tavm Review of We're Not Dressing

We're Not Dressing (1934)

We're Not Dressing may not make a whole lot of sense but it's enjoyable enough

[7/10 · 24 January 2014]

This is the second movie on Disc 1 of The Carole Lombard Collection I watched, the first being Man of the World. (Aside: on the DVD menu, it said to turn the disc over for Hands Across the Table but the Netflix packet it came in said only one side was usable.) Compared to the previous one, this one was more lively and was quite entertaining with many songs and comedy skits to keep things moving along. Ms. Lombard plays mostly straight to Bing Crosby, a bear who may be real or not depending on certain scenes, Ethel Merman, Leon Errol, a young Ray Milland, and George Burns & Gracie Allen. Don't expect everything to make sense, just sit back and enjoy the ride. So on that note, We're Not Dressing gets a high recommendation. P.S. If you've seen The Big Broadcast of 1936 and know about that number "It's the Animal in Me" being in that one after getting cut from this one, then you probably know why Ms. Merman briefly reprised it here.