Stage Struck (1948)
6/10
**1/2
4 November 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Other than Nana Bryant, who has the bit part of an ailing, grieving mother, whoever heard of the rest of the cast? Is it any wonder, considering that they made a film where the plot seems awfully good only to be swallowed up. I am referring to when the detective said that events shall now move very quickly and they sure did, too fast. What were they trying to do save money? Everything comes into focus real fast as the two villains are quickly discovered for what they have done.

In addition, the end was too preachy. The detective saying to another if only these girls would stay home with their mothers instead of venturing out to the world unknown for glamour and ultimate stardom. These preachy lines show how outdated this film really is. Would girls listen today as they didn't in the 1940s?

A girl is shot to death and we never know the exact reason why it occurred. She had left home for the supposed glamour of life in New York City.

A friend reveals to the police where she had specifically gone. When the case seems to drag on, her older sister goes to New York and does undercover work leading her to the killers who owned both a so called professional school and nightclub.

Her spilling the beans to a drunken girl really put her in danger. Of course, the girl mouthed off but the police were there to capture it all. The film is too fast paced to capture my fancy.
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