A version of the sort of movie that 20th Century Fox would specialise in - three girls trying to make it as singers, and one of them falls for a suave band leader. Alice Faye, who was in a few of such films for Fox, is in this - it was made for Paramount, who put George Raft in the part that John Payne would often play at Fox.
Raft doesn't appear for a while - the first bit is about the girls: Faye, Patsy Kelly and Frances Langford. This section feels like the adaptation of a radio show with plenty of acts and lots of songs. (The tunes include "I'm in the Mood for Love".)
The cast are having fun - the girls are spirited and cheerful and Raft is animated. Raoul Walsh directed and does a typically strong job - he was better known for his action films but his musicals had pep. There's nothing remotely original about it and Raft really should have wound up with Faye but it's fun to see and I'm surprised Paramount didn't remake it in the 50s for TV.
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