Based on an actual british singer.... check out the trivia section and wikipedia dot com for deets. In the film, jess matthews is harriet green, popular singer and dancer, who has a daughter out of wedlock. She takes a long leave, and has her friend raise her daughter. Years later, the daughter comes back to perform, so benn and thompson (hale and mackay) put the daughter back on stage, passing her off as her mother, the original. Keep an eye out for norma varden, about five minutes in.. she's the barmaid cleaning the glass; even has a couple lines. She was lady beekman in gentlemen prefer blondes. Had roles in so many big films. Co-stars betty balfour as maudie; the only one who might spill the beans is the marquis of staines, who was to marry harriet, way back when. And of course, the guy who got harriet pregnant. Can they put it over, without getting arrested? Directed by victor saville. He directed matthews and hale again in first a girl. Sonnie hale was actually married to matthews while filming this movie. He died quite young at 57. It's well done, if a little silly. A lot of dancing and singing, some of it good, some not so good. Probably better that they made it in england, since the subject matter would have been whitewashed by the censors in hollywood. Especially that very suggestive scene near the end.
