April 8 movie: Ship Ahoy. I love this movie! It's an incredibly silly wartime romantic comedy starring Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton and featuring Nazis on a cruise ship. Highlights of the movie are the soundtrack by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (who appear in the film, ostensibly as the entertainment on the cruise ship) and a scene where Powell tap dances Morse code.
The Dorsey numbers feature Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines, Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers, none of whom are named in the credits (though Dorsey introduces Haines by name during the movie, also Buddy Rich). Sinatra sings two numbers: "Poor You" and "Last Call for Love." Dorsey also does one of my favorites, "I'll Take Tallulah," but sung by Red Skelton instead of Sinatra. Feh!
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