I Dood It (1943)

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Genre

romantic comedy, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A clumsy but good-hearted man falls for a beautiful woman who is a fan of a famous composer. To impress her, he pretends to be that composer, which leads to a series of comic misunderstandings and musical performances.

lightheartedwhimsicalsillyupbeatfunromanticmusicalenergetic

What happens

I Dood It (UK title By Hook or by Crook) is a 1943 American musical comedy film starring Red Skelton and Eleanor Powell, directed by Vincente Minnelli, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay is by Fred Saidy and Sig Herzig and the film features Richard Ainley, Patricia Dane, Lena Horne, and Hazel Scott. John Hodiak plays a villain in this production, just his third movie role. Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra provide musical interludes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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