Boy! What a Girl! (1947)
1947 · Feature film · 70 min · dir. Arthur H. Leonard
- Music
Synopsis
Two silky-smooth producers line up a potential backer (who'll put up half the cash) for a musical review. The catch is that they must find someone else to put up the other half. Enter cigar-smoking cross-dresser "Bumpsie" (Tim Moore), who poses as a wealthy society matron to fool the angel! Features vintage jam sessions with swing drummer Gene Krupa, Big Sid Catlett and his band, The Slam Stewart Trio and The International Jitterbugs.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Arthur H. Leonard
- Released
- 1947-04-07
- Running time
- 70 minutes
Cast & crew
- Arthur H. Leonard Director
Sheila Guyse
Tim Moore- Elwood Smith
- Duke Williams
Alan Jackson- Betti Mays
Sybil Lewis
Warren Patterson
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Great stuff. · barticle · 2009-05-10
There is superb talent in this film. At first I thought Ann Cornell was Billie Holiday, judging by her voice. Glad I got to see this.
★★★★ · A gem from the age of swing · DKelsey · 2005-09-03
This is a great movie for anyone who likes 1940s small combo swing. Even without the music, it makes an acceptable farcical comedy, marrying the standard "hard-up producer tries to land a rich backer" plot with elements of "Charley's Aunt." But the musical numbers are superb. The Slam Stewart Trio perform two numbers. Stewart invented the technique of bowing his double bass and humming the same melody an octave higher while wearing a throat mike, producing a novel and distinctive sound in the days before electronic synthesisers made novel and distinctive sounds commonplace. Deek Watson…
★★★★ · Enjoyable · rgs_uk · 2005-09-10
This is a curious film. In terms of technique it looks like something from the 1930's. On the other hand, there is some suggestive dancing which seems advanced for 1947. The story is flimsy. Just a vehicle for the superb music -- which is when things really come alive. Warren Patterson is funny as the landlord. I particularly liked his tap dance scene. Bless him. Tim Moore is funny too. He plays a female impersonator, not a transvestite. There is a BIG difference. The biggest laugh for me was the line when Moore is bending over on the roof terrace. I won't spoil it for you. One strange thing…
★★★★ · Great Music Saves the Day, Makes This Film Great · Poohbah70 · 2019-10-30
A slim plot involving two promoters trying to raise money to take their show to great places. There's money expected from a Chicago big shot and from a wealthy lady from Paris and the boys need to throw a "house party" featuring the musicians, vocalists and dancers, in order to showcase the talent. And they have a lot of great talent - except for a few short talk scenes to move the action along - it is non-stop great entertainment. And, then there is Tim Moore (Kingfish of the TV show Amos & Andy) as a cross-dressing, cigar-smoking love interest for the Chicago man as a way of keeping him…
