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Rating:  - Grable and Dailey make a terrific movie pair
This was the disc in my recently arrived Betty Grable Collection set I was initially least interested in, however when I watched it over the weekend I really enjoyed it. Betty's movies turn up regularly on tv here in the UK, but I'd never seen My Blue Heaven before. By the end of the movie I was completely won over by the pairing of Betty and Dan Dailey - they make a terrific movie team and the chemistry between them is warm and believable.
The DVD print is gorgeous; check out the colours! This movie has a more subdued look to it than the Fox musicals from the early '40s and its a joy to the eye how everthing comes together in each scene with colour, lighting and costumes. Interesting to compare Betty's look and style in this movie too with her earlier appearance in Down Argentine Way. In the 1940 movie she is fresh and lovely and comes over like a breath of fresh air, full of energy. In this later movie, she is every inch the long-established glamour star, her make up immaculate, her hair almost white-blonde, her wardrobe stylish and sophisticated (though she gets the chance to wear some very sexy outfits too). She's lost none of her appeal over the decade between the two movies. In My Blue Heaven her style is less brassy, much warmer, her famous legs are still highlighted and she's in terrific shape.
Can't emphasise enough how appealing Betty and Dan Dailey are together, now I understand why they were so popular together at the box office and I hope in Volume 2 of the Betty Grable collection another of their movies is included. In My Blue Heaven they look great together in their musical numbers and come across as very believable in their dramatic moments.
After watching the movie, I watched it again with the commentary with Drew Casper and I would recommend it. It is lively and informative and you won't believe how much info he manages to get across as the movie plays. All of it relevant and never dull.
I still have The Dolly Sisters and Moon Over Miami to watch from the Betty Grable Collection Vol 1, and already I'm looking forward to Volume 2.
Rating: - MY BLUE HEAVEN BETTY GRABLE
Betty Grable Queen of Technicolor here in her prime in 1950
pre Marilyn Monroe and at the height of her powers with her Million Dollar Legs with support from Dan Dailey ,and Mitzi Gaynor WAtch It and Enjoy
Rating: - Hurray!!! Finally something good on DVD!
This film has always been a favorite of mine. I was lucky enough to see it and tape it from one of the cable channels a few months ago. I am surprised it has taken so long to release a 'collectors' set of Betty Grable films. What a fabulous catalog of films to choose from! The films selected to be in this set are all great, but my favorites have always been the films Betty made with Dan Dailey. They made an wonderful team, whether dancing or just acting together. I am so thrilled to finally be able to get at least some of Betty's films on DVD as many were never even available on VHS. I can only hope that this set is just the first in a series-
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