Nino Martini could be an amusing acquaintance when given the right material -- The Gay Desperado, for example -- but Music for Madame, which eschews grand opera in favor of Rudolf Friml and Gus Kahn, is a rather dry martini, if you will pardon the pun. The story concocted by a couple of Hollywood hacks isn't much and neither is a very young and rather timid Joan Fontaine, who is cast as a lady composer, of all things. Fortunately, RKO also hired the likes of Alan Mowbray, Lee Patrick, and Billy Gilbert to liven things up a bit, which they manage to do admirably.