Jimmy Stewart was one of the screen's finest and most reliable performers, and it's the rare film that his presence doesn't redeem, but even his presence can't make Pot o' Gold anything more than barely passable. The story is just so much silliness, a very weak plot that exists to string along a few so-so musical numbers. Granted, this is often the case with musical films, but the better ones make sure that the songs are worth waiting for, that the dialogue has some snap and/or sparkle to it, and the characters are engaging. Gold is not so lucky. It doesn't even have performers with a real knack for musicals as its leads, for Stewart's voice is thin and he doesn't have the innate flair that musical performing demands. Paulette Goddard comes off a bit better musically, but she's no Ann Miller. Both Stewart and Goddard do the best they can with the dramatic demands of their parts, but there's absolutely no chemistry between them. George Marshall's direction is workmanlike but uninspired, and only one musical number -- "Broadway Cabellero" -- is staged with any real distinction.