Moon Over Miami
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Actor: Betty Grable, Carole Landis, Don Ameche, Jack Haley, Robert CummingsBrand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Moon Over Miami
Movie Review: Excellent Grable musical, maybe her best
Summary: 5 Stars
While "Down Argentine Way", released in 1940, was the film which catapulted Betty Grable to stardom, it was this film, released the following year, which consolidated it. In between, Darryl Zanuck tested Grable's appeal in a supporting role to Alice Faye in "Tin Pan Alley", but in "Moon over Miami", she took centre stage with Carole Landis and others supporting her.
The story is the Fox perennial about 3 girls pooling resources to land millionaire husbands. It first appeared in 1937 as "Three Blind Mice", to which this script adheres closely, reappeared in the mid forties as "Three Little Girls in Blue" and resurfaced again in the 50's as "How to Marry a Millionaire". This is possibly the brightest, most entertaining version. The film's nightclub like sets are interpolated with genuine footage of Miami which give an unexpected touch of authenticity. The script is funny, the direction maintains the speed and vitality and the supporting cast are first rate, even though the film sags a bit in the second half when the plot takes over.
Grable, maybe a little plump, looks great with a natural blonde hair colour, rather than the harsher bleached blonde of later films. She dances and sings skillfully and reads her lines with wit and energy. Some of the musical numbers have a spontaneity which is infectious. Often, in later films, Grable's dances seemed rather simple, but here her dancing is intricate and competent. "You Started Something" with the Condos Brothers and "Kindergarden Conga" with Hermes Pan are the obvious highlights. Don Ameche and Robert Cummings smoothly play opposite Grable with a class which often was lacking in her later films. Charlotte Greenwood has some good lines and Carole Landis is very attractive; in fact, she has a better figure than Grable here.
The DVD package is OK. While the technicolour print is spectacular, the liner notes have many inaccuracies and there are no extras except trailers for other Fox Grable DVD releases and 4 post card sized lobby cards. However, if you have any interest in Betty Grable, this is the film to see. Over the years, her talents have been questioned but this film is ample evidence that as an overall performer and film star, she was tops as the boxoffice receipts assuredly indicated.
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