A 1950 Musical Comedy Directed by Robert Z Leonard that has a mother (Ann Sothern) and her daughter (Jane Powell) competing for a singing role and, unknowingly, the same man (Barry Sullivan).
The movie also stars Carmen Miranda, Louis Calhern, Scotty Beckett, Fortunio Bonanova, Glenn Anders, Nella Walker, Hans Conried, Frank Fontaine, John Goldsworthy, and Michael Raffetto.
It was released on March 10, 1950.
Tropes for the film:
- Alliterative Name: Scotty Sheridan.
- Character Title: Nancy Goes to Rio.
- Mistaken for Pregnant: Paul overhears Nancy running lines for a play and assumes she's pregnant. He spreads the rumor, and as a result, Marina Lopes Souza Rodrigues gives Nancy a gift of baby Clothes, the ship's doctor requires Nancy to drink milk and take calcium pills, Frances prevents Nancy from lifting a heavy suitcase, and Paul even proposes to Nancy lest her baby be fatherless.
- Pretty in Mink: In the first scene, Nancy shows up at her mother's closing night at Broadway, and Nancy is wearing a white ermine wrap. Later her mother wears a white mink wrap to a dinner date.
- Tagline: "It's Eastertime... time for MGM's TECHNICOLOR treat with a musical beat!!!".
