Poor Bob Crosby--not only was he a terrible actor and a barely adequate singer, he got saddled with some of the worst songs in Hollywood history in this Columbia second feature. Bob plays Don Collins, a recently mustered-out G.I. trying to revive his career as a singer whilst fending off the advances of his wartime pen pal, a brash 15 year old played by Louise Erickson. Amongst the lowlights are 'Fella On A Furlough' and 'Come With Me My Honey (Honey Bunny)', the latter a particularly dreadful number about a character named Calypso Joe. Though the film is reasonably well made, the only real reason to watch is the final reel appearance of Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five, who make up for the previous hour-long horror show with a wonderful performance of Deacon Jones. And I'd love to know more about the Kim Loo Sisters, apparently an Asian-American version of the Andrews Sisters, who don't disgrace themselves with a swing number apparently titled Take It Easy.
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