Niven plays a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company
in Scotland, essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess
and extreme stuffiness. An American troupe wants to produce a musical in town
(Edinburgh?) but has trouble getting backers. Niven's character meets several of
the leading ladies of the show; through a misunderstanding he doesn't correct
they think that he's a newspaper reporter. He falls in love with one of the
women, who reciprocates; he grows more lively and friendly, to the surprise of
his employees. After a series of mishaps and comic incidents comes a happy
ending: a successful show and true love. Written by Mark Gooley mailto
Bgooley AT mcn.net
Reviewer: Pavws -
- April 14, 2006 Subject: makes a guy think of words
like wonderful This really is a wonderful film. Ceasar Romeo plays the cad over the top,
Niven the straight man with a soft edge and Miss Ellen is adorable and quite the
showman herself. If you are already in a good mood it will easily coax some
smiles and laughs out of you, if not a couple of gahfaws.
Not being too big on musicals myself, there are only a couple of dance numbers
ala carte singing and you may come to appreciate them to some extent for what it
takes to put them on.
All in all, a jaunty lil' number that is straight up fun to watch.
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