Impoverished aristocrat's daughter Tommy Tucker (Jessie Matthews) is in love with radio announcer Bill Coverdale (Gene Gerrard), but he is engaged to her more glamorous sister Angela (Kay Hammond), who he does not love. Seeking escape from this hopeless situation, and her life of genteel poverty, Tommy flees abroad to Biarritz to become a nightclub singer.
Is it worth your time? Look, if you’re into the kind of musical comedy that feels like a warm, slightly dusty blanket, you’ll dig this. It’s light, it’s fluffy, and it doesn't try to solve the world's problems. If you need something gritty or logical, steer clear. You’ll probably hate it if you get annoyed by people br...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Gene Gerrard
James A. FitzPatrick
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"Is it worth your time? Look, if you’re into the kind of musical comedy that feels like a warm, slightly dusty blanket, you’ll dig this. It’s light, it’s fluffy, and it doesn't try to solve the world's problems. If you need something gritty or logical, steer clear. You’ll probably hate it if you get annoyed by people breaking into song for absolutely no reason at all. Jessie Matthews is really the whole engine here. She plays Tommy with this desperate, wide-eyed energy that makes you root for he..."
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Frank Miller, Caswell Garth, Desmond Carter, R.P. Weston, Bert Lee
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