This is my first Wheeler & Woolsey flick, though I got it mainly for Thelma Todd; her presence certainly justifies the title of the movie, but generally she has little to do here. The other female co-star, Dorothy Lee, is a total sweetheart and shares a lovely singing duet with Wheeler ("Just Keep On Doing What You're Doing"), which later develops into a surreal dance number with all four leads. As for Wheeler and Woolsey themselves, I can't deny that they have talent, but they are no Marx Brothers! "Hips, Hips, Hooray!" is perhaps more interesting today for its surprising quantities of exposed female flesh, and its good special effects; however, the climactic car race feels rather tacked-on. **1/2 out of 4.
Review of Hips, Hips, Hooray!
