Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)


Academy Awards, USA 1944

Nominee
Oscar
Best Music, Original Song
Arthur Schwartz (music)
Frank Loesser (lyrics)
For the song "They're Either Too Young or Too Old". 

Warner Bros.
Directed by David Butler
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Warner Archive Collection)

Threadbare plot of two theater producers putting on a charity show is all that holds together this 2 plus hour variety show. The unbearable Eddie Cantor actually has two roles, as himself and as a slightly more subdued version of himself. Aspiring singer Danny Morgan and romantic interest/aspiring songwriter Joan Leslie try anything to get into the show. Bette Davis has an embarrassing number singing and dancing. As does John Garfield. And Humphrey Bogart. 

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