4/10
Despite a nice performance by Day, it's a bit tedious.
18 November 2014
Ethel Jackson (Day) a chorus girl who is accidentally appointed as a cultural representative by State Dept

Ethel Jackson (Doris Day) is a common chorus girl. Accidentally, she's appointed a cultural ambassador by an idiotic representative of the State Department (Ray Bolger). I say idiotic because he's supposed to offer this to Ethel Barrymore...and mixed the letter up with another-- and thus Ms. Jackson is going to Europe to represent the United States.

The film's idea isn't bad and Miss Day is pretty good. So why the low score? Two problems: Ray Bolger is rather obnoxious in the lead and wanted him to just go away and the other is that the film simply wasn't very entertaining. This film clearly is a very minor effort by Warner Brothers. Had it been written better, had less dance numbers and Bolger's character been less abrasive and annoying, I could have recommended it.
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