For Garland fans only, do I recommend a look at PIGSKIN PARADE. Certainly not for the inane plot, the over-baked acting by Stuart Irwin and Patsy Kelly, and the lackluster parade of campus songs by a mostly overage cast of "college kids." It's all terribly dated--but affords glimpses of some up and coming stars like Tony Martin and Betty Grable, recognizable as the stars they would become. Judy's appearance is not flattering in this Fox film, so we can be thankful MGM did a good job later on, making her up appropriately for all the musical films she did for that studio.
Much of the humor falls flat, but there are a couple of musical numbers that almost make the whole film bearable. Still, it's hard to see why anybody but a die-hard fan of bad musicals from the Golden Era would find anything nice to say about this one.
Trivia note: Interesting to see Jack Haley in a featured role. He and Judy would walk down the road to Oz three years later.
Directed without any distinction by David Butler, who did better once he moved over to Warner Brothers.
Much of the humor falls flat, but there are a couple of musical numbers that almost make the whole film bearable. Still, it's hard to see why anybody but a die-hard fan of bad musicals from the Golden Era would find anything nice to say about this one.
Trivia note: Interesting to see Jack Haley in a featured role. He and Judy would walk down the road to Oz three years later.
Directed without any distinction by David Butler, who did better once he moved over to Warner Brothers.