The tall and lanky Barbara Jo Allen (aka Vera Vague) steals this B programmer out of the capable hands of Johnny Downs and Jane Frazee which utilizes an often repeated plot but never shirks on entertainment. Frazee, daughter of wealthy Jonathan Hale, runs away from his controlling hands to pursue a dancing career and falls for singer Downs who thinks she's a struggling hoofer. With the help of aunt Barbara Jo, Frazee pulls it off until accidentally exposed by Jerry Colonna, a client of Hale's.
There's not much plot in this really short second feature, but there's plenty to enjoy with the songs, dances, specialties and of course, Allen's usage of malopropisms and man hungry come-on's. When she declares that she's as nervous as a one armed fan dancer, the film squarely becomes hers. Mary Lee gets lots of amusing moments as Downs' boy crazy sister, but her declaration that all men need a woman to step in and save the day when things go wrong is eye rolling. Overall, better than expected.
There's not much plot in this really short second feature, but there's plenty to enjoy with the songs, dances, specialties and of course, Allen's usage of malopropisms and man hungry come-on's. When she declares that she's as nervous as a one armed fan dancer, the film squarely becomes hers. Mary Lee gets lots of amusing moments as Downs' boy crazy sister, but her declaration that all men need a woman to step in and save the day when things go wrong is eye rolling. Overall, better than expected.