Search

Kid Millions

1934, Movie, NR, 90 mins

Kid Millions: Review

starstarstarstar
The simplistic story, in which the equally simplistic Eddie Wilson, Jr. (Eddie Cantor) inherits $77 million from his archaeologist father and must avoid the traps of various gold-diggers en route to Egypt and back, is just an excuse for some gags and wonderful musical numbers. Ethel Merman, playing one of the folks scheming after Eddie's money, is terrific and nearly steals the picture from Cantor (who does his usual blackface thing in "I Want to Be a Minstrel Man" and "Mandy," joined by Merman, the Goldwyn Girls, and the Nicholas Brothers). Ann Sothern and George Murphy are fine as the romantic leads, dueting on "Your Head on My Shoulder." "Ice Cream Fantasy," the final number, was filmed in Technicolor (the rest of the film is in black and white), and features a young Lucille Ball among the Goldwyn Girls. Songs include "An Earful of Music," "When My Ship Comes In," "Okay Toots," "Ice Cream Fantasy," (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson), "Your Head on My Shoulder," "I Want to Be a Minstrel Man," (Harold Adamson, Burton Lane), "Mandy" (Irving Berlin). leave a comment
Advertisement

Advertisement

Related Websites

You might be also interested in the following websites:

Most Popular TV Shows

  1. NCIS
  2. Dancing with the Stars
  3. The Game
  4. Biggest Loser
  5. American Idol
more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

  1. Tiger Woods
  2. Adriana Lima
  3. Carrie Underwood
  4. Lisa Loeb
  5. Rachel Uchitel
more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

  1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
  2. The Blind Side
  3. 2012
  4. Old Dogs
  5. A Christmas Carol
more popular movies

Top Videos

  1. Victorias Secret
  2. Desperate Housewives
  3. NCIS
  4. House
  5. Nip/Tuck
more top videos