Word: technicolorful
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When Hollywood gives Technicolor a free hand, the results are invariably more comparable to opera than to drama; but Hollywood seldom knows which form it is chasing. To Universal's "Can't Help Singing," the only apparent parallel, outside of cinematic predecessors, is Puccini's questionable "Girl of the Golden West...
...Frenchman's Creek," from Daphne du Maurier's novel of the same name, isn't a bad yarn, but Paramount's production is a little too long-winded and self-conscious. Technicolor is brilliantly used, however, and largely compensates for the picture's weaknesses...
...other hand, although Miss Fontaine is eminently suited for Technicolor, her acting is often painfully overdone. She has a wonderfully expressive face, which she uses to full advantage in moments of excitement, but she lacks restraint in quieter scenes. De Cordova hasn't the spark that makes a buccaneer real...
...Frenchman's Creek" is an example of what Technicolor, aided by a good musical background, can do to make even a mediocre film stimulating and entertaining, if you're not too critical...
...help the soldier hero (Michael O'Shea) win a sham battle and a promotion; Mr. O'Shea and Vivian Elaine handle the love interest, and one of the Cole Porter songs, plus six fair-enough new non-Porter items. There are some pleasant essays in low-keyed Technicolor and sculptural cross-lighting in the dance numbers. Phil Silvers combines a daftly likable energy with some blurrily focused comedy...