A vice-free radio singer wants to experience the dark side of life, so a press agent convinces her sponsor to choose a "professional sweetheart" from her fans..


Is this thing worth your time? Honestly, it depends on how much you enjoy watching people frantically spin plates for seventy minutes. If you like 1930s screwball energy where everyone talks a little too fast and nobody ever really tells the truth, you’ll have a blast. If you’re looking for a grounded, quiet drama, thi...

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"Is this thing worth your time? Honestly, it depends on how much you enjoy watching people frantically spin plates for seventy minutes. If you like 1930s screwball energy where everyone talks a little too fast and nobody ever really tells the truth, you’ll have a blast. If you’re looking for a grounded, quiet drama, this is going to drive you up the wall. It’s frantic. Ginger Rogers is stuck playing the 'perfect' radio star, and you can see the boredom leaking out of her performance. She’s playi..."
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