Betty can really belt out a tune. Supporting roles range from the expansive performance of Billy De Wolf as Pearl's actor buddy Timmy Timmons. William Demarest lends his usual sturdy gruff support. A number of former silent film stars get some screen time recreating familiar pratfalls and the direction by The color is far too hot and quite a few scenes look soft. Black are compressed, losing detail, and some bright scenes bloom slightly.
Sharpness is at an acceptable level and edge ringing is at a minimum.
Still, this is a rich three-strip Technicolor production, and the best news is there appears to be little color shifting. The mono soundtrack suffices to deliver Hutton's vocals with rough voice in tact. The Feature Archive has articles ranging from John Ford to Blonde Bimbos , The Heistmasters , Akira Kurosawa and Frank Darabont . Preston Sturges was Hollywood's resident comic genius for more than a decade. His movies are timeless.