Search
What's Hot
Day-by-Day Fall Schedule
Idol Winner Speaks!
Jim Parsons Comes Out
Game of Thrones Star's Sex Stare

Step Lively

1944, Movie, NR, 88 mins

Step Lively: Review

starstarstarstar
In 1944, Frank Sinatra was the biggest singing star in show business. He got his first movie top-billing in STEP LIVELY, a musical version of the old play "Room Service" (which also served as the springboard for the 1938 Marx Brothers film). Sinatra plays Glen, a yokel who has written a play and sent a copy of it--along with his savings of $1,500--to fast-talking producer Miller (George Murphy). Checking up on the status of his work, Glen finds Miller holed up in a New York City hotel with 22 actors and a large unpaid bill and learns that his money has been used to finance another show, now in rehearsals. Enter attorney Jenkins (Eugene Pallette), representing a client who will give Miller $50,000 for his new production on the proviso that it feature his "protege," Miss Abbott (Anne Jeffreys). Miss Abbott becomes attracted to Glen, as does showgirl Christine (Gloria DeHaven). When the mysterious mentor's check bounces, Miller rushes to mount the new show, a musical, before his own checks go bad; at the same time, he dodges the hotel manager (Walter Slezak) and the manager's boss (Adolphe Menjou). Miller must also evade the questions of Glen, who wants to know what's going to be done with his play. Meanwhile, the musical still lacks a male lead--that is, until Miller hears Glen sing. Reluctantly accepting the role, Glen steps in, sings his lungs out, ensures that the show is a hit, winds up with Christine, and apparently gives up playwrighting for crooning. The film earned an Oscar nomination for its art direction. Sinatra sings several tunes by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, including "Some Other Time," "As Long as There's Music," "Where Does Love Begin?," and "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are." Other songs are "Why Must There Be an Opening Song?" "And Then You Kissed Me," and "Ask the Madame." leave a comment
Are You Watching?
Step Lively
Loading ...
Advertisement

Our Partners

Advertisement

Related Websites

You might be also interested in the following websites:

Most Popular TV Shows

  1. American Idol
  2. NCIS
  3. Big Bang Theory
  4. Voice
  5. Person of Interest
more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

  1. Jessica Simpson
  2. Khloe Kardashian
  3. Kate Middleton
  4. Maria Menounos
  5. Kim Kardashian
more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

  1. Avengers
  2. Battleship
  3. The Dictator
  4. Dark Shadows
  5. What To Expect When You're Expecting
more popular movies

Top Videos

  1. Revenge
  2. The Big Bang Theory
  3. Modern Family
  4. Young and the Restless
  5. Days of our Lives
more top videos