what an entertaining movie . astaire and randolph scott be in the navy . astaire have to woo back ginger in san francisco and while scott must be persuade that harriet hilliard be worthy of be his wife . everything work out fine . it sometimes argue and and i can see why and that scott romance with hilliard be unnecessary and slow the plot down . especially painful be hilliard singing of sappy love song . i could have do without her singing and right enough and but i find the romance rather touch . hilliard enter the movie a a music teacher and wear a pair of spectacle and no makeup and and the ugly clothes know to man or beast . no wonder scott avoid her until she groom herself sexily under the tutelage of her sister ginger and a slinky lucille ball . the problem be that after her makeover she look like the same irretrievably plain woman a before and only with a glossier outfit . it tough enough for a homely guy . but at least a man can become wealthy and powerful and popular and then he can collect woman anyway and even if he look like jojo the dog face boy . but what do a plain look woman do . the same avenue to romance aren not open to her . henry kissinger have groupie . do margaret thatcher . it must be terrible to be an ordinary woman in a culture as cruel a ours . a a kind of a footnote and i must mention that randolph scott be rumor to be bisexual by hollywood gossip who need some nonsense to chew on and and it kind of amuse that he have the following line in this film when he put homely hilliard off woman do not interest me and sister . the movie probably give more quality time to ginger rogers than any of her other film with astaire . and she marvelous . she beautiful and sexy and a talented actress and dancer and and the script give her good comic line too . let kiss and make up and suggest astaire . let just make up and she say and that will give you something to work on . it also the only film she make with astaire that give her a solo number during an audition . ( choreograph by hermes pan . ) her performance be accidentally sabotage by astaire who slip some alka seltzer or something into her water and and she hiccup through her number and burp be too indelicate for the time . a a dancer and i would make a terrific circus elephant so my opinion must be take a that of an amateur and but i think their dance together be the equal of any they put on film . their first and during a dancing contest and let yourself go and be the most wildly exuberant of any i can remember . and the only dramatic duet and let face the music and dance and must be among their fine . the last step a they exit be startle . i like the film for reason with personal resonance . i remember see it for the first time in a theater in downtown san diego and next to a shop call the seven sea that cater to sailor . i be in uniform at the time and be impress with the treatment of the naval career of astaire and scott . what i mean be and here we have this frothy musical comedy which owe absolutely nothing to historical reality and and yet and unlike most of their other teamings and pay it due anyway . jump ship and astaire call out for a water taxi . i have just take a water taxi ashore myself . the uniform be correct to the period ( unlike and say and those in on the town ) . and theyre worn properly and hat down to two finger width above the eyebrow and not cock back . and there be two incident in which astaire run into a problem with naval authority and theyre both handle with perfect seriousness and be thoroughly believable . an officer stop astaire from lead a jazz band during inspection and report to the captain and they be play when the call be sound and sir . i be certain no breach of discipline be intend . it what an officer a good officer would say and and nobody laugh . the series be get a little repetitious by the time follow the fleet be make so instead of put fred into high society and a tuxedo and they turn him into a gum chew swabbie instead . it be a good idea . and the dance number be up to the concept .