Manthast Absolutely amazing

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

dougdoepke Okay, I'll try to summarize the storyline. If Homer can prove Connie's a man stealer he'll escape a 2-million dollar lawsuit. So he hires Bill to catch Connie's eye. But Gladys is married to Bill or is it to Warren. Then again, maybe she isn't. But then Bill marries Connie, but Bill's already married or maybe he isn't since no one knows who's divorced whom. Anyway, I give up because the plot's not important, anyhow.The movie's a visual treat, what with Williams, Johnson, and Ball being at their physical peak. I doubt there were three more beautiful people in Hollywood, especially Williams in a swimsuit. Then too, there's MGM's renowned production values lending the results a Technicolor sheen that makes you want to jump in. And is that really Fidel Castro at poolside (IMDB)! Now with all the physical assets, this musical comedy should be strictly memorable. But unfortunately it's not; as a mc the overall results are entertaining but only average. Director Buzzell fails to give many of the scenes the bounce they need, while the script has too many stretched-out, talky scenes. Together, we see pretty people in pretty places doing sometimes funny things (especially Ball), but without the needed zip, plus a storyline that defies analysis.Well, that's pretty much the case except for Ball, who shows (surprise, surprise) a lively flair for adding her own comedic bounce. And, if I remember correctly, this was one of her first comedic outings in what, of course, would become a legendary career. And get a load of the array of hats she gets to wear. Some look like they were taken off the New York skyline. Still, that combination of fiery red hair and deep blue eyes is absolutely dazzling. Anyway, this is the glamour studio MGM at its most glamorous and if the results are less than hoped, the movie's still a visual feast.

jhkp The original film, Libeled Lady, was carefully tailored to suit the talents of its stars, William Powell, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy. It's not easy to take such a star vehicle, and, without significant alterations, make it into a vehicle for four very different stars. I guess I thought the alterations weren't significant enough. I'd rather see Van Johnson shine in his own kind of role than try to fill the shoes of William Powell, for example. Johnson is about as successful playing a Powell part as Powell would be in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Even if, on the surface, things have been spruced up to make it seem like a Johnson part, it really isn't. Only Lucille Ball succeeded in making me forget the original film when she was on the screen. Harlow was great, but Lucy is also great, in a completely different way. When she's on the screen it's hard to think of anyone else ever having played the role.This film seems to have been intended for black and white but switched to color at the last minute. The sets are painted and dressed for black and white - in muted tones of gray, brown, beige, dull green, etc. - throughout the film. The costumes are close to colorless a lot of the time. Brown and gray predominate. Not even a colorful necktie. Even in the musical numbers at the end, the sets are mostly white and gray.

edwagreen Lucille Ball steals the film in a supporting role. She displays some of the many antics she would use in her famous television show- "I Love Lucy," some 5 years after this film was made.In some ways, Lucy reminded me on Lina Lamont, without the crazy voice, in "Singin'in the Rain," (1952).The film has a funny premise when heiress Esther Williams wants to sue a newspaper for defaming her, and reporter Keenan Wynn "hires" his fiancée Lucy to romance and even wed fellow reporter Van Johnson so that Johnson can in turn carry on with Williams and embarrass her to the extent that she will drop the suit. Keenan Wynn is his usual testy, acerbic self.As the wealthy farmer, veteran actor Cecil Kellaway is definitely miscast here. You needed someone such as Edward Arnold.As good as Ball is here, I could have also envisioned Eve Arden for the part, especially with the wisecracks and sarcasm needed for the role.The film gets sidetracked somewhat by the duck shooting scene and the ending might be what you suspect, but isn't 100% satisfying. It's somewhat incomplete.

Eric Roeller The Music ! The Duck Hunting ! The Remake ! The Duck Hunting ! The whole Cast ! The Duck Hunting ! The Color ! The Duck Hunting ! The Edward "I learned a lot of the Marx Brothers" Buzzell ! The Duck Hunting ! The Music ! The Duck Hunting ! The Art Direction ! The Duck Hunting ! What will I say ?! Viv'America ! Viv'America ! Viv'America !Esther is great as ever ! Lucille Ball is not a Star in Germany and her performance is a little bit to comic-like ! Van Johnson is likable ! Keenan Wynn is a well casted sidekick ! Cesar Ramirez and Ethel Smith in their best On-Screen-Musical-Numbers ! Ben Blue and Cecil Kellaway are superb ! The movie is a remake from "Libeled Lady" from the year 1936 with William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy and Jean Harlow.The story has nothing new, but there are many little things that gives it a fresh breeze. First it's now a musical with a great Mambo-Feeiling.Than it's in terrific color. (Watch the costumes and art direction)And the best change to the original is, there's no fishing just duck hunting.Viv'America ! Viv'America ! Viv'America !