We're Not Dressing (1934)
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61% of users liked it
(811 ratings)
We're Not Dressing is a bouncy musical-comedy variation of J. M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton -- complete with a happier ending, as befitting its jaunty star Bing Crosby. Der Bingle is cast as Stephen Jones, a lowly crew member on yacht owned by wealthy Doris Worthington (Carole Lombard).… More We're Not Dressing is a bouncy musical-comedy variation of J. M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton -- complete with a happier ending, as befitting its jaunty star Bing Crosby. Der Bingle is cast as Stephen Jones, a lowly crew member on yacht owned by wealthy Doris Worthington (Carole Lombard). During one memorable voyage, Doris' inebriated Uncle Dudley (Leon Errol) mans the controls of the yacht, and the result is a shipwreck on a tropical isle. Doris and her marooned society friends are then obliged to take orders from Stephen, the only one among them who knows how to fend for himself. He even manages to win over the icy Doris, though it's quite a struggle right up to the fade-out. Ethel Merman is on hand for a song or two (including a rollicking duet with Leon Errol), while George Burns and Gracie Allen show up on the not-so-deserted island as anthropologists with a full quota of rib-tickling verbal gags. Everyone involved in the making of We're Not Dressing harbored happy memories of the film, though Ray Milland (cast as Doris' snooty society fiancé) had less pleasant memories of the trained bear which figures prominently in the opening scenes. Bing Crosby's musical numbers include two of his best, "May I" and "Love Thy Neighbor." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Norman Taurog
- Written By
- J.M. Barrie & Benjamin Glazer
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1934 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 13, 1994
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
... a forgettable bore.
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Cast
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Bing Crosby
as Stephen Jones
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Carole Lombard
as Doris Worthington
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George Burns
as George
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Gracie Allen
as Gracie
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Ethel Merman
as Edith
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Leon Errol
as Hubert
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Jay Henry
as Prince Alexander Stofani
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Ray Milland
as Prince Michael Stofani
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John Irwin
as Old Sailor
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Charles E. Morris
as Captain
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Ben Hendricks Jr.
as 1st Ship's Officer
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Ted Oliver
as 2nd Ship's Officer
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Ernie S. Adams
as Sailor
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Stanley Blystone
as Doris' Officer
