I Dood It

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I Dood It

1943

1h 42m

Musical

Comedy

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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.

Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Poor musical, notable for sequences with Hazel Scott and the cowboy rope dance.

Aug 8, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Minnelli's sophomore jinx: an unfunny star vehicle for comedian Red Skelton, with some poorly executed dancing by Eleanor Powell.

Rated: D+

Oct 24, 2006

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Dennis Schwartz

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A stinker.

Rated: C-

Jul 18, 2005

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Alan g

Typical period nonsense. Some good musical numbers. Lena Horne excellent as usual.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/08/24

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

skelton is the fuel that makes this musical go

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Vincente Minnelli

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Red Skelton

Joseph "Joe" Rivington Renolds

Eleanor Powell

Miss Constance "Connie" Shaw

Lena Horne

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Richard Ainley

Larry West

Patricia Dane

Suretta Brenton

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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