When this pic was reissued in 1952 as 'Romance and Rhythm', somebody edited almost all Ann's dances out of it. The following year she hit Peak Miller in 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate'. Doh. Otherwise this was an ambitious entry from Republic which copped two Oscar nominations for its music. The standard ploy of surrounding two youngsters, Ann and Kenny Baker, with seasoned support brought in a galaxy of talent: Frances Langford, Mary Boland, Hugh Herbert (who wrote his own dialog), Sterling Holloway, Barnett Parker, Six Hits and a Miss and Borrah Minevitch's mouth-organ mob. This movie made a plot point out of the imminence of television, but Hitler put that on ice for seven years. Frances Langford plays the chantoosie who has to ghost Ann's (fictitiously) bad singing. After the war Frances became a TV star, as Ann's mom in the story intends her daughter to be.
Amazing dancer ! At 18 years old ! and with this figure and those legs !
Thanks for sharing this number.💗
Ann was about 18 when this was filmed. Nobody better.
Except Eleanor Powell, whom Ann blatantly imitated for years.
@@esmeephillips5888ann did it better tho
When this pic was reissued in 1952 as 'Romance and Rhythm', somebody edited almost all Ann's dances out of it. The following year she hit Peak Miller in 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate'. Doh.
Otherwise this was an ambitious entry from Republic which copped two Oscar nominations for its music. The standard ploy of surrounding two youngsters, Ann and Kenny Baker, with seasoned support brought in a galaxy of talent: Frances Langford, Mary Boland, Hugh Herbert (who wrote his own dialog), Sterling Holloway, Barnett Parker, Six Hits and a Miss and Borrah Minevitch's mouth-organ mob.
This movie made a plot point out of the imminence of television, but Hitler put that on ice for seven years. Frances Langford plays the chantoosie who has to ghost Ann's (fictitiously) bad singing. After the war Frances became a TV star, as Ann's mom in the story intends her daughter to be.
Thanks for posting this!! This is a great number and the cast is awesome, especially for a Republic Pictures film. Patsy Kelly is hilarious
Did Francis Langford ever dance in a Film?