Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be the candidate by backers he later exposes as crooks.
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school Hollywood musicals where the plot doesn't matter as much as the tap dancing, you’ll probably have a decent time. If you need your political satire to be sharp or realistic, skip this and go watch something else. It’s light, it’s fluffy, and it’s very much a product of its e...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Roy Del Ruth
Charley Chase
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school Hollywood musicals where the plot doesn't matter as much as the tap dancing, you’ll probably have a decent time. If you need your political satire to be sharp or realistic, skip this and go watch something else. It’s light, it’s fluffy, and it’s very much a product of its era. 🎩 Watching Thanks a Million feels like being at a party where everyone is trying just a little too hard to be charming. Dick Powell is doing that thing he does—the wide-eyed,..."
Harry C. Bradley
Nunnally Johnson, Darryl F. Zanuck, Edmund Gross, James Gow, Harry Tugend, Fred Allen
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