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4.0 out of 5 stars
The Andrews Sisters with Harry James, March 1, 2004
With the benefit of the DVD format, this film can be enjoyed as an Andrews Sisters concert with Harry James as well as the 1942 low-budget Universal musical that it was at the time of release (and a box office success, by the way).
The Sisters swing on "Three Little Sisters" (note this is after the disaster at Bataan/Corregidor and the lyric "from Iceland to the Philippines" is changed to "from Iceland down to New Orleans"), "That's the Moon, My Son" and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree". This is a rare chance to hear the great Vic Schoen Andrews Sisters arrangements with the sharp James orchestra. This film also provides a glimpse of the great stage presence and commedienne quality of Patty Andrews, if only briefly.
Harry James and Helen Forrest join forces for "You Made Me Love You" and "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen".
James demonstrates his considerable talent on the trumpet several times and the Sisters keep smiling through, perhaps, their strangest novelty song, "We're Six Jerks in a Jeep".
Dick Foran croons "Private Buckaroo" and gives out with "We've Got a Job to Do" which is also the Andrews Sisters finale after the equally rare "Johnny Get Your Gun Again". Neither of these two wartime tunes were recorded by the Sisters in the Decca studio and may only exist in the Sisters surviving recordings on this film soundtrack.
Then-former Stooge Shemp Howard, Mary Wickes and the dancing team of Peggy Ryan and Donald O'Conner try to provide comic support in the tradition of musical comedy films of the era. This DVD contains an adequate print of the film with good sound and also has some World War II newsreel footage and movie bloopers in the package unrelated to "Private Buckaroo".
If Universal does not release a restored print of this film or an Andrews Sisters Universal DVD multi-film package (oh, that they would!), this is a keepsake item.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Escape!!, July 9, 2009
Knowing full well that this film was created to cash in on the popularity of Harry James & His Orchestra, and The Andrews Sisters, this is a cute programmer that i enjoyed very much.
Also, knowing that many films become 'emminent domain' after a period of years when nobody has the good sense to re-register it's copyright, this film has now been released by whatever company has an actual print of it.
Despite it's B- quality, as it is a rather worn print, I didn't expect anything more than a good picture with a so-so story, scratchy film, but with legends from the 1940's to make it all work.
In all, i was charmed, and entertained.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
GOOD FOR THE PRICE, March 13, 2009
I mainly wanted this DVD for the Andrews Sisters songs. Quality of film was not great, but for the price, I'm pleased.
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