Three Cheers for the Girls (1943)
*** (out of 4)
Good if extremely cheap short from Warner has them taking clips from their older musicals and throwing them together with a new wraparound story added. Musical numbers from GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935, GOLD DIGGERS OF 1937, FASHIONS OF 1934 and THE SINGING MARINE are just some of the clips shown here. This is somewhat of a hard film to judge because on one hand you have to admit that this thing is pretty cheap by just taking previously seen music clips and putting them together as a "new" movie. With that said, back in 1943 it was extremely hard to see these clips so I'm sure some people enjoyed seeing Dick Powell sing "The Song of the Marines" or David Carlyle doing "I'll Sing You a Thousand Songs" from CAIN AND MABEL. There's no question that these musical clips are nice but at the same time you should really check out the complete movies and see the songs in their original form. The wraparound story really isn't anything too special as we enter the dressing room to some chorus girls who sing us a new song while explaining that they're the ones in these clips that people don't pay attention to. Really? I'm sure many males were checking out these pretty ladies back when they appeared on the screen.
*** (out of 4)
Good if extremely cheap short from Warner has them taking clips from their older musicals and throwing them together with a new wraparound story added. Musical numbers from GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935, GOLD DIGGERS OF 1937, FASHIONS OF 1934 and THE SINGING MARINE are just some of the clips shown here. This is somewhat of a hard film to judge because on one hand you have to admit that this thing is pretty cheap by just taking previously seen music clips and putting them together as a "new" movie. With that said, back in 1943 it was extremely hard to see these clips so I'm sure some people enjoyed seeing Dick Powell sing "The Song of the Marines" or David Carlyle doing "I'll Sing You a Thousand Songs" from CAIN AND MABEL. There's no question that these musical clips are nice but at the same time you should really check out the complete movies and see the songs in their original form. The wraparound story really isn't anything too special as we enter the dressing room to some chorus girls who sing us a new song while explaining that they're the ones in these clips that people don't pay attention to. Really? I'm sure many males were checking out these pretty ladies back when they appeared on the screen.