It was hard to get a solid hold of That’s Right You’re Wrong. I mean that literally — I had to get it from the U of Washington’s project of digitizing classic films directly from 16mm onto 3-DVD sets. It’s the first of many Kay Kyser films I didn’t know a thing about. I did not know who Kay Kyser was before I saw it. A big novelty band phenomenon, Kyser had a long-running radio quiz show combined with a swing band. The movie is exceptionally good for the time, and I’m curious why it’s so thoroughly neglected. The plot makes little sense: a midwestern radio-centered band is seduced to Hollywood, but the antic band-leader (Kyser) pretends to go sooo Hollywood that the band realizes that midwestern radio honesty is a superior ethos. They get back to Hollywood anyway, on their own terms. The quiz show performance stuff is thin, but there are real beauties in the film. It’s one of Lucille Ball’s first good roles, and she’s fantastic. She really does create a comic world around herself, no matter what the other actors are doing. Kyser is surprisingly good in his scenes with LB. The film is nothing special as a whole, but there are some inspired moments. The screen test of the inept thespian Kyser with Lucille Ball is a hoot.