Lucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career.Lucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career.Lucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career.
Bob Stebbins
- Greenie
- (as Bobby Stebbins)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Nancy Walker and first full-length feature of June Allyson who reprise their roles from the Broadway play upon which this film is based.
- GoofsJune Allyson is credited onscreen as Minerva and Gloria DeHaven as Ethel. However, Allyson is called Ethel and DeHaven is called Minerva and 'Min' in the film.
- Quotes
Lucille Ball: [as she steps off the train at Winsocki, encounteirng nobody but a barking dog] My public!
- Alternate versionsThe DVD release of the movie includes a 4 minute Overture and a 2 minute Exit Music.
- ConnectionsFeatured in That's Entertainment! III (1994)
- SoundtracksBuckle Down, Winsocki
(1941)
Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
Performed by the MGM Studio Orchestra and chorus during the opening credits
Reprised at the prom
Reprised at the graduation in the finale, and performed by Tommy Dix and chorus
Featured review
The movie kinda grows on you.
I usually don't like movies wherein stars "play themselves" but cable TV plays this movie so often I've seen it like a million times and each time I catch something different. The story is somewhat contrived and, true-to-form, movie star (as opposed to TV star) Lucille has a hard time getting rid of her somewhat brassy edge. She herself has commented that this trait held her back in films. Toward the end, however, she does soften up, especially in the hilarious Marx Brothersesque scene in the dormitory when everybody has to hide in closets to keep from getting busted by the general. I can envision this picture playing during the war as the second feature. It's one of those movies that, in the days when you could stay at the movies all day, you wouldn't mind coming in in the middle of it and then staying later to catch just the beginning. Harry James is a surprisingly good dancer and his scene with little Nancy Walker is good. All-in-all a good movie to watch on a rainy day or when you're home sick with the flu.
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- Aug 3, 2005
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- Det spritter i benen
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- Budget
- $1,162,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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