Word: amateurish
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Lily Pons is not an actress and the plot "I Dream Too Much" is impossibly stupid but her voice is so fine that it almost compensates for the poor construction and amateurish acting of the whole cast. The only exception should be made for Eric Blore who is back as the owner of a wonderfully entertaining trained seal. The second time we "saw" the picture we sat in the lobby and enjoyed it much more than while looking at Miss Pous' rather unattractive face...
Last week these performances began to look amateurish when the University of Chicago pointed with pride to Donald MacMurray, graduate of a Bronx high school at 15. Now 21 and taking up his education again after five years spent over the chess boards and bridge tables, he is seeking not only an A. B. in May, eight months after entering the University, but also his Master's degree in August. Super-Scooter MacMurray has already taken seven of nine comprehensive examinations needed for his bachelor's degree. Score: four...
...need we rhapsodize further? Smoothie maestro Rogers has a hard time impressing band-mistress June Clyde with his obvious merits until he gets a black eye in her service. That's the plot. The interstices are filled by views of various orchestras, Rogers tooting on various instruments, and amateurish hip-wiggling by June Clyde. There is a fairly good tune called the "Valparaiso," and a passable Spanish dance team, which, however, are soon forgotten when the movie returns to its theme of snuggle-wuggling, itsibitsing, etc. The Moviegoer offers no further comment, realizing that the freedom of the press...
...WITHOUT THE WEDDING-Theodore Pratt-Dutton ($2). Amateurish comedy of love both with and without benefit of wedlock. Spanish atmosphere does not quite succeed in shedding glamour...
...pitiful, amateurish "prize lies'' reported in your last issue are mere exaggerations and cowardly at that...