I saw this on the TCM roster and gave it a try. Rooney is his usual incredible self. The full cast plays this musical version if Ah! Wilderness with great skill. As a musical it has mostly sub-par Harry Warren tunes, but they deliver a certain charm that I found very enjoyable. The sets and costumes are beautifully nostalgic.
Harry Morgan's drunk uncle steals more than one scene.
Seeing this makes me wish that the 1950 Booth Tarkington inspired musical "Seventeen" had been filmed. Those songs are superior and the plot equally as nostalgic.
Harry Morgan's drunk uncle steals more than one scene.
Seeing this makes me wish that the 1950 Booth Tarkington inspired musical "Seventeen" had been filmed. Those songs are superior and the plot equally as nostalgic.