stars as Bill Morgan, a young American who is eager to join the military and fight for his country during World War II, but his 4F status prevents him from enlisting. Bill does his bit for the war effort by collecting scrap metal. Among the discarded junk he discovers a mysterious brass bottle which he rubs to clean off the grime. Suddenly, Ali, a Genie, appears and offers to grant him three wishes. Without thinking, Bill says he wants to be in the US army. In a puff of smoke, Bill finds himself a foot soldier in George Washington's Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After a run-in with some Hessian soldiers, Bill escapes by wishing himself into the Navy. Once again the Genie transfers him, but this time to the crew of Christopher Columbus's ship on his maiden voyage to the new world. Once on shore, he agrees to buy Manhattan Island from a local native. Bill next finds himself whisked forward in time to New Amsterdam in the mid-17th century. When he claims that he owns the Island, he is thrown in jail. Ali finally gets it right and Bill finds himself in the right time and place by the end of the film. June Haver plays the girl Bill thinks he loves and Joan Leslie plays the girl who loves him.
Kurt Weill had not been well served by Hollywood. His scores for the Broadway shows Knickerbocker Holiday, Lady in the Dark, and One Touch of Venus had been drastically cut for their film adaptations. Although a few cuts were made in his proposed score for Where Do We Go from Here, most of his work with Ira Gershwin remains, including a lengthy mock-opera bouffé aboard Columbus' ship during which the crew threatens to mutiny. Co-stars June Haver and Fred MacMurray met while working on this film, and were later married. Where Do We Go from Here? has to date not been released on any traditional home video format. For years the only release was a recording taken directly from the soundtrack of the film, issued on LP and a set of rehearsal recordings performed by Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin is currently available on the CD Tryout including extended versions of the songs "Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria", "Song of the Rhineland", and "Manhattan." A Manufactured-on-Demand-DVD was released through the Fox Archive MOD program in 2012.
Musical numbers
All at Once – Sung by Fred MacMurray
Morale – Sung and Danced by June Haver and Chorus
If Love Remains – Sung and Danced by Fred MacMurray, Joan Leslie and Chorus
Song of the Rhineland – Sung and Danced by June Haver, Herman Bing and Chorus
Columbus – Sung by Carlos Ramírez, Fred MacMurray, Fortunio Bonanova and Chorus
All at Once – Sung by Fred MacMurray and Joan Leslie
Morale – Sung by Fred MacMurray, Joan Leslie, June Haver, Gene Sheldon and Chorus
