December 15 movie: George White's Scandals. Joan Davis and Jack Haley (the Tin Man) play costars in the Broadway show George White's Scandals who are also having a romance. Except that Jack's sister (Margaret Hamilton, also from The Wizard of Oz) doesn't approve of the romance. Or the show.
This movie is very silly and not very good, and apparently something of a remake of an earlier, better film with Rudy Vallee and Alice Faye. There is a reason to watch this one though: Gene Krupa plays himself, leading the band for the show. And Ethel Smith has a specialty number. Accompanied by Krupa. I can honestly say I never thought I would see Ethel Smith and Gene Krupa perform together. The best number is one early on, where the camera swoops above the orchestra, following Krupa as he runs from one group of musicians to another, egging them on with the antic gestures Krupa did so well. That guy was a nut.
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