A few weeks away from his birthday,I started looking for a movie I could watch with my dad on the day. A fan of "The Road To" and "Flubber" films, my dad gave some less than subtle mentions about being keen on seeing Bing and Fred MacMurray team-up,which led to us hearing the sinners sing.
View on the film:
Featuring the two future hit numbers Small Fry and I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams,director Wesley Ruggles & cinematographer Karl Struss spin the Musical numbers with a razzle, dazzle atmosphere of swooning wide-shots over Beebe brothers singing in smoke-filled night clubs (they also offer chance to see MacMurray in drag!) Away from the Musical set-pieces,Ruggles contrasts the happy-go-lucky mood with the aftermath of the 1929 crash still looming in Joe Beebe's search for get-rich quick schemes leading to runs round horse racing, (a real life interest for Bing) and ending in a surprising brawl.
Firmly against Joe's gambling ways, the screenplay by Claude Binyon buys winning tickets for the Melodrama between the Beebe's, as David has to sacrifice everything for the good of the family, whilst mother Beebe is left in dismay by her youngest son Mike idolising Joe's quick-buck-ways, to the point where he joins Joe at the races. Although they do not look like brothers at all,Bing,MacMurray and Donald O'Connor each give delightful turns as the Beebe's,with O'Connor bursts of energy having Mike bounce between David's worn-down life,with the slippery antics of Joe getting the sinners to sing.
View on the film:
Featuring the two future hit numbers Small Fry and I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams,director Wesley Ruggles & cinematographer Karl Struss spin the Musical numbers with a razzle, dazzle atmosphere of swooning wide-shots over Beebe brothers singing in smoke-filled night clubs (they also offer chance to see MacMurray in drag!) Away from the Musical set-pieces,Ruggles contrasts the happy-go-lucky mood with the aftermath of the 1929 crash still looming in Joe Beebe's search for get-rich quick schemes leading to runs round horse racing, (a real life interest for Bing) and ending in a surprising brawl.
Firmly against Joe's gambling ways, the screenplay by Claude Binyon buys winning tickets for the Melodrama between the Beebe's, as David has to sacrifice everything for the good of the family, whilst mother Beebe is left in dismay by her youngest son Mike idolising Joe's quick-buck-ways, to the point where he joins Joe at the races. Although they do not look like brothers at all,Bing,MacMurray and Donald O'Connor each give delightful turns as the Beebe's,with O'Connor bursts of energy having Mike bounce between David's worn-down life,with the slippery antics of Joe getting the sinners to sing.