I Won't Play

1944

DramaMusic

In this Oscar-winning short film, a Marine, Joe Fingers, on a South Sea island during World War II, tells tales of the influence he's had on various personalities. In the words of one of his buddies, he's either the biggest liar in the world or the most important man in show business.

Rating

6.357
14 votes

Popularity

0.3502

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Runtime

18 min.

Status

Released

Release: 11/11/1944

Credits

I Won't Play

Crane WilburDirector

I Won't Play

Dane ClarkJoe Fingers

I Won't Play

Janis PaigeKim Karol / Sally

I Won't Play

Warren DouglasRusty aka 'Handsome'

I Won't Play

Robert ShayneChaplain aka 'Padre'

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

2/7/2024

7 / 10

Johnny Green's piano introduction sets the scene well for this light-hearted wartime story of "Fingers". Dane Clark plays this character who chats with his colleagues, filling their heads with stories of his celebrity friends and his piano playing with George Gershwin. The arrival of a piano that's "missing half of it's teeth" puts him on the spot and he, well suffice to say that his pals stop listening to his yarns and wait with anticipation for some real talent to come visit them on their remote South Sea island. The arrival of his purported super-star friend "Kim" (Janis Paige) really puts "Fingers" on the spot before someone gets the last laugh! Clark is good here. His smile and his charisma work well throughout this brief, feel-good, film and yes, Paige can sing a bit too. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story, eh? There's some "Rhapsody in Blue" - too. What's not to like?

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