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Terry Arden (Evelyn Dall) arrives in London from the USA to re-establish an ailing escort agency providing suitable companions to young men for the evening. The agency is called Miss London and half-owned by diminutive joker Arthur Bowden (Arthur Askey).
Terry examines the current portfolio and decides the agency must embark on a recruitment drive and enlist a handful of beautiful London glamour ladies to accompany the many single officers on leave reveling in the capital.
Their first client is Captain Rory O’More (Peter Graves), and the agency send railway announcer Gail Martin (Anne Shelton) to accompany him, but the date turns into a disaster when Arthur and Joe disrupt their romantic meal.
“Reviewer: glofau – favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite – April 7, 2012
Subject: Charming, Campy British WWII Musical
I adore this movie, a feather-light confection of sentimental WWII stupidity which I find to be a delectable mix of lighthearted fun and amusingly camp badness. The songs are tuneful and engaging (if mindless), sung with verve and panache by a talented cast. Anne Shelton is particularly winning, Evelyn Dall is delightfully perky, Arthur Askey is his usual amusing self, and the entire movie bubbles along in a very entertaining fashion. Granted, the plot (about a financially troubled Escort (?!?!) service for military officers, of all things) is moronic and utterly disintegrates at the climax of the picture, but that’s all part of the camp entertainment value of this film. If you’re in the mood to check your brain at the door, and if you enjoy light musical comedy as well as campy bad films like Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, this is the film for you. It’s just the thing to raise your spirits when you’re feeling down in the dumps, and it wears well with repeat viewings. The opening production number is particularly delightful, if you enjoy camp, because it is deliciously lame yet tuneful and engaging. I also love the number where Askey and Dall clean up their office; it just makes me happy.
This film is no Singing in the Rain, but it might just hit the spot on a rainy day. It’s one of my all-time favorites: wonderful low-brow comfort food.”..(read more at source)
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I just love this opening number.
Thank you for this 1943, war era movie, with intoxicating enthusiasm! How is it we do not have the abundance of the enthusiastic entertainment now when we so very dearly need it?!!!! A genuine vacuum of enterprise!