Girls' Town (1942) User Reviews

Dull, dull, dull!

[JohnHowardReid · 5/10 · 28 April 2015]

I'm amazed that this dull second-rate offering from the notoriously skinflint Producers Releasing Corporation has received a "seven" rating from viewers here on IMDb. Maybe some of these enthusiasts were confusing this movie with the riotous 1959 Albert Zugsmith production of the same name, starring the stunning Mamie Van Doren? I'd certainly give that one a "seven". But "five" for this effort is mighty generous. I should give it only "three" or "four", but the cast is good and I hate to downgrade a movie with some of my favorite players like Alice White, Anna Q. Nilsson, Edith Fellows, June Storey and Vince Barnett. although I'm sure all of them would agree with me that Victor Halperin's aggressively dull, super slow- paced direction virtually scuttled all their efforts to liven up the dreary proceedings. In fact, Halperin succeeds to dampen almost every effort the players make to display a bit of charisma. This turned out to be Halperin's last movie -- and no wonder. Halperin did good work on "White Zombie (1932) and "Supernatural" (1933), but here he is right out of his element.

Peggy Ryan will dance right into your heart!

[vilenciaproductions · 10/10 · 23 September 2020]

Hey don't listen to the only other review, this is a cute, fun little picture! People are jaded in the past 50 years! They love trash! Sure it's a PRC picture, sure it's a "B"movie, but hey I just love this flick! The 1940's girls are the most attractive women. No colored hair and tattoos! Plus I just love Peggy Ryan! Peggy was one hell of a dancer, with her husband and dancing partner Ray McDonald (although Ray is not in this picture) when together they can sure cut a rug! Peggy Ryan can put the all of the Dancing With The Stars casts to shame! Also pictures such as these are under 75 minutes, and that's a good thing! Edith Fellows was a cute chick! June Storey was also nice looking gal! You'd want to date them straight up! Who knows what happened to the 35mm "Nitrate" negative, but I bought a nice 16mm print of the picture, and I have run the film a dozen times in the last five years! It's late September 2020 and I am sure before the years out, I will project the picture again! The story-line written by Ms. Elizabeth Ann sums it up, so if you can see it, it's more fun than most movies and TV show made in 2020! Plus there are no cell phones, lap-tops, Covid-19 masks! Computer generated effects, Enjoy!