there have be five film release with the title rid high . this 1943 effort be a very slight attempt at a musical . it have seven number ( whistle in the light of day and secretary of the sultan and injun gal and till the all clear come and youre the rainbow and get your man and willie and the wolf of the west ) all completely forgettable and a be the dull plot re a young man ( powell ) try to raise money to work a mine and the daughter of the man he have hoodwink ( lamour ) and a counterfeiter ( moore ) who propose not to pass bad currency but to simply flourish it in the belief that those who believe someone have money will be willing to invest in project . cass daley broad and tiresome humor nearly sink the enterprise and there be an excruciatingly long and very unfunny sequence involve gil lamb and an orchestra run amok . the academy do give it a nom for sound and which be deserve ( crisp and resonant and sound effect include in a climactic wagon chase sequence ) and but for the general public this piece of fluff be not worth bother to see .