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This one has been a fave of mine since I was a kid and I had been anxiously waiting it to be released on DVD, and in black & white (no “coloring”, thanks).
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Although it is not the masterpiece that “The Awful Truth” is (starring both Grant & Dunne too), it’s anyway an engaging, tongue-in-cheek, romantic comedy, thanks to Cary Grant’s and Irene Dunne’s wonderful chemistry (They also were good at drama, check the great “Penny Serenade”).
Dunne plays the long lost (7 years) wife of Cary Grant, who after years of searching her in the realms of Asiatic continent & islands, has decided to re-marry…to give his two a children a brand-new mother.
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I have to state that the quality of the transfer is much better than the Columbia DVD (of extremely “uneven-quality”) edition of “The Awful Truth”, and you know that Columbia-Sony Editions are more expensive than these Warner editions; and above all, lately the Columbia-Sony Classic releases don’t bring bonuses, beside from trailers. Warner releases do come with some delightful bonuses; in this case a Robert Benchkey short & The 1950 Radio Production of the film.
Fine support from Gail Patrick, who specialized in playing “unpleasant” women or plain “bitchy” types, and Randolph Scott, who displays his full athletic prowess & charm in this movie (Grant & Scott were pals in real life).
A Leo McCarey production directed by gifted Garson Kanin.
Remade as “Move Over Darling” (1963) with Doris Day and James Garner, and previously it was intended to be a Marilyn Monroe vehicle: “Something’s Gotta Give” (1962) (a unfinished film… really, a barely “begun” film), with her in Dunne’s role, Dean Martin in Grant’s role and Cyd Charisse in Gail Patrick’s…what could have been of that?
Here is another fun DVD for fans of classic romantic comedies. I found it to be consistently amusing, although it is not in the same class as “Bringing Up Baby” or “The Philadelphia Story”.
After seven years of grieving over the apparent loss of his wife in a shipwreck, Nick ( Cary Grant ) marries another woman, Bianca, ( Gail Patrick ), only to discover on his honeymoon that wife # 1–Ellen ( Irene Dunne ) is back, very much alive and kicking. Naturally, Ellen wants to pick up where she left off with her husband, as well as a young son and daughter. Nick is “dazed and confused”–as only Cary Grant can be–and makes the situation much worse through his reluctance to break the news to Bianca. At the same time, Nick discovers that his “first wife” spent the better part of the seven years on an island, alone with another man–a hunky, athletic guy named Burkett ( Randolph Scott ). How will this hilarious mess turn out ? Get the disc and see.
We have another superb comedic perfomance from Cary Grant. Irene Dunne is fine as Ellen, “returned from the dead” and determined, by any means, to win her husband back. Gail Patrick’s performance is a nice contrast to her sudden “competition”–icy, haughty and seriously “not amused” !
Randolph Scott–usually quite stoic in his many westerns–seems to be having a ball here. In support, special kudos to scene-stealing Donald MacBride as the hotel clerk, who has to book separate suites for each of Cary’s “women”–his incredulous face is priceless.
The DVD is black and white, and shows a fair bit of wear in places–not enough to spoil your fun though. Keep in mind, the film was made in 1940. The disc also includes a trailer for the film, a radio program with Ms. Dunne, and a funny short film starring humourist Robert Benchley on the perils of showing “Home Movies” to your “lucky” friends ! On the whole, a very nice package.
Bottom line–a witty script and a solid cast will give you a very pleasant hour and a half’s entertainment. Good fun for fans of old-fashioned comedy.
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