As a stage play it must have been a hilarious farce, as a film with a
truly great cast it is very funny indeed. To have all those appealing
character actors like Mary Wickes and Victor Borge along with
headliners like Sinatra and Jack Haley all set in a well furnished
RKO mansion adding crooner Mel Torme and a few excellent
songs: "I saw you first" and "A lovely way to spend an evening" and
a good situation comedy storyline, HIGHER AND HIGHER is great
fun. There is a wide range to the tunes too, with some hep jive
from Marcie and Mel and crooner swooner from Frank.....and on a
bicycle too. Sinatra would have been 28 when he made this and
his visual appeal is also undeniable. Good 40s musical stage to
film adaptation.
truly great cast it is very funny indeed. To have all those appealing
character actors like Mary Wickes and Victor Borge along with
headliners like Sinatra and Jack Haley all set in a well furnished
RKO mansion adding crooner Mel Torme and a few excellent
songs: "I saw you first" and "A lovely way to spend an evening" and
a good situation comedy storyline, HIGHER AND HIGHER is great
fun. There is a wide range to the tunes too, with some hep jive
from Marcie and Mel and crooner swooner from Frank.....and on a
bicycle too. Sinatra would have been 28 when he made this and
his visual appeal is also undeniable. Good 40s musical stage to
film adaptation.