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Released in 1950 by Warner Bros, and directed by David Butler, Tea for Two was a comeback film for star Doris Day after she suffered serious injuries in a car wreck that threatened to put the versatile entertainer out of work for good. Lucky for us, Miss Day completely recovered, and came back stronger than ever.
Loosely based on the Broadway play, "No, No Nanette", Doris Day plays a wealthy young heiress who longs to sing and dance in a Broadway show. Sleaze ball producer and former boyfriend, Larry Blair (Billy DeWolfe), tricks Nanette into promising to financially back his show, not knowing that her bumbling Uncle Max (S Z Sakall), lost her fortune during the stock market crash. Unable to explain to his niece what happened, Uncle Max makes a bet with her...She has to answer "no" to every question that's asked of her for 48 hours. Of course, Nanette wants to be in the show, so she sacrifices even her affection for composer Jimmy Smith (Gordon MacRae) to win the money for the show, not knowing that there is no money to win. Comedy ensues when we see Uncle Max trying his best to get Nanette to lose the bet, and also when we see Larry getting confronted by his tough as nails girlfriend and veteran hoofer, Beatrice Darcy (Patrice Wymore), who is pretty upset that she has lost her part in the show to newcomer, Nanette.
The film is set in 1929, but Warner Bros made no effort to dress the cast for the time period. The songs are fantastic, and Day with her lovely, sunny voice, sings them so beautifully. Gordon MacRae was a gifted vocalist in his own right, and harmonizes very well with Day. Gene Nelson was a very gifted dancer, and this film really lets him tear it up. To me, he is a cross between Gene Kelly and Russ Tamblyn. Its a shame that many movie musical fans of today are not familiar with him. Watch especially his daredevil dance on a staircase bannister. Eve Arden was a terrific character actress and comedienne. Her snappy one-liners helped her to steal nearly every scene she was in.
So after a hard day, sit back and enjoy this little treasure. I guarantee you that you will be humming the catchy title tune without even realizing that you are doing it.
Cast-
Nanette Carter----Doris Day
Jimmy Smith-------Gordon MacRae
Uncle Max---------S.Z Sakall
Larry Blair-------Billy DeWolfe
Tommy Trainor-----Gene Nelson
Pauline Hastings--Eve Arden
Beatrice Darcy----Patrice Wymore
William Early-----Bill Goodman
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utterly charming musical confection
TEA FOR TWO is an utterly-charming musical confection, a fictional story based around the making of the 1930's Broadway musical "No No Nanette", and featuring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in a magnetic screen pairing.Wealthy stage-struck Nan Carter (Doris Day) is given a bet. If she says 'no' to everything for 48 hours, she'll get the $25.000 needed to back a big Broadway musical, and star in the leading role. Of course things don't go smoothly as she alienates her affectionate prospective boyfriend (Gordon MacRae), the show already has a hard-boiled hoofer (Patrice Wymore) in the lead, and all Nan's money has been lost in the Stock Market crash!Eve Arden plays Nan's wisecracking secretary, with Billy DeWolfe as the double-talking producer and Gene Nelson as the show's lead male dancer. S.Z. Sakall, old 'Cuddles' himself, plays Nan's well-meaning uncle.The final sequence with the condensed "No No Nanette" performance is quite an eyefull; also thrilling is Patrice Wymore's manic "Crazy Rhythm", Doris Day sweetly reciting the Title Song and Gordon MacRae with "I Only Have Eyes for You". Day also gets to show off her astute dancing skills with Gene Nelson in "I Know That You Know".A real charmer of a musical, and a clever way to tell the "No No Nanette" story from a different slant.
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surtout pas les chansons en français !!
Reviewed in France on January 19, 2019