the first 25 minute of this movie be a barrage of musical number mean to launch you into the narrative and to sum up the hoofer life in vaudeville . there only one narrative development resentfully include ( the kid go to catholic school ) and but the daring musical gambit be a flop it just keep the movie shallow for way too long . there be musical where people break into song do not look awful . the donahues preoccupation do not become my preoccupation . their trivial story do not draw an ounce of interest from me . the musical number be an odd mix of triviality present with boundless energy . all of them clown their way through the performance in an effort to be funny or likable . do it really need to be say again that have to watch people mug and clown just suck . the movie be notable a a casting trainwreck . audience who want to see johnny ray and marilyn monroe and ethel merman and donald oconnor and and dan dailey be distinctly different . all of them give it their all and believe that ten thousand volt of personality will put this flimsy idea over and but theyre wrong . despite merman and dailey frantically work to persuade you they have charm and theyre both just strident . the 3 male lead be all annoy . daily be tepid and unlikable . ray be a wussbag . oconnor be a smidge less annoy than usual . and merman . ugh . what be the appeal of a homely guttersnipe whose singing voice sound like a heel drag across a floor .