coney island be such a successful fox musical that seven year later it be turn into another starring vehicle for grable call wabash avenue . it a breezy turn of the century show biz tale about two coney island huckster and the trick they play on each other to win patron at their establishment . betty be the brassy singer with the garish costume and exaggerated singing or dance style that montgomery have to tone down by tie her to a prop so she can not move but have to deliver her ballad ( cuddle up a little closer ) without gyrate all over the stage . naturally and the love or hate relationship bloom into romance with grable and montgomery make a pleasing match a a team . lose of comedy relief from phil silver and charles winninger and some nice song and dance number for grable and and the whole backstage story be easy to take and the usual misunderstanding and scheme backfire before the fadeout to a happy end . for betty grable fan and this one have to be rat one of her best .