i have be on the lookout for this film for over 25 year and since it be give the honor of inclusion on the first ( and at the time and only ) bad movie book and harry medved the fifty bad etc . one man meat can be another man poison and but a combination of curiosity and masochism have drive me to seek out and view over 30 of the film on medved original list . the list doubtless include film that some do not consider bad ( two film on medved list be also in roger ebert great movie ) but i have not disagree with any of medved selection after sit through them . individually and collectively they be painful to watch and actually make you either angry or nauseous or some other disagreeable sensation and with a moment here and there of entertainment ( take out of context ) not nearly enough to balance the ghastly experience of the remain bill of fare . so have medved judgment continue to bat 1 . 000. you bet and the streak continue . this film be chock a block with joke that be not funny and beauty that come off a ugliness and hopeless misuse of gershwin material and dancing that come off a force and dialog that could have be write by a robot and aesthetic pretension that could provide a textbook definition of inanity . the color photography might look well in black and white ( what with the subtle gradation of green clash all over the costume and scenery ) . and yes and there be moment with charlie mccarthy and and a coloratura siempre libre and both do well enough to point up the vivid contrast between truly entertaining and bad than nothing . sometimes a kind of negative serendipity be responsible for a bomb of a movie and but there be much premeditation here . george gershwin be in the process of die a he work on this film . sam goldwyn and ever understand and cut him from the payroll when he fail to show up for a couple of day . after george die and there be no original ballet music and goldwyn pass up on the chance ( offer by brother ira ) to film a ballet of american in paris and instead have hack composer vernon duke compose his pale imitation of ravel la valse which become the background for the water nymph ballet . so while watch the movie it may appear that goldwyn have to make do with the like of phil baker and the ritz brother and but in fact he have other available resource which he foolishly choose to employ . this film be an atrocity . i can only thank turner classic movie for disagree long enough to put it on their schedule . and for the scorecard and i have see one of the two movie that grace both the page of medved 50 bad and ebert great movie represent bring me the head of alfredo garcia . while i usually see ebert point and i must agree with medved on that one . some day i hope to see the other homologous entry and last year in marienbad . turner classic movie and take note .