just watch this on the double bill dvd with birth of the blue . this one be far from a keeper . it be well than the companion feature and but that be dam with faint praise . crosby be his usual likable self and astaire save the film from total disaster . every time he do a number we get an inkling of this umpteenth irving berlin songbookcould have be . crosby and astaire shine in a wonderful tribute to vaudeville and a couple of song and dance men and and astaire dazzle in the great puttin on the ritz . the reviewer who knock joan caulfield performance should have skewer the terrible screenplay and which require caulfield to shuffle like a dim wit between crosby and astaire . with a part like that and we would have hat ingrid bergman . this be to have be astaire final film and but he come out of retirement a year or so later to co star in easter parade and finally do a never top berlin songbook that include steppin out with my baby and one of astaire great moment . the great howler in this film be that astaire be suppose to be drink while do two incredible dance number . right and he act soooo drunk . no wonder he retire . when oh when will easter parade be on dvd so i can jump to the musical number and skip the totally predictable story .