Moon Over Miami (1941)
After losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses at a drive-in restaurant in Texas, scheme to find rich husbands. With the aid of their aunt Susan, the sisters take the last of their money and head to a well-known Miami resort where they soon meet two wealthy young men, Phil and Jeff, who begin a fierce rivalry for Kay, not realizing that Barbara has fallen in love with one of them.
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This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
Moon Over Miami is one of the best Fox musicals of the 1940s! The plot is simple - two beautiful (but broke) sisters go to Miami in search of rich husbands. They pretend to be rich so the men don't suspect they are gold diggers. Betty Grable and Carole Landis play the sisters and they both give fabulous performances. Charlotte Greenwood, Jack Haley, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings, and Cobina Wright round out the talented cast. The songs in Moon Over Miami are fun and catchy - You Started Something, Kindergarten Conga, What Can I Do For You. The costumes are gorgeous and the cast looks amazing filmed in Technicolor. Carole Landis was without a doubt one of the most beautiful women of the 1940s!! Moon Over Miami is one of my favorite movies and everyone who loves musicals should enjoy it.
In the days before regular air travel, people didn't go to Disney World every year - or much of anywhere, unless they had a lot of money. Two weeks in the mountains or the nearby seashore was about it. That's one reason why movie "escapism" was once so popular, with the films of Betty Grable, Alice Faye, and Esther Williams often set in scenic or exotic locales. A picture like this was like a mini-vacation, with humor, music, and colorful locations, not to mention lovely fashions for the ladies in the audience to enjoy.The costumes here are by the great Travis Banton, late of Paramount Pictures and the man who clothed Dietrich, Lombard, Mae West, Sylvia Sidney and Claudette Colbert in many of those shimmery flicks of the 30's. He only worked at Fox for two years, by the way.If you listen to the music in this picture you may notice that it doesn't have a hot swing sound but more of the "sweet" swing flavor of such bands as Ozzie Nelson, or Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. It seems to go with the millionaires-yachts-nightclubs atmosphere.The songs are good and all the cast performs them, including Bob Cummings, who didn't usually sing in pictures. "You Started Something" is a catchy little number and is repeated a few times to great effect. The dance number set to this tune, performed by Grable and a brother dance team is a highlight.Many of the Fox musicals were so light on plot that I find myself bored despite the musical numbers that interrupt the story often. What saves most of them is the humor. Down Argentine Way is a good comedy as well as a musical, for example. This one has some cute comedy but for my money there's a bit too much romance, of the sort that probably appealed most to the teenage girl fans. Anyhow it's well-produced, solid entertainment, with first class production values.
Light fanfare with Bette Grable, Don Ameche, Bob Cummings, and Carol Landis in a fun-filled film.The Technicolor by the always reliable Natalie Kalmus in really great here.We never get tired of plots dealing with 3 ladies trying to get rich guys for themselves. This picture isn't How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) but it's enjoyable along with the marvelous dancing and singing.As the aunt, Charlotte Greenwood joins in the fun. Did anyone notice how depressed Carol Landis looked? She would kill herself 7 years later.Jack Haley, as the snooping butler, is a joy to watch. He provides an excellent foil to Miss Greenwood.
This movie is the pure essence of the idea 'movies the way they used to be made'. I honestly can't find any fault with this movie.......the plot, music, scenery, acting......all perfect! I'm so glad that it finally came out on DVD. Thank goodness we have great movies like this to watch instead of the incredible garbage that is out there today. This is Hollywood at its finest......and the vivid technicolor photography makes you feel like you're in 1940 Miami. Don Ameche gives a fabulous performance and Betty Grable's dance numbers are wonderful. This is a must-have DVD.....for anyone who enjoys class, style, great acting and wonderful music! This is absolutely among my favorite musicals along with Easter Parade and Holiday Inn.