MGM
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Frank Morgan plays an impersonator trying to make his way onto radio. The film relies on a gimmick: Frank lip syncs to the real voices of famous actors and actresses of the time, like Mickey Rooney and Hedy Lamarr. The gimmick is run into the ground and the novelty wears off real fast. We are left with a limp plot centered around Morgan who along with his ex wives and newly discovered children dupe an ad executive into letting them put on a radio play. The highlight occurs towards the beginning when Morgan spoofs Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio panic.
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