I saw this when it first came out and left the movie theater singing one of the songs! In fact it was nostalgic even back when it was made and that was intended. It's the story of yet another generation even farther back. The music is wonderful, of course, and Booth Tarkington's characters got the royal treatment from Doris Day and Gordon McRae. This was a sequel to "On Moonlight Bay", for me a heavy-handed job by Roy Del Ruth that sinks rather than floats. The casting in the film is perfect! This is the sort of musical where the music just "happens". There are no drum rolls or tell-tale cadences to inform the audience they're into something "important". How refreshing to see one of them again.
Curtis Stotlar
Curtis Stotlar