While I don't think "You're a Sweetheart" is a great film, it's well worth watching just to see the ultra-bizarro musical number with folks dressed up like birds near the beginning of the movie!
The story is about a Broadway show starring Betty (Alice Faye) which seems doomed. Why? Because the opening night is scheduled the same night as some big charity gala....and all of high society will be at the gala and not the show. So the producer comes up with a weird scheme with Hal Adams (George Murphy)...to have Hal pose as an Oklahoma millionaire and buy up the entire show for its first week run. The thinking is that if the public CAN'T see the show, they'll really want to see it. In other words it's a big publicity stunt.
As for Betty, for some inexplicable reason, no one tells her this is all a stunt. So, she believes Hal is rich and she acts accordingly. What will she do when she learns he's a phony? See the film and find out for yourself.
The best part of the film is the interplay of Faye and Murphy. But it slows down considerably when they get to portions involving the Broadway show...and I would have been happy with less of this...especially since it seemed more like a talent show than a Broadway show. Still, it's enjoyable if you set your expectations lower and see it as more of just a nice time-passer.
The story is about a Broadway show starring Betty (Alice Faye) which seems doomed. Why? Because the opening night is scheduled the same night as some big charity gala....and all of high society will be at the gala and not the show. So the producer comes up with a weird scheme with Hal Adams (George Murphy)...to have Hal pose as an Oklahoma millionaire and buy up the entire show for its first week run. The thinking is that if the public CAN'T see the show, they'll really want to see it. In other words it's a big publicity stunt.
As for Betty, for some inexplicable reason, no one tells her this is all a stunt. So, she believes Hal is rich and she acts accordingly. What will she do when she learns he's a phony? See the film and find out for yourself.
The best part of the film is the interplay of Faye and Murphy. But it slows down considerably when they get to portions involving the Broadway show...and I would have been happy with less of this...especially since it seemed more like a talent show than a Broadway show. Still, it's enjoyable if you set your expectations lower and see it as more of just a nice time-passer.