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Quick-tempered yet likable Biff Grimes falls for the beautiful Virginia Brush, but he is not the only young man in the neighborhood who is smitten with her.Quick-tempered yet likable Biff Grimes falls for the beautiful Virginia Brush, but he is not the only young man in the neighborhood who is smitten with her.Quick-tempered yet likable Biff Grimes falls for the beautiful Virginia Brush, but he is not the only young man in the neighborhood who is smitten with her.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Herbert Anderson
- Girl-Chaser in Park
- (uncredited)
Peter Ashley
- Young Man
- (uncredited)
Paul Barrett
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
- Warden
- (uncredited)
George Campeau
- Sailor
- (uncredited)
Lucia Carroll
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFor a brief few seconds, Rita Hayworth is heard singing in her own voice. This is believed to be the only time in a film when this happens.
- GoofsThe skins of the bananas that Biff eats disappear from under the bench when he and Virginia stand up.
- Quotes
Amy Lind: You're not a very easy person to get to know, Mr. Grimes.
Biff Grimes: Well, that's the kind of a hairpin I am.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh (1973)
- SoundtracksThe Band Played On
(1895) (uncredited)
Music by Chas. B. Ward
Lyrics by John F. Palmer
Played and sung often throughout the film
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Charming, Charming, Charming
Biff Grimes (James Cagney) struts around like a pugnacious, vainglorious banty rooster in this piece of wartime escapism that harkens back to Victorian America. He has his eye on Virginia Brush (Rita Hayworth), but so does his buddy Hugo Barnstead (Jack Carson). One of them weds Virginia and the other "settles" for her girlfriend Amy Lind (Olivia de Havilland).
The story follows the two couples through good times and bad in an absolutely charming recreation of turn-of-the-century society. The music includes all of the classics of that earlier time, including the enchanting "When You Were Sweet Sixteen." Costumes by Orry-Kelly help revive the formality and stiffness of Victorian manners, but also accent the beauty of Hayworth and de Havilland. If only they had been shot in color!
Miss de Havilland is a revelation as an unconventional young woman who challenges the headstrong Biff. Her role might not have been extremely challenging, but she rises above the script and creates a persona that viewers could fall in love with.
This is not a spoiler, but the end of the film includes an audience sing-along that would have allowed viewers to fully indulge in memories of better times. One can easily imagine their voices rising as one in the darkened theaters of 1941.
The story follows the two couples through good times and bad in an absolutely charming recreation of turn-of-the-century society. The music includes all of the classics of that earlier time, including the enchanting "When You Were Sweet Sixteen." Costumes by Orry-Kelly help revive the formality and stiffness of Victorian manners, but also accent the beauty of Hayworth and de Havilland. If only they had been shot in color!
Miss de Havilland is a revelation as an unconventional young woman who challenges the headstrong Biff. Her role might not have been extremely challenging, but she rises above the script and creates a persona that viewers could fall in love with.
This is not a spoiler, but the end of the film includes an audience sing-along that would have allowed viewers to fully indulge in memories of better times. One can easily imagine their voices rising as one in the darkened theaters of 1941.
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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