GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

iandiande Around the time that this movie was made, Lifebuoy Soap ran a commercial with the a jingle that went,"Singing in the bathtub, singing for joy, Living the life of Lifebuoy, CAN'T HELP SINGING, 'cause I know, Lifebuoy really stops B.O."I wondered whether there was any connection between the title of the movie, the jingle and Deanna taking a bath on stage.As a whole, the girl, the scenery and the music were all very beautiful. Note that they are all wearing very heavy clothing. It was cold in them thar hills when they filmed this on location outdoors in southern Utah. MGM had a similar problem a few years later with 'The Harvey Girls'.

dianefhlbsch Yup, even though I am a Deanna Durbin fan, I'll still recommend that you to skip this one.There were lovely sets, strange costume designs and good people in it, but the script dragged, there was no continuity between musical numbers, and very little creativity. And the songs looked like the director forgot about them and a studio head said, "Slap some in!" But the color was nice.The sad part was that the premise could have made for a great film - a drama with a lot of comedy, just like life. After all, taking a spoiled rich girl and stick her in the harsh environs of a wagon train with rather unscrupulous individuals will cause some very interesting results. But this was soooo poorly executed that I found myself having to take multiple breaks just to get through it. (I know I should have just shut it off, but that's what happens when you are a fan.) Add a star if you are a die-hard fan and plan to be bored. If you are not a fan or just starting, your time is better spent watching the grass grow.

vmfree "CAN'T HELP SINGING" - I first saw this charming colour film on television and treasured the tape recording for many years.My late mother liked Deanna and had a "Deanna Durbin" Hat and told me that she once visited Paris in the late 30's and misplaced this cherished hat and was asking everyone if they'd seen "mon chapeau" - she retrieved it! The hat is remembered from "100 Men and A Girl" with the theatre caretaker watching the moving feather as Deanna was hiding behind the theatre seats.The songs from "Can't Help Singing" are memorable and they are repeated nicely in the colourful dress-changing finale of the film. I believe "continuity" was a bit apprehensive, but Deanna said "no one will notice"! I love the public bath-house scene and note the slightly cross look Deanna throws her co-star's way when he insists on joining in the song at one point - as if she wants to keep the song's delivery entirely to herself! It is a great scene along with the bonus confusion at the end of it, when Robert Page eagerly awaits the unknown singer."More and More" is performed beautifully with Deanna serenading her travelling companion. I like the the bells at the end of "Any Moment Now" at which Deanna reacts. "Californ-i-ay" is another highlight. A super happy film with quite a bit of hilarity at the end.Thanks Deanna!

sdiner82 For reasons beyond comprehension, "Can't Help Singing" is a film no one I know has even heard of, much less seen, probably because Deanna Durbin, a child actress of the mid-1930s who blossomed into an alluring,witty, beautiful young woman in the 1940s, suddenly chucked her career in 1948, started a new life in the French countryside with her husband and subsequent children, and has never been heard from since. But, within a little more than a decade, she not only saved Universal studios from bankruptcy but was the most popular female star of her time. Watching her films today, one is amazed at how contemporary they--and she--are, particularly when she graduated from child star ("100 Men and a Girl," "Three Smart Girls") to a spunky young lady with a voice of pure velvet and a melting range of emotions (from rueful to sensual). "Can't Help Singing" is a luscious introduction to the timeless charm of Ms. Durbin. Her first--and only-- film in Technicolor, this lighthearted musical Western must have cost Universal a fortune--filmed mainly on outdoor locations in the Northwest, with one of Jerome Kern's most beautiful (and underappreciated scores). Forget the plot about a politician's daughter who, against her father's orders, heads West to track down her handsome cavalry lover (David Bruce) but, en route via covered wagon to the wild, wild West, finds herself locking horns--and finally arms--with a dashing, sarcastic cowboy (Robert Paige--whose good looks and soaring baritone are more than a match for Ms. Durbin's beauty and exquisite soprano).What counts is the ravishing color photography of Kern's songs--filmed on location in the great outdoors (the highlight, for me, is Ms. Durbin's soaring rendition of "Any Moment Now" filmed as she wanders through the breathtaking backdrop of Bryce Canyon--truly one of the most exquisite musical interludes in movie history). Add "More and More" (Oscar-nominated), "Californiay," and the knockout title song (performed by Ms. Durbin & Mr. Paige in adjoining outdoor bathtubs--don't ask!)and there's little more you could wish for in a movie--musical or otherwise. I've read that the film was a boxoffice disappointment and hastened Ms. Durbin's decision to call it quits a few years later. And most of the reviews I occasionally come across are generally lukewarm, if not hostile. Movie scholars might argue that, from an historical viewpoint, "Can't Help Singing" was an unintentional precursor of all the zesty, musical Westerns that were to enchant movie audiences during the next decade. Perhaps so. Who cares. I can't see how anyone can resist the once-in-a-lifetime glories of Deanna Durbin in her dazzling prime, the most beauteous use of Technicolor imaginable, and the entrancing melodies of probably our finest American composer, Mr. Kern. Thank you all very much.