Ladies of the chorus's low budget is quite obvious. The story is simple & formulaic, the same sets are reused, songs are played over and over, & on top of that Adele Jergens is playing a mother to a co-star who was only 9 years younger than her. But the whole reason to see this 1940s B movie is to see an early soon to be screen goddess we all know as Marilyn Monroe. While her acting and singing wouldn't have won her no Oscars, you can definitely see a lot of that charm & presence that later carried over to her later work. The standout scenes are no doubt when she sings on stage. She first sings a little love tune called "anyone can see I love you" & there's just such warmth in her voice it's impossible to not fall in love with her. She then shows her sultry side with "every baby needs a da da daddy" which foreshadows the future sex symbol.
If you're curious to see her first major role before she really took off it's definitely an interesting watch. The rest of the film is mostly decent. The characters are likeable enough, the songs are fairly catchy, and the runtime doesn't overstay it's welcome.
If you're curious to see her first major role before she really took off it's definitely an interesting watch. The rest of the film is mostly decent. The characters are likeable enough, the songs are fairly catchy, and the runtime doesn't overstay it's welcome.