As has been pointed out before there can be no mistaking Jean Arthur for, say, Carole Lombard. Both were extremely individual and accomplished comedic performers but it is a difficult call..who best exemplified screwball comedy in the 30s?
This is one of my favorite scenes ever with Jean. She is absolutely perfect in it. If anyone knows what name she calls the piggy bank please let me know--I have been trying to find out ever since I first saw the movie. Someone in another post said "Walter" but I don't think that's what she says--if you listen closely and watch her closely as well it sounds like there's an "f" in there--like she says "Wofford" or something like that.
ADORABLE!,SMART,FUNNY, not like American woman of today all air headed tramps with fake smiles and ugly faces and fake breasts. dress like bimbos no class and very scary. you can see the the fangs.
I strongly admire your taste, but in a decade so crowded with so much richness -- Lubitsch's "Trouble In Paradise", and "Ninotchka". "Dinner at Eight" and "The Women" and the Leisen/Hornblow/Billy Wilder follow-up to "Easy Living", the brilliant "Midnight", it's hard to choose! All of shall we say these "types" of comedies bore a marked-influence on a recently completed screenplay by yours truly, called "Sincerely Mine", which I sincerely hope you get to see soon! Happy '09!R.J.
One of the -- but THE best comedies of the 30's. Kudos to director Mitchell Leisen, producer Arthur Hornblow and The Man, Preston Sturges,("The Hotel Louis is blew-y!") who did the brilliant, chokingly-hysterical screenplay.
Can`t agree with you more! Some of those movies are incredibly hard to find. I find it very sad that they are lying in some archives ( hope they are not decaying ) and one day I`ll see them.
I love how she puts the blindfold on the piggy bank. Jean was such a great and talented actress its a shame she is virtually unknown to today's audiences.
This is very subtle comedy,so brilliant and well-acted.I just discovered Jean Arthur but I´ve fallen head over heels for her.
TheSnowdropFan 2 weeks ago
As has been pointed out before there can be no mistaking Jean Arthur for, say, Carole Lombard. Both were extremely individual and accomplished comedic performers but it is a difficult call..who best exemplified screwball comedy in the 30s?
1957MCL 6 months ago
This is one of my favorite scenes ever with Jean. She is absolutely perfect in it. If anyone knows what name she calls the piggy bank please let me know--I have been trying to find out ever since I first saw the movie. Someone in another post said "Walter" but I don't think that's what she says--if you listen closely and watch her closely as well it sounds like there's an "f" in there--like she says "Wofford" or something like that.
9Ballr 1 year ago
ADORABLE!,SMART,FUNNY, not like American woman of today all air headed tramps with fake smiles and ugly faces and fake breasts. dress like bimbos no class and very scary. you can see the the fangs.
happyiswhathappydoes 1 year ago
ADORABLE!,SMART,FUNNY, not like American woman of today all air headed tramps with fake smiles and ugly faces and fake breasts.
happyiswhathappydoes 1 year ago
watch TMC and AMC on your cable and you will see old movies...that's were i found Miss Jean Arthur and become a fan.....
010bobby 1 year ago
Jean is one of my absolute favorites!
"The Devil And Miss Jones"
"The lady Takes A chance"
"A Foriegn Affair" directed by the brilliant Billy Wilder
Even her final performance in "Shane" is quite memorable!
blainebill39 1 year ago
whatta beauty!
AniceAct 1 year ago
Shoes must really have been better quality back then, You could never smash a piggy bank with a modern shoe
Cybele1986 1 year ago
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BI8759 2 years ago
$7 for a weeks rent?? geez things sure have changed =P
ena1490 2 years ago
Dear weikko79,
I strongly admire your taste, but in a decade so crowded with so much richness -- Lubitsch's "Trouble In Paradise", and "Ninotchka". "Dinner at Eight" and "The Women" and the Leisen/Hornblow/Billy Wilder follow-up to "Easy Living", the brilliant "Midnight", it's hard to choose! All of shall we say these "types" of comedies bore a marked-influence on a recently completed screenplay by yours truly, called "Sincerely Mine", which I sincerely hope you get to see soon! Happy '09!R.J.
bchfront 3 years ago
One of the -- but THE best comedies of the 30's. Kudos to director Mitchell Leisen, producer Arthur Hornblow and The Man, Preston Sturges,("The Hotel Louis is blew-y!") who did the brilliant, chokingly-hysterical screenplay.
bchfront 3 years ago
I would rather say THE best comedy of the thirties!
weikko79 3 years ago
Can`t agree with you more! Some of those movies are incredibly hard to find. I find it very sad that they are lying in some archives ( hope they are not decaying ) and one day I`ll see them.
lornadeco 2 years ago
can someone put the whole film up?
wearewhatweseem 3 years ago 4
I love how she puts the blindfold on the piggy bank. Jean was such a great and talented actress its a shame she is virtually unknown to today's audiences.
bvon44 3 years ago 7
pffft, I KNOW who she is!
RdtheLiterature 2 years ago
Thanks for this.
Seventy-one years ago.
Amazing.
ligger2 3 years ago