But of course problems are around the corner. The ruse is that Velez's belly dancer is actually a foreign princess and Bates engineers openings to stardom because of it. What unfolds during the story is basically that an energetic Lee Tracy as Bates pulls stunts galore to bluff the whole of Broadway. While not in the same league as the best of Preston Sturges, it's a film of many pleasures if you have a bent for rapid fire dialogue and scattergun pacing. Based on the book The Anatomy of Ballyhoo: Phantom Fame (David Freedman & Harry Reichenbach), The Half Naked Truth is a smart and near caustic observation on the product of celebrity status. A carnival barker and a spunky belly dancer take on the might of Broadway. Music is by Max Steiner and cinematography by Bert Glennon. It stars Lupe Velez, Lee Tracy, Eugene Palette and Frank Morgan. The Half Naked Truth is directed by Gregory La Cava who also co-writes the screenplay with Corey Ford from a story by Ben Markson and H.N.
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Movie mavens will recognize celebrated movie composer Max Steiner appearing unbilled as the orchestra leader during Lupe's Broadway rendition of Hey, Mr. Three top film comics help enliven the proceedings: gravely-voiced Eugene Pallette, who as Tracy's sidekick must impersonate eunuchs & nudists to further the scam unctuous Franklin Pangborn as an officious hotel clerk and blustery Frank Morgan as an imperious theatrical impresario who finds himself the target of Tracy's wild schemes. It is sad, however, watching this lively lady, to remember that she would die despondent & alone in 1944, a suicide at 36. As a temperamental hootchy-kootchy dancer who makes it from a carny midway to the Great White Way, she is perfectly cast in what remains one of her best roles. The Tamale, as he calls her, is pungent, peppery & red hot. As it is, he's lucky to be remembered at all. Had his career not come crashing down around him due to a drunken indiscretion while filming in Mexico for MGM, he would probably today be remembered as one of Hollywood's top stars. Tracy was the master at playing the anti-hero, the unromantic lover, the average-looking guy with the extra moxie it takes to get on top. He is conniving, untruthful & underhanded he is also wonderfully funny.
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In the kind of role he could almost play in his sleep, Lee Tracy plays an over-the-top promoter who engages in wild escapades to get his ladies noticed by the press & public.
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Broadway is given a few lighthearted kicks in the shin by its cinematic cousin and a good time is had by all. RKO Studios produced this highly amusing, but rarely seen, comedy with flair, exuberance, and first-rate performances. A carnival barker crashes onto Broadway, hoping to keep THE HALF NAKED TRUTH secret that both he and his Turkish princess' are as phony as a three dollar bill.