The Girl from Jones Beach on DVD, Comedy, Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo

Glamour artist Bob Randolph is world famous for his paintings of a stunning beauty dubbed "The Randolph Girl". What the world doesn't know is that his pin-up creation is really a composite of parts of the anatomy of 12 different models. In an effort to find one girl who possesses all the proper physical attributes, Randolph and PR man Chuck Donovan pursue Ruth Wilson, a beauteous schoolteacher who prefers to be admired for her brain rather than her curves. Ruth changes her tune, however, when a published photo of her in a swimsuit causes her to be fired by the uptight school board. She sues for reinstatement and in the process learns that swimsuits and sex appeal do have a place in her world after all.

STARS: Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken

78 min | Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Romance | 1949 | Color

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Mayo, Reagan, Bracken and Drake Shine!

A very pleasant, harmless way to pass a little time. Even in b&w Virginia Mayo photographs like a dream, and she handles very well the role of a beautiful school teacher who wants to be appreciated for her mind. This is one of Reagan's most ingratiating performances as well, with Donna Drake and Eddie Bracken making perfect comic second leads. And you also get a whole slug of terrific supporting and character actors who are always a pleasure to see: Paul Harvey, Lloyd Corrigan, Florence Bates, Henry Travers, etc. Former silent star Lois Wilson (still a beauty) plays Mayo's mother, who complains that her daughter is more conservative than SHE was at daughter's age.
If you demand that every movie be "high art" then this is not for you. If you enjoy watching terrific middle-of-the-road Hollywood fare of the era, then go for it!

There are three story lines here -- with Virginia May in a swimsuit

One of the story lines in "The Girl From Jones Beach" asks, Should a school teacher appear in public in a swim suit?
My answer is, "Definitely -- if she looks like Virginia Mayo."
The first story line is quite clever: A Vargas-like illustrator creates his "girl" from parts of a dozen different models.
The second line is about the beautiful young woman wanting to be known for her mind.
Together the three make for some mild fun, well played by a top-line cast that includes some great veterans: Lois Blake, still looking good after some 35 years of film-making; Henry Travers, the ultimate avuncular judge; and such stalwarts as Buddy Roosevelt and Guy Wilkerson, best known for their Western roles. Be sure to look for the great Vernon Dent.
Ronald Reagan and Mayo are pros, and do more than look good, although they do that, and do it well. Eddie Bracken needed a slightly firmer directorial hand, but he's always fun. Dona Drake for some reason had used other names earlier, but she is adorable and vivacious and, judging by this role, should have had a great career.
Not a great or classic film, "The Girl From Jones Beach" is still a lot of fun.