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...play repeats the outworn story of the unappreciated stage aspirant who become the understudy to a temperamental musical comedy actress and finally, when the latter walks out on her produced stars in the opening night performance much to her lover's joy. But in any film of amusement the plot must be ignored. Weakening the bountiful entertainment is the grating voice of languorous Virginia Bruce, who plays the musical comedy star. Among the pieces all of which were written by Cole Porter, "I'm Nuts About You" stands...
Once in a great while a picture is photographed with exciting originality. Subordinating plot and characterization, it unrolls before an untiring andionce, which never ceases to admire the ingenious technique, artistic angles, and gradations in color of black and white film...
...shadow of a plot helps to sustain the interest. The great Hannes and his new protege are made the "foxes" in a hunt on skis. Distinguished by caps, the two set out on the trail. Soon a mad chase ensues, and up great slops of crusty snow, down mountains perilous with crevices, and over the expansive ranges of the Tyrol the two are tracked by fifty pairs of skis. Rich comedy is afforded by a ludicrous dwarf and giant pair, whose antics on skis are similar to those in last year's "Slalom...
...with him? His money was explanation enough in "Dear Old Daddy", but his love for Tennyson sounds a little weak in the current piece. But the charms of Mr. Cohan's personality, such as they have been indicated to be, are enough to compensate for the crudities of the plot, the flatness of the dialogue, and the general sameness of the whole series of his vehicles...
...Primo de Rivera is in power in Spain they are joined by a gentle anarchist named Alvarez; when Rivera falls, Alvarez disappears, replaced by the courtly Spanish Prince Maura. When Mussolini takes power in Italy a cultivated minister of finance appears with his beautiful daughter. At first the refugees plot and conspire, then gradually make friends until political lions and lambs are reconciled by loneliness...