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dir. Dorothy Arzner at RKO
Radio Pictures |
| Maureen O’Hara
and Lucille Ball star as
dancers in this weakly romantic comedy about two very different
personalities in the same chorus line. O’Hara
is the young Irish red head (complete with her original accent) who loves
classical dance more than anything in the world, and Ball
is the burlesque queen who loves rich men. The romance comes in when they
end up competing for the same man, but it’s not really all that
important who wins. The most significant theme is that of the serious
dancer struggling to overcome her crass, bourgeois surroundings and
establish herself as an artist.
O’Hara may have received top billing in this film, but with the exception of a scene in which Judy lashes out at the jeering burlesque crowd who is mocking her classical dance, Ball steals the show with her outlandish personality and entertaining strip tease dances. Overall it’s interesting as one of O’Hara’s earliest films (her second in the U.S.), but you’ll get more out of it if you’re a Lucy fan anxious to see her on the big screen. Oh, and if you like cat fights, this film has a tempestuous one. Reviewed: September 6, 1999 |
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