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Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941 · 85 min

A frothy, fast-paced backstage musical full of silly schemes, showbiz satire, and splashy song-and-dance numbers that keeps things light and cheerful.

Tagline
1941'S BIGGEST, GAYEST MUSICAL TRIUMPH!
Overview
New York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for a Broadway musical, but the auditions close and her roommate, Gwen Abbott, is hired to be secretary to Top Rumson, the show's financial backer. Gwen tells Cindy that the director, Lloyd Lloyd, and composer, Dick Rayburn, have been sent to the South on a talent search for a classic Southern belle type to star in the show, although their shows usually feature Myra Stanhope, an actress whose style is hopelessly inappropriate for this show. Desperate for work, Cindy returns to her aunt Lily Lou and uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany's home in the South and schemes to get Lloyd and Rayburn to audition her.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • love
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
music
Directed by
Victor Schertzinger
Written by
Dwight Taylor, Harry Tugend
Starring
Don Ameche, Mary Martin, Oscar Levant, Virginia Dale, Barbara Jo Allen, Raymond Walburn, Elizabeth Patterson, Jerome Cowan
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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