Victor Mature and Rita Hayworth star in this largely fictionalised story of Paul Dreiser, who changed his name to Dresser and became a popular songwriter in America at the end of the 19th century. While working as a pianist in a medicine show, Dresser meets the woman destined to change his life - musical star Sally Elliott.
They really don't make 'em like this any more; a "gay nineties" musical, meaning happy, cheerful and set in the 1890s, that bounces along on enough high-octane energy to run the National Grid for a week. Rita Hayworth is at her most luscious and appealing as the chanteuse love object of Victor Mature, playing popular songwriter Paul Dresser, whose wonderful old songs give this warm, engaging movie its fuel. Watch out for great performances from Carole Landis and a pre-Bilko Phil Silvers, but what unites the movie's feel-good ingredients is the sublime choreography of Hermes Pan, the man partly responsible for Fred Astaire's legendary routines, and Val Raset.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Sally Elliott | Rita Hayworth |
| Paul Dresser | Victor Mature |
| Fred Haviland | John Sutton |
| Mae Collins | Carole Landis |
| Pat Hawley | James Gleason |
| Wiley | Phil Silvers |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Irving Cummings |
