Monday, June 8, 2009

Movies - June 7

Rose of Washington Square (1939) I guess I am looking for a movie which utilizes the talents of Alice Faye as ably as Hello Frisco, Hello - with little success. As usual, a few good musical numbers in a welter of melodrama, somewhat enlivened by Bill Frawley and Joyce Compton. Al Jolson gets more songs than Faye does - I like a little Jolson occasionally but this is too much for me. I have been trying for years to truly enjoy him, but though I do not lack the knowledge I lack the comprehension. Anyway, 6.5/10 and I am ending this course of inquiry for a while.