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Title: Pleasing Film
Review: Other reviewers indicate the viewpoint of those familiar with Gilbert and Sullivan. I am not. I do, however, remember with pleasure the light tenor voice of Kenny Baker on the Jack Benny and (later) Fred Allen radio programs. Occasionally, any of us can see him in the Marx Brothers at the Circus, as the singing circus owner or in one of the other numerous films he made in the thirties and early forties. To my regret, I did not get to see him on Broadway with Mary Martin but being given that role indicates professional respect for his abilities. He never reached stardom but always performed well in the light roles to which he was consigned.I can commend this film to the general viewer who seeks only a pleasant hour and a half of good 1938 technicolor and a lively score well sung. All the performers handle themselves well and the Marxian (Brothers) type of plot makes for appealing nonsense.All in all, a welcome diversion from the normal mass media fare these days.
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