For the most part, Benjamin Stoloff's "Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round" is a typical 1930s musical. There's nothing particularly special about it.
Except for something that I found out while reading about the cast members. I already knew about Sidney Blackmer (Lee Lothar). But while reading about Patsy Kelly (Patsy), I saw that, yes, she also appeared in Roman Polanski's adaptation of Ira Levin's novel.* Patsy Kelly was also one of the few openly LGBT performers of that era; I wonder how many bigots watched this movie back in the day and didn't know that they were watching a movie starring a lesbian.
Yeah, how many people would even think to mention all those things? Anyway, the movie is what it is. A lot of attractive women, but nothing that I would call art.
*Yet another person who appeared in "Rosemary's Baby" was Emmaline Henry, who played Amanda Bellows on "I Dream of Jeannie". Talk about a weird link between two eras!
Except for something that I found out while reading about the cast members. I already knew about Sidney Blackmer (Lee Lothar). But while reading about Patsy Kelly (Patsy), I saw that, yes, she also appeared in Roman Polanski's adaptation of Ira Levin's novel.* Patsy Kelly was also one of the few openly LGBT performers of that era; I wonder how many bigots watched this movie back in the day and didn't know that they were watching a movie starring a lesbian.
Yeah, how many people would even think to mention all those things? Anyway, the movie is what it is. A lot of attractive women, but nothing that I would call art.
*Yet another person who appeared in "Rosemary's Baby" was Emmaline Henry, who played Amanda Bellows on "I Dream of Jeannie". Talk about a weird link between two eras!