I do feel that this musical portrays a much happier, gayer time as opposed to life on the streets at that time. People were struggling, but at the movies they could escape into these starlets’ And actors’ lives for a brief spell.
it would seem natural that other musicals of this era would also capitalize on the “everything is lovely and we’re so cheerful” feeling of this one.
Had this been made before implementation of the Code, this scene would most likely have played out much differently. Her dress probably would have been more revealing, and I’m think that the lyrics might have been a touch more racy. This reminds me of “Lily Von Schupp” from “Blazing Saddles”, in some way. The foreign singer struggling with her English and talking about asking the boys to “come play with me”.
