Delightfully Dangerous
About Delightfully Dangerous
Sherry Williams, a high-school singer, believes her sister Jo is a Broadway star. Producer Arthur Hale backs the story up when other girls sneer, then finds Sherry too young for his new show. In New York, Sherry learns Jo is a headliner in burlesque, billed as Bubbles Barton, not in a legitimate theater. Sherry sings with Morton Gould's band and is offered a radio contract that is withdrawn when the sponsor hears about Jo. Jo turns a Strauss waltz into a jazz tune. Sherry secretly records it and forces Hale to listen. The show that opens, "Mr. Strauss Goes to Town," puts both sisters on stage, and Jo accepts Hale's proposal.
Cast & crew
More about Delightfully Dangerous
Arthur Lubin directed. Charles R. Rogers produced. Frank Tashlin wrote the story, his first credit on a live-action feature. Walter DeLeon, Arthur Phillips, Irving Phillips, and Edward Verdier also wrote. Milton Krasner photographed it. Morton Gould wrote the music and plays himself. United Artists released it on 31 March 1945. Jane Powell, loaned out from MGM for the second time, plays Sherry. Working titles included Cinderella Goes to War, Reaching for the Stars, and High Among the Stars.
Themes
Background
A 1945 wartime musical, with servicemen in a nightclub used as the test of whether Sherry can pass for eighteen.
Making
Powell was still under contract to MGM. United Artists borrowed her. Tashlin, coming from cartoons, got his first live-action feature story credit here.
Look
Milton Krasner photographed the film.
Music
Morton Gould wrote the score and appears as himself. The show-within-the-film sets Strauss waltzes against Jo's jazz versions.
Notes
- Constance Moore plays Jo, also billed as Bubbles Barton. Ralph Bellamy plays Arthur Hale.
- Arthur Treacher plays Hale's butler. Louise Beavers plays Jo's maid Hannah.
- Lubin later called it "a small picture" and "a charming diversive moment.
- Gould is on screen as the bandleader who invites Sherry up to sing.
- The radio offer dies specifically because Jo works in burlesque.
Scenes
- Sherry finds Jo headlining on 42nd Street as Bubbles Barton.
- A radio contract is pulled once the producer learns what Jo does.
- Mr. Strauss Goes to Town" opens with Sherry in operetta costume and Jo as a showgirl.
Also available
- Internet Archive (delightfully_dangerous)
