8/10
Thousands Cheer. Rah! Rah! For World War 11 Effort ***
8 October 2006
Predictable World War 11 yarn where Gene Kelly falls for Katherine Grayson. He is not too thrilled with the army and her father is his commander.

The movie is greatly patriotic which of course was needed during the war years.

Grayson's mom is played by Mary Astor who left her father years before because of his devotion to duty. Naturally, Grayson would like to see them reconcile.

The second part of the film deals with a cavalcade of MGM stars putting on a show for the troops. The singing is good but the sketches with Frank Morgan, Ann Sothern, Donna Reed, and Marsha Hunt are ridiculous.

Of course, the film resolves itself with Kelly going off to war and Grayson singing as beautifully as ever.
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