Sparkling Musical Comedy

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 301, 15 September 1933, Page 16

Sparkling Musical Comedy

"VOW that musicals have returned in full force, picturegoers will welcome Universal’s contribution to the list. It is entitled “Moonlight and Pretzels,” and is as breezy, tuneful, and well-produced a show as even the most fastidious could possibly wish to see. The picture simply abounds in catchy melodies which follow in rapid succession. . The story is of the back-stage variety, but is better and more human and attention-catching than most of that ilk. There really is not one dull moment from start to finish, and one follows with the greatest Interest the

Vincent Youmans, composer of "No, No, Nanette,” “Wild Flower,” and “Hit tlie Deck” lias completed the musical score for R.K.O.’s “Flying Down to TUo.” featuring Dolores Del Kio, Fred, Astaire, tlie noted dancer, and several Broadway stage stars.

■omances and vicissitudes of those conlected with the show business. Two numbers that are bound to prove great favourites with the public are. “Is It Love?” and “Moonlight and Pretzels,’ both of them unusually catchy and melodious. The ballets are both novel and perfectly carried out, one of them, in which the chorus execute intricate steps and movements on a revolving stage, being far ahead of anything previously screened here. The leading roles are in the hands of Mary Brian. Roger Pryor, Leo Carillo, and Alexander Gray. The ballet is composed of many beautiful girls.