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The Stork Club
Director Hal Walker's 1945 musical comedy stars Betty Hutton as a hat-check girl at New York City's famous nightclub. The cast also includes Barry Fitzgerald, Don Defore, Andy Russell, Iria Adrian and Robert Benchley.
Release : | 1945 |
Rating : | 6.4 |
Studio : | B.G. DeSylva Productions Inc., |
Crew : | Art Direction, Art Direction, |
Cast : | Betty Hutton Barry Fitzgerald Don DeFore Robert Benchley Bill Goodwin |
Genre : | Comedy Music |
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I love this movie so much
If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
Best movie ever!
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
I cannot believe how mean-spirited so many of the comments are on this delightful piece of froth. It is a Rom-Com, a fun way for a war-weary people to loosen up and forget about their troubles. Betty Hutton does yell. And how. Her sense of rhythm, quick gestures and dance moves are extremely well-honed, and she nails these songs with a precision and joie-de-vivre that is a lesson to anyone in show business. The story is implausible. Good! That's what makes it so fun and such good escapist value. Look at Rom-Coms today and they're not that much more plausible... The set design is fabulous, the gowns are gorgeous, the girls vivacious, and the band excellent. The songs aren't amongst the forty best tunes of the century, but they're memorable enough that I'm humming one of them right now. Can't say fairer than that.
Unfortunately,the story about the people who worked at the Stork Club could have made the premise much more believable if the could have been included in the story. Cugat is there but Walter Winchell and possible cameos by regular movie stars could have perked some interest.The adamant Fred Armour at the velvet rope,admitting only those who passed Billingsleys' OK and Jack Spooner,a hilarious bartender who had a quip for every famous face that he saw. My observations are first hand because I was employed from October 1942 to January 1943 when I left to go into service. Sometimes the most obvious stories seem to escape movie makers in quest of their buck.
Gentle, pleasant comedy of the war era with one of my favorite old-time actors (Betty Hutton) singing one of my favorite old-time songs ("Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief"). Large cast of the minor stars of the time.
SO-so boring film with premise for fun comedy but lazily and boorishly done. I didn't really like any of the leads and Defore who plays the romantic interest is an oak tree. Lazy Betty Hutton vehicle that made a lot of money. Wonder why?