Four college football players are hired to be bodyguards to a madcap heiress.
Based on a Broadway musical, with songs by Rodgers and Hart and a cast that includes Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Eddie Bracken and Ann Miller, what could go wrong? Quite a lot, apparently.
For one thing, it's only 85 minutes long but feels interminable. The dance numbers are badly staged, with some trying for some Busby Berkeley-ish effect. The songs are disappointing as well. The cast try their best, but none of them are known for starring in musicals, with the exception of Ann Miller, who is wasted in a pitifully small role as "Pepe".
Lucy does her best as Conseulo(!), while Richard Carlson is a bit bland as the leading man. I spent the whole film wondering what I'd seen Carlson in, before realizing he was the star of Creature from the Black Lagoon. Of all the actors, Eddie Bracken and Desi Arnaz come off the best. There is a humorous bit where Bracken sings "I Never Knew What Time It Was" to Desi.
Famously, this was where Desi first met Lucy in real life, while Van Johnson (in his film debut) can be spotted in several of the dance scenes. And one more thing: who though Desi and Eddie Bracken looked like football players?
Based on a Broadway musical, with songs by Rodgers and Hart and a cast that includes Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Eddie Bracken and Ann Miller, what could go wrong? Quite a lot, apparently.
For one thing, it's only 85 minutes long but feels interminable. The dance numbers are badly staged, with some trying for some Busby Berkeley-ish effect. The songs are disappointing as well. The cast try their best, but none of them are known for starring in musicals, with the exception of Ann Miller, who is wasted in a pitifully small role as "Pepe".
Lucy does her best as Conseulo(!), while Richard Carlson is a bit bland as the leading man. I spent the whole film wondering what I'd seen Carlson in, before realizing he was the star of Creature from the Black Lagoon. Of all the actors, Eddie Bracken and Desi Arnaz come off the best. There is a humorous bit where Bracken sings "I Never Knew What Time It Was" to Desi.
Famously, this was where Desi first met Lucy in real life, while Van Johnson (in his film debut) can be spotted in several of the dance scenes. And one more thing: who though Desi and Eddie Bracken looked like football players?