy for the depression-era audience, and that is just what it is. I'll grant you that the musical numbers aren't as memorable as other Powell/Keeler films(by the way, they were never married - Powell married Joan Blondell that year). I'd also say that Paul Draper's tap dancing is a cut below the flowing moves of Fred Astaire.
However, the film has some redeeming comedic value. Hugh Herbert is a gem of a bumbling business executive, and Joan Blondell was in her element as Jack Oakie's conniving sidekick.
Overall, I found this film to be quite acceptable.