In this reworking of "No, No, Nanette," wealthy heiress Nanette Carter bets her uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for 48 hours. If she wins, she can invest the money in a Broadway show featuring songs written by her beau, and of course, in which she will star. Trouble is, she doesn't realize her uncle's been wiped out by the Stock Market crash.
Acting
Doris Day's impossible sparkle carries every scene.
Score
'Tea for Two' and 'I Want to Be Happy' earworms guaranteed.
Costume
Technicolor gowns that demand their own billing.
Director
David Butler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Doris Day's first period musical—she fought the 1920s wigs until she saw them in Technicolor.
The 1929 crash subplot was added to make the fluff feel 'relevant' in 1950; audiences reportedly didn't care.
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