i understand that paramount want to film this with the rodgers and hart score and but couldn not work out the copyright problem and so burke and van heusen who write the between them the most song for bing crosby contribute a very nice score . i read leonard maltin say that this movie and fit crosby like a glove and i couldn not have put it good . no and it not mark twain satire and it a bing crosby film and in 1949 crosby be the most bankable star in hollywood . for once paramount use technicolor and rhonda fleming be never lovely on the screen . this be a woman that technicolor be invent for . william bendix brooklyn origins kinda stand out and but it to a good comic effect . the trio of crosby and bendix and and sir cedric hardwicke have a rollick good time with busy do nothing . bing have one of his patented upbeat philosophical number with if you stub your toe on the moon . the third song he sing once and for always by himself and with rhonda fleming . that song be nominate for best song and but lose to baby it cold outside . nice also that bing manage to record the score for decca with rhonda fleming and bendix and hardwicke . one thing i like about this film be that it show crosby comic talent without bob hope . i like the road picture and but bing be a comic talent onto himself and this film well demonstrates than any other . this be crosby at the top of his game .