by Mark Deming
synopsis
Narrative takes a back seat to music in this loose remake of Girl Crazy, as Harve Presnell plays a footloose young millionaire who meets perky Connie Francis and hatches a scheme to save her father's failing Nevada ranch by turning it into a resort for people waiting out their quickie Las Vegas divorces. This was an early musical vehicle for then-Broadway star Presnell, who would gain notoriety with film fans years later as a character actor in Fargo, Patch Adams, and Saving Private Ryan. Besides, how often do you get to see a musical that features Louis Armstrong, Liberace, Herman's Hermits, and Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs?
characteristics
- Ranch
- Millionaire
- Rich
- Songwriter
- Wealth
- Songwriting
- Avarice
- Greed
- Divorce
- Bachelorette
- Golddigger
- Boy
- Craziness
- Girl
- Play [recreation]
