A cadet at a military academy sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball to come to the big dance. Ball, playing herself in this film, is convinced to go in order to boost her career. Complications arise, offering opportunities to see the delightful June Allyson and Nancy Walker perform. A big bonus is getting to hear Harry James and His Music Makers play "Two O'clock Jump" (a variation on the infectious "One O'clock Jump" by Count Basie), "The Flight of the Bumblebee," and "My First Promise (The Ring Waltz)." Ball, who made her inability to sing a standing joke on her television show I Love Lucy, sings "You're Lucky," but don't be fooled. She is dubbed by Gloria Grafton. ---from Musicals on the Silver Screen, American Library Association, 2013
Review of Best Foot Forward
