Tea for Two (1950)

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Hippiemans
The Gene Nelson staircase scene is a gem! 2 weeks 5 days ago
Siskoid
Loosely based on No, No, Nanette, Tea for Two is an ordinary Doris Day musical that really hangs a whole lot on a single song getting play on repeat (three guesses as to which one). The premise, which they take entirely too long to embrace (only in part because of the clunky book ends), is a silly one - to finance a show in which she will star, gets into a bet with her uncle who holds the purse strings to see if she can answer "no" to every questions she's asked, as he's trying to make her stop spending the money he doesn't want her to know he lost in the stock market. It's the Great Depression, but no one's really trying to not make it look like 1950, and the comedy is really broad at times. The one performer I want to watch is Eve Arden, whose snappy, sarcastic repartee is just the best. A couple of dance moments are pleasantly athletic. But generally, the plot, emotions and music just don't get a rise out of me. Wait for it... not my cup of tea, I guess. 3 years 8 months ago