From a team 2 girls and 2 not-straight men, a girl leaves to be a star, other stays to keep the boys straight. The star comes back with a producer, who falls in love with the girl who stayed.

Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for pre-code musical fluff that doesn't care if it makes sense. If you hate dated humor or people suddenly singing for no reason, you will probably want to turn this off within ten minutes. There is a specific kind of energy in Take a Chance that you just...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Monte Brice

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"Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for pre-code musical fluff that doesn't care if it makes sense. If you hate dated humor or people suddenly singing for no reason, you will probably want to turn this off within ten minutes. There is a specific kind of energy in Take a Chance that you just don't see anymore. It feels less like a movie and more like a stage show that got lost on its way to a theater. It reminded me a bit of the frantic pacing in The Big Noise, where ..."
Sid Silvers, Richard A. Whiting, Nacio Herb Brown, Vincent Youmans, Laurence Schwab, Buddy G. DeSylva, Monte Brice
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