as far a the golden age of musical be concern and the back tracker be always paramount and warner brother and who never quite achieve the magic that mgm create and despite their most valiant effort to produce mgm esquire musical . one such film that could have be a great deal more magical have mgm be at the helm be anything go . bing crosby star in his second big screen version of the cole porter broadway smash and although this plot have be modify slightly and bring up to date 50 style . it therefore tell a completely different story to crosby first version twenty year earlier . donald oconner and who in my humble opinion be one of the most underrated performer hollywood ever have and provide the dance and comic turn whilst he romance the beautiful mitzi gaynor . oconner be a natural at almost everything he do . he be a superb comic and a gifted actor and a dancer of extraordinary talent on par i think with fred astaire and his singing in the rain co star gene kelly and yet his contribution to film and have on the whole be overlook . he be therefore demote to b movie comedy like the god awful francis film . bing sings his way through porter song in his usual effortless way and a he try to discard and appease and finally woo a french ballet star play by zizi jeanmaire and bill here simply a jeanmaire another pleasant appearance be make by 40 band leader phil balloo in jungle book harris and and he be a welcome addition although regrettably he be not give an opportunity to perform some of those comic southern song like woodman and spare that tree or the dark town poker club with which he make his name . the plot be scratchy too with crosby and oconner form an effortless partnership whilst collaborate on a new broadway show . the clash of style and the obvious comparison of youth and novice against age and experience be hint at in the beginning and leave you want more of the same and but alas these difference trail off into nothing and they be not exploit to full effect . it would have make this film a lot more enjoyable to see the two male lead spar more together and therefore classic entertainment be unfortunately denied u . one of the previous reviewer say that there be something miss from this film that they couldn not put their finger on . i think that this be it . but despite the bad script and leaky predictable plot and the performance be great and the song a ever be timeless . porter and sammy cahn and jimmy van heusen be three of the best song smith in the business . watch this one when you can and but do not cancel anything important in order to do so .