Review by crawfordfred

II love this Donald O'Connor/Peggy Ryan musical. .This is definitely the best musical that teamed Donald O'Connor with Peggy Ryan and Gloria Jean .but why were two of the really great,totally hep songs written for "Mister Big"-for the singing and tapdancing talents of Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan-"Kitten With My Mittens Laced" and "The Boogie-Woogie Sandman"-cut and edited out of this films-and just used as piano accompaniment for a backyard group jitterbug dance and as background music to accompany a generic,elementary beginner tapdance routine for Mary Eleanor Donahue? I have three photos of the"Kitten With My Mittens Laced"comedy song & tapdance routine performed by Donald and Peggy in aarge,beauriful living room setting with the Jivin' Jacks and Jills in the background watching and enjoying Donald's & Peggy's singing & dancing .and these photos are definitely.still shots from the actual film..but this O'Connor/Ryan routine is not in the print that I have on dvd .which I did purchase from Gloria Jean herself a few years ago. Does this routine that was cut from "Mister Big"hopefully still exist on a DVD format! I knos they both did this same song a little later on in the 1944 Film-"Follow The Boys"-and it is really sensational .but I wouldovecto find the version that was filmed for"Mister Big"- and would also love to see the other song & dance routine:The Boogie-Woogie Sandman" that was also written for-but cut from this movie..and only a recorded orchestration of the music from this song was used as a brief music accompaniment for Mary Eleanor Donahue's rehearsal tap routine. I do have the sheet music for"The Boogie-Woogie Sandman"-so that's how I am familiar with this song .but wouldkve to see if it was actually filmed for"Mister Big"-as a song & dance for Donald & Peggy! And O' onnor's brief so dance moments is his routines with Peggy Ryan and The Jivin' Jacks & Jills on this film are really great!