Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Dan Dailey | ... | Chuck Rodwell | |
Cyd Charisse | ... | Maria Corvier | |
Agnes Moorehead | ... | Miss Hattie | |
Lili Darvas | ... | Sari Hatvany | |
Jim Backus | ... | Tom Culdane | |
Oskar Karlweis | ... | Lotzi | |
Liliane Montevecchi | ... | Lilli | |
Cara Williams | ... | Kelly Donavan | |
George Chakiris | ... | Young Groom (as George Kerris) | |
Betty Lynn | ... | Young Bride | |
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Henry Slate | ... | Henry Slate - The Slate Brothers |
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Jack Slate | ... | Jack Slate - The Slate Brothers |
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Sid Slate | ... | Sid Slate - The Slate Brothers |
Pete Rugolo | ... | Conductor | |
John Brascia | ... | Specialty Dancer |
Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't like to hold hands with him, at least not to begin with... Written by Mattias Thuresson
There is a reason this is a practically unknown and rarely shown on TV. While there is nothing terribly wrong about this movie, there is also nothing terribly right about it either. It is a throwaway production from start to finish.
It succeeds only as modest entertainment. None of the songs are particularly memorable. One song, "The Girl with the Yaller Shoes" is downright annoying.
The script is especially weak - even by movie musical standards. It does not serve wither of the leads very well. Dan Daily is about twenty years too old to be playing a "young rancher". Cyd Charisse's character is very cranky and negative at the start of the film. It is very difficult to feel any empathy for characters who have no positive energy. Especially silly is the casting of Agnes Morehead as Mr. Dailey's Mother - even though they are roughly the same age.
Fans of modern dance will no doubt enjoy the dance numbers. To my untrained eye they just seemed very dated and out of place.