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Pot O' Gold
1941
It's rare to see a musical comedy which allows an actor of Jimmy Stewart's calibre to exploit his charismatic screen persona, but POT O' GOLD fits this bill. Stewart plays Jimmy Haskell, the owner of a struggling music store whose financial predicament forces him to go into business with his uncle C.J. (Charles Winninger). C.J. .. Read more
| Starring | James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, Horace Heidt, Charles Winninger |
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| Director | George Marshall |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Pot O' Gold
It's rare to see a musical comedy which allows an actor of Jimmy Stewart's calibre to exploit his charismatic screen persona, but POT O' GOLD fits this bill. Stewart plays Jimmy Haskell, the owner of a struggling music store whose financial predicament forces him to go into business with his uncle C.J. (Charles Winninger). C.J. can't stand modern music, but his prosperous health food company sponsors "Haskell's Happiness Program," a popular weekly music programme on the radio. C.J. is engaged in an ongoing feud with Mom McCorkle's boarding house because of the consistent noise emanating from the band of Horace Heidt, which resides there. When Jimmy falls for Molly McCorkle (Paulette Goddard), one of the band's singers, and takes up residence at Mom McCorkle's, his situation with both Molly and his uncle becomes dangerous--Molly doesn't know Jimmy is a Haskell, and C.J. doesn't know Jimmy is lobbing tomatoes at him on behalf of the band. The romantic moments between Stewart and Goddard are excellent as are the songs, which include "A knife, a fork, and a spoon," "When Jonny toots his horn," and "Do you believe in fairy tales
| Starring | James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, Horace Heidt, Charles Winninger, Mary Gordon, Frank Melton, Jed Prouty, James Steward |
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| Director | George Marshall |
| Studio | DELTA VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins Watch now: 1 hr 26 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English Watch Online: English |
| Released | DVD: 06 Nov 2000 Watch now: 01 May 2009 Production year: 1941 |
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| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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James Stewart sings with Horace Heidt and his Orchestra on his uncle Charles Winninger's radio show, while falling for Mary Gordon's lovely daughter Paulette Goddard. That's all there is to the plot, really, and Stewart later publicly declared this the worst of his films. Viewed today, it has a quaint period charm, though songs like With a Knife, a Fork and a Spoon don't exactly light any fires. The title was also the name of a popular long-running radio show featuring bandleader Heidt, and this film was really made to capitalise on his appeal.
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Thin Capraesque comedy which needed more determined handling.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Slightly tedious
The musical numbers used to pad out the slight plot of this movie make it a little tedious to watch. Jimmy Stewart is as sweet as ever, though, and there are some amusing moments.
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Pot O' Gold
It's rare to see a musical comedy which allows an actor of Jimmy Stewart's calibre to exploit his charismatic screen persona, but POT O' GOLD fits this bill. Stewart plays Jimmy Haskell, the owner of a struggling music store whose financial predicament forces him to go into business with his uncle ...
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