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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 21, 2024 20:54:26 GMT
Screwball comedy with Cary Grant playing a French officer working closely with an American female officer (played by Ann Sheridan) in occupied Germany after WW II. They hate each other, then they fall in love and get married, then they have to navigate the bureaucracy to get him permission to accompany his new spouse back to the USA.
Funny and thoroughly enjoyable comedy, although not nearly as much as top-shelf Cary Grant comedies such as Arsenic and Old Lace, Bringing Up Baby, Holiday, The Awful Truth or My Favorite Wife.
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Post by spiderwort on May 22, 2024 3:01:49 GMT
I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE is not a great film by any means, but I think it's a delightful screwball comedy, one that I've quite enjoyed through the years. Grant does a wonderful job in his quite goofy role. And I'm a huge fan of Ann Sheridan. I'll watch any movie she's in, good, bad, or indifferent. Also, any Howard Hawks film is worth watching, period.
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Post by politicidal1 on May 22, 2024 15:47:38 GMT
I'm a fan of both Howard Hawks and Cary Grant. But I'll admit I hadn't seen this one yet.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 22, 2024 17:39:22 GMT
I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE is not a great film by any means, but I think it's a delightful screwball comedy, one that I've quite enjoyed through the years. Grant does a wonderful job in his quite goofy role. And I'm a huge fan of Ann Sheridan. I'll watch any movie she's in, good, bad, or indifferent. Also, any Howard Hawks film is worth watching, period.
I don't think I've seen Ann Sheridan in anything else.
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Post by spiderwort on May 22, 2024 18:49:51 GMT
I don't think I've seen Ann Sheridan in anything else.
Oh, well, then you some good things to look forward to (and some that are not so good, except for her). I envy you that. In addition to War Bride, these are my favorites and, I think, her best:
Kings Row The Man Who Came to Dinner City for Conquest Come Next Spring
George Washington Slept Here Angels with Dirty Faces They Drive By Night Edge of Darkness
Castle on the Hudson
She was known as the "The Oomph Girl" back in the day. But I don't think she thought of herself that way. I liked her because she always seemed to be very real and grounded as a human being in whatever role she played. She was a good singer, too. Sadly, she left us way too soon.
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Post by Isapop on May 23, 2024 0:56:51 GMT
I'm a fan of both Howard Hawks and Cary Grant. But I'll admit I hadn't seen this one yet. Of their five collaborations, I rank this one last. |
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2024 1:46:12 GMT
I don't think I've seen Ann Sheridan in anything else.
Oh, well, then you some good things to look forward to (and some that are not so good, except for her). I envy you that. In addition to War Bride, these are my favorites and, I think, her best:
Kings Row The Man Who Came to Dinner City for Conquest Come Next Spring
George Washington Slept Here Angels with Dirty Faces They Drive By Night Edge of Darkness
Castle on the Hudson
She was known as the "The Oomph Girl" back in the day. But I don't think she thought of herself that way. I liked her because she always seemed to be very real and grounded as a human being in whatever role she played. She was a good singer, too. Sadly, she left us way too soon.
This is a nifty one too: |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 23, 2024 2:59:56 GMT
Oh, well, then you some good things to look forward to (and some that are not so good, except for her). I envy you that. In addition to War Bride, these are my favorites and, I think, her best:
Kings Row The Man Who Came to Dinner City for Conquest Come Next Spring
George Washington Slept Here Angels with Dirty Faces They Drive By Night Edge of Darkness
Castle on the Hudson
She was known as the "The Oomph Girl" back in the day. But I don't think she thought of herself that way. I liked her because she always seemed to be very real and grounded as a human being in whatever role she played. She was a good singer, too. Sadly, she left us way too soon.
This is a nifty one too: Oh, I have seen that one. I guess I didn't recognise the title when I looked up her filmography. |
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2024 4:33:15 GMT
Oh, I have seen that one. I guess I didn't recognise the title when I looked up her filmography. That happens to me all too often. I'll remember a cast, a plot, scenes and images, but the title associated with them slips my mind. |
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Post by spiderwort on May 23, 2024 12:36:29 GMT
Can't believe it, but I haven't seen this one. Have to remedy that soon. |
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Post by Rufus-T on May 23, 2024 16:14:34 GMT
It is no Bringing Up Baby, but still enjoyable. The silliness sometime was too much. I like Ann Sheridan in anything.
Regarding Woman on the Run, I saw it on Amazon Prime. It may still be available. I found it an excellent noir mystery. Highly recommended.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 24, 2024 11:12:48 GMT
It is no Bringing Up Baby, but still enjoyable. The silliness sometime was too much. I like Ann Sheridan in anything. Regarding Woman on the Run, I saw it on Amazon Prime. It may still be available. I found it an excellent noir mystery. Highly recommended. It's still available on Prime, but it's colorized, so I'd advise spiderwort (or anyone else) to look for it on YouTube on the Cult Cinema Classics channel. The embed below will take anyone directly to it. There's another on the YouTube Classic Hollywood Movies channel, but it's been stretched to 16:9 AR and is a poor copy to boot. Of course, it goes without saying that I endorse Rufus-T's recommendation of the film. But I said it anyway, didn't I? You know me: Mr. Redundant. |
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Post by Rufus-T on May 24, 2024 17:06:39 GMT
It is no Bringing Up Baby, but still enjoyable. The silliness sometime was too much. I like Ann Sheridan in anything. Regarding Woman on the Run, I saw it on Amazon Prime. It may still be available. I found it an excellent noir mystery. Highly recommended. It's still available on Prime, but it's colorized, so I'd advise spiderwort (or anyone else) to look for it on YouTube on the Cult Cinema Classics channel. The embed below will take anyone directly to it. There's another on the YouTube Classic Hollywood Movies channel, but it's been stretched to 16:9 AR and is a poor copy to boot. Of course, it goes without saying that I endorse Rufus-T 's recommendation of the film. But I said it anyway, didn't I? You know me: Mr. Redundant. |
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 24, 2024 22:46:41 GMT
I'm sure I'm not the only one grateful to you for pointing this out. Don't know why it didn't show up in my Prime search results, and it's good of you to take the trouble to let all interested parties know where to find it. |
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