Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

weezeralfalfa This upbeat early Betty Grable musical romance built on the success of her two previous recent Fox musicals 'Down Argentine Way' and 'That Night in Rio', all shot in glorious Technicolor, very unusual for the times. Parts of this film were shot on location at several Florida tourist spots. Betty had to work hard in this film, as she is probably in 90% of the scenes. Although Carol Landis was her supporting actress, she wasn't allowed to provide the singing or dancing diversion that Carmen Miranda or Alice Faye did in most other Grable musicals of this era. Don Ameche is again her costar, his last time in this role. Charlotte Greenburg also returns as her elastic-jointed aunt.Jack Haley, of recent fame as The Tin Man in 'The Wizard of Oz', is included to provide a romantic interest for Charlotte and to add a bit of his singing, dancing and comedic talent to the brew.Clearly much younger than Charlotte, his sudden romantic interest in her is one of the more implausible features of the plot. Sadly, Jack was never again in a first rate musical, despite his Robert Taylor-like good looks and talents. The Condos Brothers take the place of the Nicholas Brothers dancing team, which was featured in several Fox musicals, including 'Down Argentine Way' Although not as acrobatic as the Nicholas Brothers, they demonstrate their fancy footwork in two numbers, one with Betty. Bob Cummings serves as Ameche's chief competition for Betty's affection. Like the Cheshire cat, the one is always popping up when the other thinks he is alone with Betty. Betty's interest in Ameche, who appears to be a foppish ne'er -do-well hanger on to Cummings' wealthy family is another irritatingly implausible feature of the plot. From the dialogue, it appears Ameche's character is a popular lady's man, in contrast to Cummings' character, whose forte is his family's wealth, which is what the 3 women supposedly are mainly interested in. I thought Ameche and Cummings had good chemistry. Unfortunately, neither would be in another Grable musical. Cummings sings 'You Started Something' in a '30s style, followed by Betty's and Ameche's renditions. Thus, I consider this the theme song of the show. Otherwise, Betty and Ameche did nearly all the singing. Through the latter half, we are provided with several hints that the Betty-Cummings announced marriage plan might not hold up. Ameche keeps pleading his case that he and Betty would make a better match. In fact, Carol's and Cummings' characters gradually come to realize that they have more in common than the Betty-Cummings pairing. It isn't until the finale encore than Carol gets to sing s wee bit, taking Betty's place in singing with Cummings 'You Started Something'. In fact, the ordering of the encores suggests that Carol and Cummings, rather than the stars, are the biggest winners in this gold digging scheme.Like Jack Haley, peroxide blond Carol Landis would return to mostly B movies, after a long stint traveling around entertaining troops. She nearly died from several tropical diseases during this time, never fully recovering her health. The rest of her short life reads much like that of Marilyn Monroe's later years. She had numerous affairs and marriages, but was unable to complete a pregnancy because of endometriosis. With her film career in limbo, Rex Harrison's ending of their affair was the last straw, and she finally succeeded in killing herself, after several failed attempts.

moonspinner55 Remake of 1938's "Three Blind Mice", its hoary plot reworked several times since, has two waitressing sisters and their wiseacre aunt taking a $4000 inheritance all the way to Miami where they plan to land rich husbands. Jovial, breezy, tuneful film is a bit short-changed on male charisma (the original had Joel McCrea and David Niven--here we get Bob Cummings and Don Ameche, hardly a fair trade-off!). Still, Betty Grable is perky, Carole Landis is subdued and lovely, and Charlotte Greenwood is a stitch as Aunt Susan (she's like Ray Bolger in drag--and her pairing with bellhop Jack Haley is certainly the oddest in the film). The songs are good (as long as Ameche isn't singing them) and the photography and intermittent location shooting are colorful. Predictable but cozy, plus there's a wonderfully flamboyant xylophone player, and Grable has a sensational dancing sequence at her engagement party. Lots of fun! *** from ****

whpratt1 This story starts out with Betty Grable,(Kathryn Latimer), Carole Landis, (Barbara Latimer),"I Wake Up Screaming" working in a Texas curb service hamburger joint with their aunt Sue Latimer,(Charlottle Greenwood) as the cook in the kitchen. They receive a letter telling them they have inherited $55,000. dollars, but after taxes they receive only $4,000. dollars and decide they had enough of their jobs in Texas and Kathryn wants to go to Miami, Florida and find some very rich men. When they all arrive in Miami, they meet up with Jeffrey Boulton,(Robert Cummings) who is a very wealthy man and takes a great liking for Kathryn. However, Kathryn also becomes very interested in Phil O'Neil, (Don Ameche) There is plenty of musical singing and great dancing and the photography in Silver Springs, Florida and other places in Florida are outstanding. Carole Landis looked very young and very charming in her role and Betty Grable proved she was the Pin UP Girl of the 1940's and the wife of Harry James, the trumpet player.

julianhwescott One of my favorite Betty Grable films! Beautiful scenery, beautiful songs and excellent choreography! Betty's costumes were really stunning and I wonder if the studio used a different designer for this film. It's all about losing out on an inheritance for the two Latimer sisters and their Aunt Susan because of taxes, so the three take off for Miami so Betty can find a millionaire husband. As usual, Betty doesn't have any trouble finding a man and that is when all the fun starts. They have a great time and so will you when you watch this film.