My grandfather worked on this film as a Technicolor color consultant. Howard Hawks directed and Billy Wilder helped write the screenplay.
25: At the Crow's Nest, Virginia Mayo sings and Danny Kaye sees her for the first time. The birth of something new.
45: Virginia Mayo learns from two associates that Tony Crow is in NJ and wants to marry her, and they give her what she wanted: a large diamond ring. Now that I'm aware.
60: Danny Kaye starts to reveal his feelings for Virginia. She walks to the window to look better for him. She pretends to fall for him and kisses him, teaching him about yum-yum. There's no going back now.
-45: Danny is at the table with the professors and he's so smitten for Virginia that he shuffles toast like a deck of cards and stirs his coffee with a pickle. The next scene he offers Virginia an engagement ring and Virginia learns that she has two engagement rings. Discovery.
-25: At the table, the professors sing a couple songs and Danny leaves to get advice from one of the professors but he enters Virginia's room by mistake. Because it's dark Danny doesn't realize he's talking to Virginia. Danny reveals that he loves her and it's his first love and he can't stop thinking about her. Virginia realizes Danny's feelings are authentic and this makes a difference: She kisses him and keeps kissing. Eventually they'll marry. The final turning point.
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