Isn't It Romantic?

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One of the more popular movie-review paperbacks sums up Paramount's Isn't it Romantic? with a terse "No." There's actually more to the film than that, but not much. Set in Indiana in the 1890s, the story revolves around an diehard Confederate soldier named Major Euclid Cameron (Rolan Culver), who refuses to acknowledge that the South lost the Civil War. Cameron also regards himself as an aristocrat who will never sully his hands with work, which is why he and his family are flat broke. It is up to the Major's three pretty daughters-Candy (Veronica Lake), Susie (Mona Freeman) and Rose (Mary Hatcher)-to make ends meet financially, even if it means marrying for money rather than love. Pearl Bailey transcends the stereotypical role of the Cameron's housekeeper Abigail with her soulful renditions of such forgettable tunes as "I Shoulda Quit When I Was Ahead" (a bit of advice that could have profited the film's producers!)

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Musical & Performing Arts
Directed By:

Norman Z. McLeod
Written By:

Richard L. Breen, Josef Mischel, Theodore Strauss
Runtime:

87 minutes
Studio:

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Roland Culver
as Major Euclid Cameron

Veronica Lake
as Candy Cameron

Mona Freeman
as Susie Cameron

Mary Hatcher
as Rose Cameron

Billy De Wolfe
as Horace Frazier

Patric Knowles
as Richard Brannon

Richard Webb
as Benjamin Logan

Kathryn Givney
as Clarisse Thayer

Larry Olsen
as Hannibal

Pearl Bailey
as Addie

Charles Evans
as Judge Thomas Logan

Jeff York
as Burly gent

Eddie Johnson
as Jerry, the Piano Player

Johnny Garrett
as Jasper

Dick Keene
as Mr. Hagerty

Olin Howland
as Hotel Clerk

William Meader
as Asst. clerk

Perle Kincaid
as Corinthian Circle Member

Julia Otho
as Corinthian Circle Member

Mattie Kennedy
as Corinthian Circle Member

Mabel Hart
as Corinthian Circle Member

Sally Hale
as Corinthian Circle Member

Ethel Getty
as Corinthian Circle Member

Rose DeHaven
as Corinthian Circle Member

Mabel Butterworth
as Corinthian Circle Member

Syd Saylor
as Bartender

Chester Conklin
as Man

'Snub' Pollard
as Man

Duke York
as Man

Bobby Barber
as Man

Sarah Edwards
as Bird-like woman

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Critic Reviews for Isn't It Romantic?

All Critics (2) | Top Critics (2) | Rotten (2)

A mild musical which doesn't quite come off.

Jun 19, 2019 | Full Review…

Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Top Critic
The idea is to give the wholesome nostalgias of small-town U.S. life a coat of sophisticated varnish and, if possible, a new lungful of life. As it turns out, the picture smells more of varnish than of fresh air.

Feb 27, 2018 | Full Review…

James Agee
TIME Magazine
Top Critic