Playboy Danny Churchill (Harve Presnell) causes yet another scandal for his father and his company. A girl is threatening to sue. His father sends him away to remote Cody College in Nevada. He almost drives into postal worker Ginger Gray (Connie Francis) and falls for the fallen rider.
I don't know how many horse riding mail person there are especially in a place with roads. I only know Harve Presnell as an old veteran actor and he's good (not here). His boy scout personality can't sell the playboy character. I also know Connie Francis, but mostly as a singer. Her acting is questionable. So, this is an odd pairing to begin with. I could never guess that Harve could sing. The movie is a reworking of Girl Crazy while retaining the George and Ira Gershwin music. It's all a mess with a lot of random performances. The movie would follow a Louis Armstrong performance with a long Pepper Davis comedy bit. The central story is not that compelling. This is left to a lot of interesting but somehow wrong musical performances. For example, Connie Francis does a long number but is stuck sitting in her car surrounded by head-bopping boys. She is literally just sitting there and nobody is dancing. It's weird staging and it's not the only time. Just when they seem to be going traditional, they send in Herman's Hermits and again it's weird. The kids need to be slow-dancing that song. It's all rather messy and weird and maybe that's why it's fascinating.
I don't know how many horse riding mail person there are especially in a place with roads. I only know Harve Presnell as an old veteran actor and he's good (not here). His boy scout personality can't sell the playboy character. I also know Connie Francis, but mostly as a singer. Her acting is questionable. So, this is an odd pairing to begin with. I could never guess that Harve could sing. The movie is a reworking of Girl Crazy while retaining the George and Ira Gershwin music. It's all a mess with a lot of random performances. The movie would follow a Louis Armstrong performance with a long Pepper Davis comedy bit. The central story is not that compelling. This is left to a lot of interesting but somehow wrong musical performances. For example, Connie Francis does a long number but is stuck sitting in her car surrounded by head-bopping boys. She is literally just sitting there and nobody is dancing. It's weird staging and it's not the only time. Just when they seem to be going traditional, they send in Herman's Hermits and again it's weird. The kids need to be slow-dancing that song. It's all rather messy and weird and maybe that's why it's fascinating.