Around the World

Fun wartime comedy with Kay Kyser and his band traveling the world entertaining the troops and engaging in hijinks. Great support from the always reliable Joan Davis. Mischa Auer is a standout as an exaggerated parody of himself. His sword fight scene is the film's highlight. The musical numbers are all solid. No classics but no duds either. For his part Kyser is fine. He was usually outshined by his costars and that's the case here too. The Marcy McGuire stuff is probably the weakest part of the movie. Look it's not a picture trying to reinvent comedic cinema. It's just a fun way to pass the time and what more do you really need than that?