Broadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He plays the heroic soldier, but he is doesn't want to join the Army.
Is this thing worth the watch? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s musical-comedy stars trying to be soldiers. If you hate slapstick or get annoyed by plot threads that make zero sense, skip it. Joe E. Brown fans will eat it up, but everyone else might just find themselves checking the time. The whole thi...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is this thing worth the watch? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s musical-comedy stars trying to be soldiers. If you hate slapstick or get annoyed by plot threads that make zero sense, skip it. Joe E. Brown fans will eat it up, but everyone else might just find themselves checking the time. The whole thing kicks off with Jimmy Canfield trying to dodge an actress named Berenice. It’s the kind of high-stakes Broadway drama that feels like it belongs in something like Ever Since Eve,..."
Jack Donohue, Julius J. Epstein, Jerry Wald, Fred Thompson, Pat C. Flick
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