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No, No Nanette

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Fans of the popular 1971 Broadway revival of this 1920's musical will be curious about this, the second filmed version(the 1930 one never urns up anywhere) It's fun to see Anna Neagle as Nanette even if she is a little long in the tooth..she later played the maid in the London revival in 1973. Eve Arden also appears but VERY few of the songs from the show made it into the film. And ths appears to be a film TAPED OFF OF TV as there are fadeouts where commercials once were!!!

If you like light romantic musicals, then you'll get a kick out of this movie. The cast includes Anna Neagle, Richard Carlson, Roland Young, Victor Mature and Eve Arden. Very fun, entertaining movie about a young woman, Nannette (Neagle) who keeps getting her well-meaning uncle (Young) out of jams. Neagle gives an adorable performance as Nannette while the handsome Richard Carlson holds his own as artist Tom Guillespi, her love interest. Eve Arden, though only appearing in a few scenes, is hilarious as the serious aspiring artist.
Songs include "Tea for Two" and "I want to be happy."

We bought this video as research for the musical. This is nothing like the musical. A few badly sung songs from the musical have been tossed in or are used in the background. There is a horrible dancing dream sequence. Bad movie, not worth buying. No wonder that it is hard to find.

This video is a 1940 movie long thought lost. With that cast, I thought, it was worth the money. It isn't. The film stinks. The director seems to be wholly inept. Anna Neagle is sorely miscast.