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Up in Arms
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780783108971
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0783108974
Label: Hbo Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Release Date: September 23, 1997
Studio: Hbo Home Video
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Editorial Review:
Up in Arms not only introduced Danny Kaye to moviegoing audiences, but marked his first (of several) ventures with producer Samuel Goldwyn. In this 1944 musical set in contemporary time, a hypochondriac has wartime adventures while trying to impress a pretty nurse. With its lush cinematography in vibrant colors that still leap out, the film will nonetheless still have the politically correct police Up in Arms--the portrayals of the Japanese are stereotypical and cringingly embarrassing. Most notably forgettable is a scene in which Kaye's Danny Weems impersonates a Japanese officer and emerges a hero. But remember, the film was released at the height of war--and of American patriotism. Overall, Kaye's talent shines--he performs the lyrical work of wife Sylvia Fine, one of five contributors to the still catchy, still singable songs. And for those who remember Dinah Shore only from either her TV talk show or the popular golf tournament that bears her name, here's a revelation: she was a super talent. She sings, dances, and lights up the screen. Costars Virginia Merrill and Dana Andrews have the thankless roles of straight persons to the charismatic Kaye and Shore, who have a phenomenal dance number that'll leave you humming the tune long after initial viewing. Look for Kaye's subsequent frequent costar Virginia Mayo in a blink-and-you'll-miss-her Goldwyn Girl role. --N.F. Mendoza
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Movie, Absolutely Funny and Charming!
I first saw this film when I was a child and I fell in love with Danny Kaye! (Fraternally, of course, not romantically - not that there's anything wrong with that....) What a likeable, hilarious and talented performer! Watching Danny deal with his hypochondria is great. The Git-Gat-Giddit song is just uproarious. And the scene at the end with the zoot suits, the scat, and the great music/dance scene just make the movie end on a real high note. The whole thing is done tongue in cheek and it really ... Read More
Rating: - Up in Arms
This way Danny Kaye's first film. He is adorable as usual. The plot is simple, but enchanting. Danny is a person who is always thinking he is sick, so they enter him in the army. Dannyy in love with one girl, but she is in love with his best friend. But the best part of the film is when he preforms in a zoot suit with Dinah Shore. Also Virgina Mayo is an extra in this his first film. Great starter film!
Rating:  - Remake of " Whoopee"
This film was Danny Kaye's first as a star for Goldwyn. Kaye plays Danny Weems, a hopeless hypochondriac who finds himself drafted into the army. While a passenger on an overseas transport ship, Danny is obliged to hide his girl friend Mary Morgan, who has accidentally stowed away on board, from the authorities. The plot (what there is of it) contrives to have Danny and Mary, together with Virginia played by the very talented Dinah Shore, who's in love with Danny, and Joe, who's in love with Mary, ... Read More
Rating: - Up In Arms
If you love or loved Danny Kaye's zany face and body language, you will love the scene in which one of Danny's so-called buddies catches him using his record player ...I literally fell of the couch laughing and breathing heavy!
Rating:  - DANNY KAYE'S TECHNICOLOR FILM DEBUT
Redheaded David Daniel Kaminsky became a well-known player along the "Borscht circuit" playing in the Catskills of upstate New York in the late thirties. Kaye later played in the successful Broadway show "Let's Face It" which co-starred Eve Arden and Vivian Vance in 1941. Goldwyn's faith in the 31 year-old Kaye was justified; the newly peroxided Kaye made his debut in this remake of Eddie Cantor's "Whoopee", and became a household name.Danny plays a confirmed hypocondriac ... Read More
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