While at summer camp in the Maine woods, little Bobby Breen befriends composer Basil Rathbone, who left the city to try and break his creative block, and is soon playing matchmaker for his widowed singer mother and Rathbone..
Is it worth your time? If you like 1930s schmaltz and child stars who sing like they’ve been inhaling helium, then yes. If you find high-pitched singing children terrifying, you should probably stay far away from this one. It’s a movie for people who want to feel like they’re wrapped in a dusty, slightly damp wool blan...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Kurt Neumann
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"Is it worth your time? If you like 1930s schmaltz and child stars who sing like they’ve been inhaling helium, then yes. If you find high-pitched singing children terrifying, you should probably stay far away from this one. It’s a movie for people who want to feel like they’re wrapped in a dusty, slightly damp wool blanket. It won't change your life, but it’s nice in a way that doesn't really exist anymore. Bobby Breen is the star here, and he is... a lot. He’s got these perfectly curled locks an..."
Bernard Schubert, Gertrude Berg, William Hurlbut, Al Boasberg, Earle Snell
United States
