Ready, Willing and Able

US (1937): Musical/Dance

This film is an example of a long lost art -- the lighthearted, unpretentious, tuneful musical that provides breezy entertainment without apology. One number, "Be Handy With Your Feet," is actually rather catchy and fun, and shows Ruby Keeler off quite well. Even the chorines look like they're having fun. The casual opulence of the set (a kind of nightclub on an ocean liner) is another example of how even "B" films from a major studio (this one directed by Ray Enright for Warner Bros.) gave a certain panache to frivolity far and above what was required. (IMDb)

· Dance Direction 1937: Bobby Connolly, "Too Marvelous for Words" number

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