Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Here Come the Waves (1944)


Paramount Pictures
Directed by Mark Sandrich
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Universal)

Bing basically plays himself, a crooner who sends teenage girls swooning and attracts crowds wherever he goes. One night on a double date with his "pal", he meets a girl who isn't afraid to speak her mind and falls in love with her. Only problem is, his "pal" wants her for himself and spends the rest of the movie trying to sabotage their relationship. It all takes place in the Navy, including a propaganda "show" intended to recruit women into the WAVES, the US Navy Reserves strictly for women established in WWII. Betty Hutton pulls off her double role as twin sisters with opposite personalities flawlessly, one of the few highlights.

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