Rhythm Serenade

The title and the presence in the cast of Jewel & Warris and Jimmy Clitheroe (who I only recognised from his voice) led me to expect another backstage story like Vera Lynn's previous film, 'We'll Meet Again'. But it actually proves a slicker, much more satisfying affair. Vera's makeup and wardrobe are considerably less harsh here than in either the film that preceded it or the film that succeeded it, with the result that she's far more recognisable as the postwar Dame Vera we all know and love. She looks and sounds wonderful near the end performing 'With All My Heart' and 'I Love To Sing'; although I would have liked to have seen more of her in the WRNS uniform in which she earlier sings 'Bye and Bye'.