Please forget the topic, story, it's useless to pay attention to it; it is the classic comedy for families; only atmosphere, musical songs, dances and Esther Williams presence and charm counts. Van Johnson is of course in the affair, I know he was the kind of Williams' partner for many of her movies, he had the right look, face, presence, more than for instance Ted De Corsia. Have you ever seen Van Johnson play a mob leader? I don't think. Many audiences wait for a water sequence in an Esther Williams feature, that's the usual climax. Which has rarely something in common with the story. Just ballet in the water, Esther Williams's films trademark.
Review of Duchess of Idaho
