In a portside cantina, sailor Lloyd Hughes and singer Bebe Daniels fall in love. When they quarrel, will she go off with rake Montague Love?
It's a so-so operetta from RKO, with over-orchestrated music by Oscar Levant, and some basic situations and performances: a good example of why the movie musical went into decline for three years, despite Miss Daniels' accomplished singing -- her former studio, Paramount, didn't even give her a voice test when sound came in. Although this is usually blamed on sheer stupidity, I think a reasonable explanation might be that they were trying to cut bloated studio roles, and Miss Daniels had never been one of their top stars. It was a miscalculation,certainly. She went over to RKO and had a hit in RIO RITA.
Other well-remembered performers in this movie include Ned Sparks and Lionel Belmore. Director Rupert Julian supervised a competent but uninspiring shoot.
It's a so-so operetta from RKO, with over-orchestrated music by Oscar Levant, and some basic situations and performances: a good example of why the movie musical went into decline for three years, despite Miss Daniels' accomplished singing -- her former studio, Paramount, didn't even give her a voice test when sound came in. Although this is usually blamed on sheer stupidity, I think a reasonable explanation might be that they were trying to cut bloated studio roles, and Miss Daniels had never been one of their top stars. It was a miscalculation,certainly. She went over to RKO and had a hit in RIO RITA.
Other well-remembered performers in this movie include Ned Sparks and Lionel Belmore. Director Rupert Julian supervised a competent but uninspiring shoot.