7/10
Wonderful Dance Sequences
9 April 2020
When Rita Hayworth was paired to star in this film opposite the phenomenal Fred Astaire, there was speculation over whether or not the emerging star could match the superstar of dance. Hayworth proved herself to be one of the best dancing partners he ever had, Ginger Rogers notwithstanding. The exceptional dance scenes are reason enough to stick with the hokey plot to the end. There's "Boogie Barcarolle," "Shootin' the Works for Uncle Sam," and "So Near and So Far," all of which typify the swinging, patriotic 1940s. "The Wedding Cake Walk" is the best of boogie-woogie. --from Musicals on the Silver Screen, American Library Association, 2013
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