This movie, like many others have two components, the plot the minus-plot.
If I see the plot angle, it would score may be around 3. It has all the possible incongruities in the plot.
The agent (Regan, himself an excellent crooner, and has some notable, and hummable ones in it too) is ditched by his protege, a Society Girl, whom he had groomed to stardom. She had naturally preferred a stiff-coat, once her aim, piggy-riding to stardom, was attained.
Heart-broken, he takes it on him to have his next pupil, another raw stone to be polished into diamond, and after long search (at least he did search long), he stumbles upon Ms Langford, an closet ex-convict who had jumped parole, though he is still in love with his ex (till she rudely shakes him out of that). Not much different (except the back-ground of the characters) from many other Pygmalion influenced movies (e.g. Let's fall in Love of 1933).
The complications (for the director) started once the new-protege became star. How the cops, hot on her trail, missed her, not only a big and rising star, but also with her photos on all the news papers ? It was not necessary for Regan's ex to spill the bean, and thereby putting the last nail on alienating his affections.
Now leaving aside the nice-story, made thin by mishandling, the other aspect, which raised my score to 7 was - I did enjoy watching it (despite the gray cells pointing out the errors). It wasn't boring or out-of seat experience.
I wonder why WB or TCM didn't being out a good DVD of this. And that is after I watched a few quite unwatchable ones of the period (Havana Widow, I've Got Your Number and Goodbye again- three horrible movies which should never have been released on DVD).
Heart-broken, he takes it on him to have his next pupil, another raw stone to be polished into diamond, and after long search (at least he did search long), he stumbles upon Ms Langford, an closet ex-convict who had jumped parole, though he is still in love with his ex (till she rudely shakes him out of that). Not much different (except the back-ground of the characters) from many other Pygmalion influenced movies (e.g. Let's fall in Love of 1933).
The complications (for the director) started once the new-protege became star. How the cops, hot on her trail, missed her, not only a big and rising star, but also with her photos on all the news papers ? It was not necessary for Regan's ex to spill the bean, and thereby putting the last nail on alienating his affections.
Now leaving aside the nice-story, made thin by mishandling, the other aspect, which raised my score to 7 was - I did enjoy watching it (despite the gray cells pointing out the errors). It wasn't boring or out-of seat experience.
I wonder why WB or TCM didn't being out a good DVD of this. And that is after I watched a few quite unwatchable ones of the period (Havana Widow, I've Got Your Number and Goodbye again- three horrible movies which should never have been released on DVD).