Thursday, July 14, 2011

Step Lively (1944)


RKO Radio Pictures
Directed by Tim Whelan
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros.)

Scheming musical producer George Murphy holes up in a New York hotel with his entire cast despite having no money. Gloria DeHaven is the leading lady in the production and kind of his girlfriend. Just when the whole thing is about to collapse in walks playwright Frank Sinatra. It's not his pen but his voice that will save the play. The dialogue is fast and furious, but the plot is just too thin to hold up to scrutiny. Frank is still feeling his way into his acting roles, more comfortable singing than speaking.

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