June Bolton! Wow, right! She's very girly, smart, spot on the money, brushes of the tuff stuff like it's nothin, and she ain't worried about nothin! Shame Maxine Doyle doesn't have the popularity and notoriety as other silver screen actresses of days past, because she's absolutely wonderful.
A great little film that rolls at a great pace. Just one slight little touch madcap, not enough to make things goofy, hilarious, or silly, but just that right sprinkle of it to add to the cuteness, loveableness, and free spirited passion of the story, and all the characters that pull it together that way. The film pulls together so many genres and therein lies a great deal of it's charm - there's sexiness, romance, passion, comedy, friendship, family, mystery, crime, and drama - and nothing is taken too over seriously, nor too under seriously - in essence this film sums up a great deal of the 30s and 40s and can give you a feeling of looking through a window into what were enjoyed as the good times in that era. I definitely get equal feelings of the professionalism, and the enjoyment of all those invovled - and there is a great deal of both!
There is interesting informative narrative "filling" dashed throughout the story, and the film rolls from character to character, keeping a steady pace of motion, but the majority of the film focuses, intently, like I do, on the smart, sporty, seriously cute June Bolton/Maxine Doyle - and that's the good reason why!
The cute, energetic, exuberant, slightly under expected love story between Richard and June make this a fantastic story, and raises the film from the obscurity of bland romances, crime dramas, or slapstick comedies, into a great film that feels great to watch time and time again! And the spanking scene! Wow :)
Can't help but fall in love!