Panama Hattie (1942)

6	IMDB rating

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Directed by (View all)

Vincente Minnelli

Roy Del Ruth

Starring (View all)

Red Skelton
Red

Ann Sothern
Hattie Maloney

Rags Ragland
Rags

Ben Blue
Rowdy

Marsha Hunt
Leila Tree

Virginia O'Brien
Flo Foster

Alan Mowbray
Jay Jerkins, Dick's Butler

Dan Dailey
Dick Bulliard

Written by

Mary C. McCall Jr.
uncredited

Vincente Minnelli
uncredited

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Panama Hattie

7 years, 1 month ago at Dec 8 19:33

JxSxPx

This one feels like a second-tier throwaway from MGM’s infamous Arthur Freed unit. Panama Hattie is only as good and entertaining as any individual scene in the movie, and some of it is truly uninspired or downright dumb. I’m thinking of just about any of the scenes with a precocious Jackie Horner and several scenes with a mugging trio of sailors (Red Skelton, Rags Ragland, and Ben Blue) as pa... read more

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Hattie (Ann Sothern), the boisterous, lovable owner of a Panama hotel --- which is more of a temporary home to American sailors with names like Red (Red Skelton) and Rowdy (Ben Blue) than high-society types --- finds herself thrown for a loop when she falls for the rich and urbane Dick Bulliett. Though love supposedly can conquer all, including obvious class differences, Dick and Hattie must first survive the sabotaging attempts from Dick's enamored admirer, rich girl Leila Tree (Marsha Hunt).

Release date: 1 September 1942

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Panama Hattie

“This one feels like a second-tier throwaway from MGM’s infamous Arthur Freed unit. Panama Hattie is only as good and entertaining as any individual scene in the movie, and some of it is truly uninspired or downright dumb. I’m thinking of just about any of the scenes with a precocious Jackie Horner and several scenes with a mugging trio of sailors (Red Skelton, Rags Ragland, and Ben Blue) as particular low points. While Ann Sothern is a brassy delight throughout, giving her all and a charismatic movie star-style performance no matter how questionable the material. The undeniable highlight of the film is “The Spring,” a musical sequence that brings together Lena Horne’s vocals, the Berry Brothers dancing, and Vincente Minnelli’s staging. It’s an isolated moment of solid gold in” read more