subsequently included in the restored DVD. Reception Reviewer Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times wrote of the singing, "...one wishes there was more of it and less of the somewhat futile attempt at a story" and noted that Bill Robinson "...gives an excellent exhibition of tap dancing, which won a genuine round of applause" and concluded, "The early glimpses of the circus theatre ... lead one to expect more than one is apt to get out of this production." The film reunited the director and most of the cast of RKO's most successful film of the year before, Rio Rita, but lackluster performances and direction, as well as a glut of movie musicals led to the film being one of RKO's biggest disappointments of 1930. The film lost an estimated $300,000. References External links 1930 films 1930 musical films 1930s color films RKO Pictures films Films scored by Max Steiner Films set in New Orleans American black-and-white films Articles containing video clips American musical films Films directed by Luther Reed 1930s English-language films 1930s American films