I've never seen a film with Betty Hutton in it before, but Dutch commercial television put this one in Technicolor on offer in the middle of the night, which is the right time for yours truly. Hopefully they (and the public network) will exercise this idea - to broadcast more films from the (far) past, not necessarily in the middle of the night - more often...
I understand that the film does not have much to do with the actual story of Pearl White, which is much more tragic, but instead this is a comedy that almost parodies the world of filmed entertainment, with some romance, and even some tragic elements. The story of the film takes a backseat to many a song, dance, audition and film shoot, which are pretty much all very entertaining; what a voice she had, and how fun can those scenes from the silent movies be; it would have been difficult to combine all that with the tragedies of Pearl White's life...
Being very energetic and good fun, this is an oldie that won me over easily. 7 out of 10.
I understand that the film does not have much to do with the actual story of Pearl White, which is much more tragic, but instead this is a comedy that almost parodies the world of filmed entertainment, with some romance, and even some tragic elements. The story of the film takes a backseat to many a song, dance, audition and film shoot, which are pretty much all very entertaining; what a voice she had, and how fun can those scenes from the silent movies be; it would have been difficult to combine all that with the tragedies of Pearl White's life...
Being very energetic and good fun, this is an oldie that won me over easily. 7 out of 10.