That is very true and it stands to reason that this isn't a scene written by Sturges. All you need to do is hear one scene Sturges wrote to understand the difference. Let's hope there's a young Preston developing.
Yes! Sturges would "write" his screenplays by talking them out and having a secretary transcribe his verbal scenes. This is why his own screenplays sing! And it sure helped his acting, as you point out. All the best.
Actually the DVD for this movie lists Sturges on the cover, although he's only in this scene. The further you look into Sturges' "writing" the more you realize he was "improvising" his scripts out loud in the evening while a secretary transcribed. So Stuges was actually "acting" out the parts as he was writing them!
That is very true and it stands to reason that this isn't a scene written by Sturges. All you need to do is hear one scene Sturges wrote to understand the difference. Let's hope there's a young Preston developing.
JamieJobb 7 months ago
Great job. (Too bad he didn't write the dialogue.)
johncasrey 7 months ago
not hammy, actually quite good, I think. Great accent.
giles422 2 years ago
Yes! Sturges would "write" his screenplays by talking them out and having a secretary transcribe his verbal scenes. This is why his own screenplays sing! And it sure helped his acting, as you point out. All the best.
JamieJobb 2 years ago
I love Preston Stuges body of work
the beautiful blond from bashful bend
LOL !!
morgans creek
LOL !!!
and everything else this man did was GREAT !!!
CityOFMartinez 2 years ago
Actually the DVD for this movie lists Sturges on the cover, although he's only in this scene. The further you look into Sturges' "writing" the more you realize he was "improvising" his scripts out loud in the evening while a secretary transcribed. So Stuges was actually "acting" out the parts as he was writing them!
JamieJobb 2 years ago
Never knew this existed! Great to see Sturges, even if his acting is kind of hammy...
weikko79 2 years ago