Unfortunately, the sound emerging from Lamont is, well, laughable. So is most of the dialogue. Cosmo and Lockwood, who used to be a vaudeville team, come up with the solution. They convert the movie to The Dancing Cavalier, adding musical numbers including a surreal modern sequence. And because Lamont sounds just as bad singing as she does speaking, they have Kathy dub her voice.
Complications ensue with, naturally, everything working out in the end.
Betty Comden and Adolph Green adapted the stage version from their screenplay, and the result is a gently witty satire on Hollywood pretensions and on the legends that emerged from the panicky transition to sound. The score, studded with famous songs, is by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed. Moses Supposes - all use Morgan's athleticism to good advantage. As usual with Alhambra productions, Booth produced and directed the show, which demonstrates his characteristic flair for milking every laugh while keeping the pace brisk and efficient. Shows are nightly except Monday, with matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday.