The Petty Girl

Movita's hair changes colour (blond to dark) between the start of the "Calypso Song" and the finish.

I saw this film in 1950 when I was 15 years old. It was so long ago that I cannot comment on its artistic merits or defects.

A terribly dated affair which I doubt was ever entertaining.

Like the previous contributor I fondly remember the lovely Joan Caulfield when I saw 'Girl of the year' at the Putney Odeon in London around 1950. As a teen just becoming aware of girls, I saw it four or five times !!

I saw "The Petty Girl" the other day, and it was my first time viewing the film. While Bob Cummings came through big as the artist in search of a model, I was captivated by the golden-haired beauty and charm of the late actress, Joan Caulfield ("Blue Skies," "Dear Ruth").

'The Petty Girl' is not a great comedy, but it certainly is watchable, and has a few good things going for it, lovely Technicolor photography, lovely Joan Caulfield, and handsome Robert Cummings, so, lots of 'eye candy'. Not many, if any, could play comedy as well as Robert Cummings, so even with mediocre material, he's still fun to watch, the voice over comments he makes at the start of the film are funny, and possibly the scenes on the yacht are the best?