Even though I'm a cat person, I was completely sucked in by the charm of the canine love story in The Emperor Waltz. Bing Crosby tries to woo Joan Fontaine, but since she's a countess and he's a traveling salesman, she rebuffs him. Their dogs, however, hit it off, so they're forced to spend time together! Isn't that cute?
In this slightly silly movie, Bing auditions for his role the following year in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. He plays a salesman peddling a modern invention that the old-fashioned European royalty isn't ready for-sound similar to Hank Morgan? The screenplay pits a culture clash together, but since Bing is so charming and glib, it's no wonder Joan starts to warm towards someone below her station. This is a perfectly typical Bing Crosby movie, so if you've never seen him in something and you don't like Bob Hope, rent this one over the weekend. It's cute, but silly, but Bing makes everything better, doesn't he?
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