Taking a look at a DVD sellers page I started looking for titles to view over the Easter holiday with my dad.Despite having heard about her for years,I've never got round to seeing Simone Simon in anything,which led to me being happy when I spotted that the seller had tracked down a rare Simone title,that would give me the chance to hear her love and hisses.
The plot:
Crossing swords for years,band leader Walter Winchell and newspaper columnist Ben Bernie take every opportunity to knock the other one down. Discovering that French singer Yvett Guerin has recently arrived in the US.Deciding to take Guerin under his wing,Winchell soon starts to get Bernie to send love and hisses her way.
View on the film:
Based on a "radio feud" (!) taking place at the time,the screenplay by Art Arthur & Curtis Kenyon hisses light musical numbers,smirking wise guys and gentle Screwball Comedy.Keeping things soft,the writers disappointingly make the comedy rather dry,with the feud between Ben Bernie and Walter Winchell failing to heat up,and the screwballs only bouncing for the final turns.
For the easy-going Musical numbers,director Sidney Lanfield & cinematographer Robert H. Planck give the scenes a cheeky shot of reality,as overlapping photos reveal the "real" image of the dancers.Joined by the real Walter Winchell and Ben Bernie, Simone Simon (whose singing is dubbed) gives a very good performance as Yvett Guerin,thanks to Simon giving Guerin a playfulness in her search for a good music deal,as Guerin sends love and hisses to Winchell and Bernie.
The plot:
Crossing swords for years,band leader Walter Winchell and newspaper columnist Ben Bernie take every opportunity to knock the other one down. Discovering that French singer Yvett Guerin has recently arrived in the US.Deciding to take Guerin under his wing,Winchell soon starts to get Bernie to send love and hisses her way.
View on the film:
Based on a "radio feud" (!) taking place at the time,the screenplay by Art Arthur & Curtis Kenyon hisses light musical numbers,smirking wise guys and gentle Screwball Comedy.Keeping things soft,the writers disappointingly make the comedy rather dry,with the feud between Ben Bernie and Walter Winchell failing to heat up,and the screwballs only bouncing for the final turns.
For the easy-going Musical numbers,director Sidney Lanfield & cinematographer Robert H. Planck give the scenes a cheeky shot of reality,as overlapping photos reveal the "real" image of the dancers.Joined by the real Walter Winchell and Ben Bernie, Simone Simon (whose singing is dubbed) gives a very good performance as Yvett Guerin,thanks to Simon giving Guerin a playfulness in her search for a good music deal,as Guerin sends love and hisses to Winchell and Bernie.