This gets off to a wonky start with Durbin in a milk maid outfit taking a cow to market in Old Time Vienna. It took me a while to adjust to this never never land Austria, with its bands and army and milk maids and bakers.
Durbin goes to live with baker S Z Sakall and falls for an army officer who wants to be a composer - Bob Cummings, one of Durbin's best co stars. He has a big role here and is deal - bright, charming.
The plot has him more interested in a girl who lives at Sakal, Anne Gwynne. Durbin thinks he wants her and is upset when she realises she's wrong. There's some light misunderstandings, and Durbin tries to help his career with Emperor Franz Joseph I played by Henry Stephenson.
This whole film feels as though producer Joe Pasternak couldn't wait to go back to old Austria and Universal caved and let him do this.
Some dancing and singing and music. It was okay.
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