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I Dood It

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Lowly wage earner Joe (Red Skelton) presses pants for an upscale hotel where he daydreams of courting glamorous Broadway star Constance (Eleanor Powell). A borrowed tuxedo puts Joe one step closer to the object of his fancy, but the impulsive Constance is less interested in Joe than in spiting her fiancé, Larry (Richard Ainley). The bumbling Joe gets far more than he bargained for when Constance, believing him to be a wealthy mining tycoon, agrees to marry him.

Critics Reviews

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Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 08/08/2008
Poor musical, notable for sequences with Hazel Scott and the cowboy rope dance. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/24/2006
D+
Minnelli's sophomore jinx: an unfunny star vehicle for comedian Red Skelton, with some poorly executed dancing by Eleanor Powell. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/18/2005
C-
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Audience Reviews

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Alan g 08/08/2024 Typical period nonsense. Some good musical numbers. Lena Horne excellent as usual. See more 12/24/2019 Had a few really good scenes, the rope dance, bedroom scene, Red preparing for the play was A+... Unfortunately the rest was mostly forgettable & too long. See more 08/09/2019 Mediocre plot and musical, pulled down by the headache-inducing "big bands" of the era - in this case, Jimmy Dorsey. Fast forward over the no-melody no-song Dorsey band and the entire movie improves somewhat. This is Eleanor Powell's last "starring" role and it wasn't much of a role, thanks to MGM. See more 09/04/2017 Not a great script, with Minnelli as a replacement director. Two segments are must see minutes though: Eleanor's rope dance and Red's attempt to put her to bed. Also of note are the musical segments with Lena Horne & Hazel Scott which were in the can when Minnelli came on board - just too good not to use. See more 07/05/2015 This MGM musical is one of Vincente Minnelli's worst films and, although it has some fine musical moments (Powell's rope dance, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra playing the hit "Star Eyes," Lena Horne & Hazel Scott performing "Jericho") - the movie never recovers from the tired comedy shtick of Red Skelton and a recycled finale lifted from BORN TO DANCE. See more 03/26/2014 skelton is the fuel that makes this musical go See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Vincente Minnelli

Director

Red Skelton

Joseph "Joe" Rivington Renolds

Eleanor Powell

Miss Constance "Connie" Shaw

Lena Horne

Self

Richard Ainley

Larry West

Patricia Dane

Suretta Brenton
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Movie Info

Synopsis Lowly wage earner Joe (Red Skelton) presses pants for an upscale hotel where he daydreams of courting glamorous Broadway star Constance (Eleanor Powell). A borrowed tuxedo puts Joe one step closer to the object of his fancy, but the impulsive Constance is less interested in Joe than in spiting her fiancé, Larry (Richard Ainley). The bumbling Joe gets far more than he bargained for when Constance, believing him to be a wealthy mining tycoon, agrees to marry him.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 3, 2009
Runtime
1h 42m