A showcase for the vocal skills of Alice Faye singing "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" "By the Light of the Silvery Moon," "Why Do They Always Pick on Me?" and the title tune, this escapist romp into the music halls of San Francisco during the 1915 Panama Pacific Exhibition-at the height of World War II. But it's "You'll Never Know," one of the loveliest tunes of the 20th century, that really raises this film to the top. The colorful costumes and sets are a treat, and there's music going almost every moment of the film. Corny as some of the numbers are-"Tulip Time in Holland" comes to mind-they are never dull. How can you be bored by a couple dozen Dutch boys and girls on wooden roller skates?
Review of Hello Frisco, Hello
