Alicia I love this movie so much

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

mark.waltz The music of the 1920's takes center stage in a non-musical comedy of growing up in small town America where a studious young girl deals with the romantic struggles of youth. Jeanne Crain is the epitome of comical awkwardness, sharing her story through flashback with her young daughter (Anne E. Todd) who comes across a pair of large bloomers while they are in the attic. The bloomers represent a funny reminder of Crain's past, and while they may look like just a hideous undergarment to her daughter, to Crain, they are the link to how she found romance with her husband and chose him over other admirers.Don't expect Esther Blodgett of "Meet Me in St. Louis" here in Crain's characterization. She's a bit of a geek, the star debater of the school's debate team, and rather shy with the boys who are interested in her. Among them are Alan Young (long before "Mr. Ed") and Conrad Janis (long before "Mork and Mindy"), and when she meets handsome teacher Glenn Langdan, Crain is instantly gaga over him. There's some question to her parental background: she lives with her former suffragette grandmother (a delightful Esther Dale) while her father (Hobart Cavanaugh) lives separately, working for the local mortician. Crain's bashful girl shines briefly on the ice skating rink, even outshining the school's most popular girl (a perky Barbara Lawrence) who has just done some fabulous Sonia Henie moves while on the rink. But as happens later at the school prom, fate takes over, and Crain faces possible humiliation when the unthinkable (at least for a proper young lady in the 1920's) happens.Snippets of some very popular 20's songs are heard, most notably the title song written for the character's wedding, played on a 78 RPM while Crain and her daughter are in the attic, and the beautiful "April Showers". Lawrence gets to warble the amusing "Coffee, a Sandwich, and You". The music doesn't overwhelm the film's plot, so it is inconsequential to the goings on. Hattie McDaniel, in one of her later roles, has a few nice moments as the housekeeper, but she doesn't really get much to do. As America headed out of World War II and into a very cynical future, films like this became rarer and rarer, so historically, they are very memorable as a part of the tougher times. The color photography is beautiful and every other technical detail is impressive as well.

atlasmb 1946's Margie mostly takes the form of a flashback to 1928, as now adult Margie describes her high school days to her daughter.At first, I found it slightly annoying that they were checking off every item on the list of corny things from the roaring twenties--raccoon coats, megaphones, The Charleston--but the story does feel like it represents the time. As he story progressed, I came to enjoy it.Teenage Margie lives with her grandmother in a Victorian home decorated with all the gewgaws of its time. But the grandmother also displays a chain and lock she used to chain herself to the White House in support of women's suffrage back in her day.Margie copes with the usual teenage issues: juvenile boys, crushes on older men, discovering the fine line between sophistication and impropriety. She also has a problem with bloomers that is a little much.I thought that Jeanne Crain's portrayal of Margie was fairly realistic and heartwarming. Compare Susan Strasburg's role in the movie Picnic. Both struggle with the supposed conflict between intelligence and beauty/desirability.In 1948, Jeanne Crain will appear (again with Barbara Lawrence) in You Were Meant for Me, which takes place in 1929.

MARIO GAUCI Unassuming but surprisingly enjoyable Americana with an authentic feel for its 1920s small-town setting (encompassing high-school life, teenage romance, musical styles, politics, etc). Fox stalwart King here shows he was as much at home in an intimate environment as an elaborate one; the result is an extremely handsome-looking Technicolor production further blessed by a most appealing young cast. This is led by Jeanne Crain in a star-making role as the titular character (embarrassed by Father's profession or when her undergarments gets unfastened in public places!) but also highlighting Glenn Langan as the dashing French professor (who ends up marrying her!), pretty blonde Barbara Lawrence as her popular best friend/neighbor (a nimble dancer and skater yet jealous of Langan's attentions for Crain) and a debuting Alan Young as the heroine's mild-mannered but devoted poet beau. While there were a few too many songs for my tastes, the warm humor and amiable characterizations eventually won the day; albeit well-loved, the film is oddly unavailable on DVD – so that I had to make do with a TV-sourced French-subtitled copy of variable quality!

ruthi-1 I agree absolutely with - Xeresa6 of San Diego,Ca - her synopsis of this movie is gob smack right on! I just wanted to add that I at age 10 years, saw this movie in 1946 with my mom who was a teen in the flapper era and it was a sweet experience to enjoy this film with my mom. She regaled me with her stories of bloomers with broken elastic and safety pins.Young girls today would not really pick up on the chains on the fireplace story without someone older 'walking' them through it. A lot is taken for granted today on the struggles of women not so very long ago to be able to have the right to vote.......we can learn a lot of history from these old movies - but it is wise to also check further into the history to be sure it is portrayed accurately in the film.It is interesting to find out the film was made in Reno NV. It looked so much like the towns in Ohio where I grew up, that's probably one of the reasons why Mom and I connected with the film. What a crass movie industry we have today. It is so hard to find non-violent and non-vulgar stories in the movies today. One can occasionally find a good movie but they are few and far between. I find myself looking to pre-1950 movies more and more. That is sad.