Let's Make a Night of It

There are no less than 7 bands featured in this film,albeit that 5 of them are only featured in the finale.Amongst the best known are Jack Harris,Jack Jackson,Sidney Lipton and Joe Loss.The story is minimal ,it revolves around Fred Emney and his wife each acquiring a nightclub without wanting to tell the other.Bertha Belmore is a polce women trying to close the clubs for various infractions.The major part of the film is taken up with variety acts and musical numbers.Most of the numbers feature Clare Luce.Whoever told her she could sing was deluding her.She is absolutely awful.She cant carry a tune to save her life.There is one strange number about a spider.The variety turns are nothing out of the ordinary.there is an impressionist who takes off Wallace Beery,now thats one i haven't seen before and also Richard Tauber.It is entertaining if a bit overlong at just over 90 minutes.

Although Let's Make A Night Of It is a British musical, its three headlining stars were Americans, which perhaps explains why a print of the film reputedly resides in the Library of Congress. The American influence can felt in some of the song numbers, some of which appear to recall Cab Calloway and The Ink Spots. There are some nice lines, and it's amiable, breezy and fun. The plot, featuring two competing night clubs, is so slight that it doesn't even kick in until over 25 minutes in, and is really just a good-natured excuse to thread a lot of songs together. What's most surprising is that something so inconsequential came from Graham Cutts, a mentor to Hitchcock and director of the controversial 1922 silent Cocaine. Fred Emney is pretty amusing throughout, even if it's never clear how he got to have an American daughter. There are also some jokes that are surprisingly racy for the time, some corny jokes that are fairly amusing, such as the tale of 288 ("I can't tell you, it's too gross."), a man who gets flattered by flowers, and, in one instance, the N word. As a "plot" spoiler, then the joining together of two clubs is actually quite innovative, albeit not really explored to its full potential, and the final shots with a band on board a huge sound stage is the kind of thing the film should have done all the way through. However, this is pleasant if unremarkable stuff. The title quote might be quite apt for Claire Luce, and the song quality is variable, but when it's "on", it's... okay.

There are no less than 7 bands featured in this film,albeit that 5 of them are only featured in the finale.Amongst the best known are Jack Harris,Jack Jackson,Sidney Lipton and Joe Loss.The story is minimal ,it revolves around Fred Emney and his wife each acquiring a nightclub without wanting to tell the other.Bertha Belmore is a polce women trying to close the clubs for various infractions.The major part of the film is taken up with variety acts and musical numbers.Most of the numbers feature Clare Luce.Whoever told her she could sing was deluding her.She is absolutely awful.She cant carry a tune to save her life.There is one strange number about a spider.The variety turns are nothing out of the ordinary.there is an impressionist who takes off Wallace Beery,now thats one i haven't seen before and also Richard Tauber.It is entertaining if a bit overlong at just over 90 minutes.

Although Let's Make A Night Of It is a British musical, its three headlining stars were Americans, which perhaps explains why a print of the film reputedly resides in the Library of Congress. The American influence can felt in some of the song numbers, some of which appear to recall Cab Calloway and The Ink Spots. There are some nice lines, and it's amiable, breezy and fun. The plot, featuring two competing night clubs, is so slight that it doesn't even kick in until over 25 minutes in, and is really just a good-natured excuse to thread a lot of songs together. What's most surprising is that something so inconsequential came from Graham Cutts, a mentor to Hitchcock and director of the controversial 1922 silent Cocaine. Fred Emney is pretty amusing throughout, even if it's never clear how he got to have an American daughter. There are also some jokes that are surprisingly racy for the time, some corny jokes that are fairly amusing, such as the tale of 288 ("I can't tell you, it's too gross."), a man who gets flattered by flowers, and, in one instance, the N word. As a "plot" spoiler, then the joining together of two clubs is actually quite innovative, albeit not really explored to its full potential, and the final shots with a band on board a huge sound stage is the kind of thing the film should have done all the way through. However, this is pleasant if unremarkable stuff. The title quote might be quite apt for Claire Luce, and the song quality is variable, but when it's "on", it's... okay.

There are no less than 7 bands featured in this film,albeit that 5 of them are only featured in the finale.Amongst the best known are Jack Harris,Jack Jackson,Sidney Lipton and Joe Loss.The story is minimal ,it revolves around Fred Emney and his wife each acquiring a nightclub without wanting to tell the other.Bertha Belmore is a polce women trying to close the clubs for various infractions.The major part of the film is taken up with variety acts and musical numbers.Most of the numbers feature Clare Luce.Whoever told her she could sing was deluding her.She is absolutely awful.She cant carry a tune to save her life.There is one strange number about a spider.The variety turns are nothing out of the ordinary.there is an impressionist who takes off Wallace Beery,now thats one i haven't seen before and also Richard Tauber.It is entertaining if a bit overlong at just over 90 minutes.