Anna Maria Alberghetti from Poland jumps off a ship and swims to Manhattan. Soon she is looking up her mother's old friend, down-and-out Laurtiz Melchior. He lives in the same business as aspiring show biz folks like Rosemary Clooney, Bob Williams and his dog, and dancer Tommy Morton. They decide to get a special bill through Congress granting Miss Alberghetti citizenship.
It's half fantasy and half musical numbers, with a script that doesn't do much besides get from one musical number to the next. Miss Clooney, in her movie debut, sings four solos, including "Come On-a My House"; Miss Alberghetti sings four, Melchior gets two solos, and there are three numbers with various cast members.
Miss Clooney hated "Come On-a My House" which she sings here for its co-writer, Ross Bagdassarian and turns down a chance at a record. She thought it was "a bunch of Armenian nonsense," and that's her on-screen reaction here.
It's half fantasy and half musical numbers, with a script that doesn't do much besides get from one musical number to the next. Miss Clooney, in her movie debut, sings four solos, including "Come On-a My House"; Miss Alberghetti sings four, Melchior gets two solos, and there are three numbers with various cast members.
Miss Clooney hated "Come On-a My House" which she sings here for its co-writer, Ross Bagdassarian and turns down a chance at a record. She thought it was "a bunch of Armenian nonsense," and that's her on-screen reaction here.