"Springtime in the Rockies" is an unusually good Betty Grable musical that is rumored to have put her in star status. Vicky Lane (Grable) and Dan Christy (Payne) are Broadway stars and partners that are engaged, but the relationship is getting strained because of Dan's many infidelities. Well, Vicky has had it, and
turns to her old partner, Victor Prince (Romero), and then heads up to the Canadian Rockies to do a show with him. Determined to get her back, Dan goes up there to find her. But while drunk he hires a valet (Horton) who offers him good advice, which is a plus, but he also hires sexy Hispanic secretary Rosita Murphy (Miranda) which makes Vicky think he's back to his old ways. Things take an even worse turn when Vicky plans to marry Victor. Most of the Grable movies I've seen have been forgettable and mainly just a '40's crowd pleaser, but with "Springtime in the Rockies" I was pleasantly surprised of how cheery this movie is, and how good everything is. Because Betty was so popular was wartime audiences, she made movie after movie, and most of her movies were light on plot, good songs, and good acting, but thankfully here it has many good aspects. The plot is far from original, but the script is pretty witty throughout the movie as really keeps you entertained throughout all of the predictions. There isn't really a lot of songs in this movie, but a lot of dances, and all of the sequences are very good, every with Grable's few skills, and the Technicolor cinematography looks great as well which really adds a lot. The acting is very good, and Miranda and Greenwood give particularly funny performances. "Springtime in the Rockies" is a very happy musical that really does accomplish what I call "the all day euphoria". Look for a copy on YouTube.
August 19, 2011
