feaito Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 This great movie is scheduled in March to honour Claudette Colbert as Star of the Month. You must see it! Here I'm pasting a small review I wrote some years ago, which I had already posted on the Claudette Colbert Thread: Great Screwball Comedy Extremely funny madcap comedy starring two of the greatest stars of the classic period of American film: tongue-in-cheek Claudette Colbert and good fella Jimmy Stewart. Stewart plays a detective on the run, who's being chased by the police, because of his involvement as an accessory in a murder case, in which the principal accused is his client. Colbert is a poetess who `accidentally' gets involved in Stewart's escapade from the cops, reluctantly at first, eventually becoming a runaway herself and falling in love with Stewart, and causing him a lot of trouble in the process. Her character is joy to behold and is hilariously played with top expertise by this gifted comedienne, in one of the last original screwballs from the '30s. This movie is a wonderful example of classic Hollywood comedy at its best, with top performances all around, by seasoned pros (Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton, et al). It's non-stop fun from start to finish, and by the way, Stewart plays a much rougher guy than his usual more likeable persona in this period -he even gets the chance of knocking around Colbert. It's a pity that it's not available on VHS or DVD. You may have the luck of watching it on TCM. ...I may add now that you'll be lucky enough to watch it on TCM in March... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feaito Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 This wonderful film will be aired on TCM, the following dates: 03/14/2005 10:00 PM 04/06/2005 08:00 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d120421 Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 > This wonderful film will be aired on TCM, the > following dates: > > 03/14/2005 10:00 PM > > 04/06/2005 08:00 AM > Thanks feaito: This is great news. I've always enjoyed this excellent screwball comedy and used to have it on tape. Both stars are marvelous, but Stewart has a field day donning a variety of disguises (with and without Colbert's assistance) as he attempts to evade the law. I swear by my eyes, it's a great movie! (You don't know me, of course, but when I swear by my eyes....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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