The plot of this movie defies any rationality. Allegedly a biography of the Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov. The film is set in Morocco and features a fine Spanish Family who encounters the crew of a Russian cadet training ship who have spent the last two years at sea. (And this is the most credible part of the script).
Thirty-Nine year old Eve Arden plays a Spanish Noblewoman who is the mother of 25 year old Yvonne DeCarlo. To her credit Arden never takes the plot seriously. Arden is given a much larger part than she normally had in 1940s movies and she is a delight from start to finish.
Brian Donlevy plays a Russian Sea Captain and somehow manages to steal every scene he is in. Even though he has several scenes in which he is forced to appear naked from the waist up. In typical 1940s fashion he is warring a pair of pants which are so high the waistband covers his navel, and almost his nipples as well.
George Dolenz, Father of Mickie Dolenz of "the Monkees" has a featured role. Elena Verdugo who would later play the nurse of "Marcus Welby M.D. is also in a few scenes.
The weak link in this cast is the central character. French Actor Jean Pierre Aumont plays the Russian Composer Rinsky-Korsakov. There is absolutely no sexual chemistry between Aumont and DeCarlo. The only thing he fingers well is his violin. Aumont stumbles through his scenes as if he is heavily medicated - or highly heterophobic.
If you can throw reality , and rationality, out the window this can be a wonderful bit of light entertainment. The kitschy costumes, the "Authentic" sets, and even the lurid Technicolor makeup all of the characters are forced to wear.
Thirty-Nine year old Eve Arden plays a Spanish Noblewoman who is the mother of 25 year old Yvonne DeCarlo. To her credit Arden never takes the plot seriously. Arden is given a much larger part than she normally had in 1940s movies and she is a delight from start to finish.
Brian Donlevy plays a Russian Sea Captain and somehow manages to steal every scene he is in. Even though he has several scenes in which he is forced to appear naked from the waist up. In typical 1940s fashion he is warring a pair of pants which are so high the waistband covers his navel, and almost his nipples as well.
George Dolenz, Father of Mickie Dolenz of "the Monkees" has a featured role. Elena Verdugo who would later play the nurse of "Marcus Welby M.D. is also in a few scenes.
The weak link in this cast is the central character. French Actor Jean Pierre Aumont plays the Russian Composer Rinsky-Korsakov. There is absolutely no sexual chemistry between Aumont and DeCarlo. The only thing he fingers well is his violin. Aumont stumbles through his scenes as if he is heavily medicated - or highly heterophobic.
If you can throw reality , and rationality, out the window this can be a wonderful bit of light entertainment. The kitschy costumes, the "Authentic" sets, and even the lurid Technicolor makeup all of the characters are forced to wear.