Simply Perfect

I'll tell you why so serious

good back-story, and good acting

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

About the only reason to see this film is if you are a die-hard June Allyson fan, as she plays the lead in this practically plot less musical. Ostensibly, the plot is about the men giving the women control of the city government for the day and June is the acting mayor. But absolutely nothing is done with this plot...nothing...well, apart from making women look bad when she demands a mirror in the office because ladies, apparently, MUST have this and aren't really serious about work. Instead of developing this, however, there's one song and a crazy song and dance number. In other words, they totally sacrificed plot in order to shove a lot of music into the picture. It's not terrible...but sure is lacking the qualities you need to make it worth seeking. Not terrible...but not very good either.

It wouldn't be too hard to set aside eight minutes in your day to catch this lively musical number. It's upbeat and entertaining and features June Allyson as an unnamed city's 'Mayor For a Day', her position earning a comment when someone hinted that she was only going to be a day mayor. Her retort - 'at least I'm not a nightmare'.Other prominent females in the show include Edith Brandell as the 'Information Please' lady, and Beverly Kirk as a visiting opera singer. My favorite act in this quickie was the spirited train station choreography of the dancing troupe, offering up a uniquely inspired imitation of a train rolling in. The fast paced short definitely qualifies as a musical since it's song and dance in it's entirety. You can have some fun with this one.

Short about what happens when girls (women) are allowed to rule an unnamed town for a day. June Allyson is the mayor and sets out to make the city more pretty (!!). It seems a famous (unnamed) opera singer (Beverly Kirk) is visiting the town that day and they want to make it perfect for her.The short itself is harmless fun. 95% of the dialogue is sung and all the songs are tuneful it instantly forgettable. It also has a truly jaw-dropping tap dancing number in a train station. This also has some forgotten female dancing and singing acts. So it's fun as a harmless little short and also as a reminder of some really great female singers and dancers.

All Girl Revue (1940) *** (out of 4)Innocent and charming enough one-reeler has the Mayor (June Allyson) having an all girl day and making every government position help by a lady. What do they do with it? We get several music numbers as the ladies sing and dance for nine-minutes. There's not too much to this film plot wise but it's still pretty entertaining as the short runs by very quickly and has some good music as well. The highlight, and what's going to bring people in, is Allyson who really gets to shine here. Her voice is perfect and the songs suit her quite well. She has a certain charm and innocence that really works well here and she's certainly tthe magic to the film. Fans of hers will want to check this out and if you don't know who she is, this here will leave an impression on you.