Six Hits and a Miss (1942)
*** (out of 4)
Six Hits and a Miss are actually a group but it's doubtful too many people will remember them today. They, along with The Dancing Colleens, are in the spotlight for this Vitaphone short, which is nine minutes of nice entertainment. Six Hits and a Miss sing "You Gotta Know How to Dance" while the Colleens' do the dancing. There were dozens, if not hundreds, of musicals like this one but I couldn't help but think of CITIZEN KANE while watching this thing. No, this isn't that great of a film or anywhere close to it but the movie is certainly very ambitious and I did wonder if director Negulesco was trying to bring some of that Welles flair to the movie. Just look at the various crane shots, scooping shots and just the overall camera movements. The music and dancing are always good in these films and that's the case here but more than that it was the visual style that really kept me entertained.