In 1898, composer Sid's new show casts singer Adeline as lead, angering former star Elysia. Sid worries as Adeline grows close to Major Day, jeopardizing the production and his romance with her.
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for 1930s musical theater nostalgia and don’t mind a plot that feels like it’s being held together by stage tape, sure. If you’re looking for something that moves faster than a steam train on a rainy day, skip it. You’ll probably hate it if you get bored by love triangles that...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Mervyn LeRoy
Edward LeSaint
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for 1930s musical theater nostalgia and don’t mind a plot that feels like it’s being held together by stage tape, sure. If you’re looking for something that moves faster than a steam train on a rainy day, skip it. You’ll probably hate it if you get bored by love triangles that move at a glacial pace. Look, Irene Dunne is doing the heavy lifting here. She has this way of looking at a camera that makes you think she knows exactly how silly the script is,..."
Erwin Gelsey, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
United States
