Halfway through the movie, we are "treated" to a couple of songs by Mickey Rooney and His Combo, who obviously got the gig because of his famous dad.Īndrews was nearing 60 when he made the film. The cast is headed by two fairly-famous actors from the 1940s: Dana Andrews ("Laura,") and Jeanne Crain ("State Fair").
Not one of the characters in here was anyone you could root for, mainly because they were just too stupid or a bit annoying. Well, I didn't find this is a "so-bad-it's great-film" to the degree I was hoping, but it still was fast-moving enough to keep my interest and laugh out a few times. Reviewed by ccthemovieman-1 5 / 10 At Least It Moves Fairly Fast Since Tom scolds them about their reckless behavior, they decide to make the Phillips'. But as they approach Mayville, they encounter a bunch of reckless hot rodders named Duke, Ernie and Gloria. Tom would be physically able to do the work required running a motel, and the dry heat is good for his back. The Phillips - Tom, his wife Peg, and their two children, teenager Tina and pre-teen Jamie - end up moving from their Boston home and buying a motel in Mayville in the California desert. Although Tom suffered no paralysis from his back injury, he did come out of the accident with a chronic back problem which results in him not being able to continue with his current work, and a mental block having anything to do with the accident, including Christmas music, driving in general and the sounds of screeching tires and breaking glass.
While on a business trip just before Christmas, Tom Phillips gets into a car accident, which was caused by the reckless driving of the other car involved.
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