The Stork Club ~ 1945 -BW

QUICKIE: Air head working girl gets rich and it ruins her life. But it doesn't stop her from singing some really stupid songs.

PLOT: (from IMDB): An old man (Barry Fitzgerald) despondent over his failing marriage accidently falls from a dock. Judy (Betty Hutton), a hat-check girl at New York's famous Stork Club, saves him from drowning. Unknown to her, Jerry Bates (the old fellow) is rich. In gratitude he anonymously provides for her financially. Yes, it changes her life--and not all for the best. Jealous over the unknown benefactor, Judy's boyfriend (Don DeFore) dumps her. This not only puts a crimp in her love life but sidetracks her aspirations for a singing career as well. Can the old man's marriage be saved? Will bubbly, animated Judy get back her fellow?

SUMMARY: Another fabulous rags to riches story. With lots of "money doesn't make you happy" undertones. The premise of the story is based on a misunderstanding between the couple, Judy and Danny. Amazing how nobody trusts each other in these movies. Danny returns from the war and discovers his girl is suddenly living the high life. Well, just who wouldn't suspect that this innocent bubble head took up a life of prostitution? After all, who wants to work as a hat check girl forever? And her benefactor, a rich, old, ugly guy stays in the apartment with her. So, of course she'd be a kept woman for a man like that!

The story is silly, yet it's still fun with Judy trying to figure out who her benefactor is while trying to "break" him by spending all his money. There's always the happy ending though, as Judy gets Danny and his band a job performing at The Stork Club where all misunderstandings are cleared up between them. There's a sweet subplot of the same sort of misunderstanding between the old man and his wife as well.

There's a few musical bits with Judy singing, or Danny's band playing. Some of the songs are stupid and that's midly entertaining, but I could of done without the musical bits.