In "Melody in May", Ruth Etting stars as, of all people, as herself...or at least a fictionalized version of herself. The story begins with her singing "St. Louis Blues" and then departing for a lengthy vacation. She stays with a family in a small town and soon feels sorry for the young man, Tommy (Junior Coughlin), as he's having girl troubles. It seems that Mary has asked him to the dance....and at the last minute she dumped him for her old boyfriend. Ruth feels sorry for him and asks him to go to the dance...where the other teens treat poor Tommy awfully. But when they all realize who his date is, suddenly this sad sack is Mr. Popularity.
This was just an okay film. I did find the message of the film a bit dubious, as Tommy seemed very nice...but his 'friends' were universally jerks. And, him suddenly being popular after he takes Etting to the dance, well, that seemed a bit sad instead of entertaining. Not a bad short but one that isn't all that good either.
This was just an okay film. I did find the message of the film a bit dubious, as Tommy seemed very nice...but his 'friends' were universally jerks. And, him suddenly being popular after he takes Etting to the dance, well, that seemed a bit sad instead of entertaining. Not a bad short but one that isn't all that good either.