mitchell leisen fifth feature a director and and he show his versatility by direct a musical and after his previous movie be heavy drama . he also play a cameo a the conductor . you can tell it be a pre code movie and and nothing like it be make in the u for quite a while afterwards ( like 30 plus year ) . leisen shot the musical number so they be like what the audience would see no widescreen shot or from above ala busby berkeley . what i do find funny or interesting be that you never actually see the audience . a others have mention the lead be fairly characterless and and jack oakie and victor mclaghlan play their normal movie persona . gertrude michael however provide a bit of spark . the musical number be interest and some good ( the rape of the rhapsody in particular be amuse ) but the drama unconvincing and fake three murder be too many and have minimal emotional impact on the character . this be where this movie could have be a lot well .