Fairly amusing in spots, this second string musical is missing the flare of the colorful Rita Hayworth blockbusters and the more standard Ann Miller tap happy second stringers. Instead of Rita or Annie, there's Marjorie Reynolds, and while she's perfectly acceptable, she lacks the charisma of those two legendary stars.
A struggling producer (Fred Brady), younger than the chorus boys, agrees to donate his star player (Reynolds) to a country club charity which he hopes will find him an investor. But Reynolds balks then walks, leaving him high and dry with no star and perhaps no investor. In the meantime, his partner (Allen Jenkins) gets a sense of de ja vue with society matron Spring Byington who has a secret past.
A third subplot, practically minor, is the desire of young heiress Jinx Falkenburg to get into the show, and convenient that wants her father (Gene Reynolds) to invest in his show.
The songs are totally unmemorable, but a few production numbers are lavishly staged. But it goes to say that this is no "Cover Girl". It's professionally done, but like many other programmers, rushed out without consideration of quality.
A struggling producer (Fred Brady), younger than the chorus boys, agrees to donate his star player (Reynolds) to a country club charity which he hopes will find him an investor. But Reynolds balks then walks, leaving him high and dry with no star and perhaps no investor. In the meantime, his partner (Allen Jenkins) gets a sense of de ja vue with society matron Spring Byington who has a secret past.
A third subplot, practically minor, is the desire of young heiress Jinx Falkenburg to get into the show, and convenient that wants her father (Gene Reynolds) to invest in his show.
The songs are totally unmemorable, but a few production numbers are lavishly staged. But it goes to say that this is no "Cover Girl". It's professionally done, but like many other programmers, rushed out without consideration of quality.
