European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1947, Darmstadt, Hesse To i Betty Grable and Dick Haymes sing through another twentieth Century Fox technicolor musical about women suffrage How showing in the zone the shocking miss Pilgrim Hollywood presents some hitherto unpublished music by the late George Ger sir shocking miss latest twentieth Century Fox musical to be released in the european goes Back to 1874 for a the Bottom of an old Gershwin trunk for a musical to the casting depart ment for their two singing Betty Grable and Dick yet achieves a net result that Falls Short of the films historical basis As in most musical merely the Peg to hang it but that Doest excuse the writers Complete Lack of there is just no particular and the moviegoer will find that it 14 makes Little difference to the Story whether he sees the shocking miss Pilgrim from the Middle or the Best song of the show is for for for one of the George Gershwin tunes that have been published Ira Gershwin has added some Bright which Are probably More amusing than any thing else about the film the songs Are not up to the standards Gershwin had set for but they Are certainly Las Good As most of the music turned out by tin pan Alley Over any one year period and they make easy miss Grable handles her dramatic role a go Deal More competently than who admittedly a better Singer than it minor characters who give the picture its is particularly effective Are Allyn pc As a bearded Anne reveres a Bostc Suffragette Leader and Gene Lockhart As woman hating office the Ripples Are extremely shallow Thot and there is Little to disturb the Placid Smoot Ness of this beautifully costumed Cinema fat its the kind of movie that is Nice to look pie Sant to hum along with and very easy to for
