Pot o' Gold Details

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
Director	George Marshall
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 26 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 25 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Comedy, Music/Musical
Language	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 1941 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 01 May 2009 To Rent: DVD: not available
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