A standard-issue "screwball comedy" of the 1930s, Four's a Crowd starred a quartet of Warner Bros' biggest stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland, Rosalind Russell and Patric Knowles. Flynn plays a...
A standard-issue "screwball comedy" of the 1930s, Four's a Crowd starred a quartet of Warner Bros' biggest stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland, Rosalind Russell and Patric Knowles. Flynn plays a publicity agent hired to stir up "good press" for a nasty millionaire (Walter Connolly). Errol accomplishes this by going back to his old job as editor of a newspaper owned by Knowles, then using the paper to elucidate Connolly's virtues. Along the way, he romances Olivia de Havilland, who plays Connolly's daughter, and Rosalind Russell, portraying--surprise, surprise--Knowles' star reporter. Much to the amazement of the audience, Flynn ends up not with his frequent costar DeHavilland but with Russell. Fast-moving and chucklesome, Four's a Crowd was nothing new; chances are it would never have been made had it not been for the success of the vaguely similar MGM comedy Libelled Lady (36), which likewise had a quadruple-barreled starring lineup (Spencer Tracy, Jean Harlow, William Powell and Myrna Loy).
Errol Flynn - Robert Kensington Lansford Olivia de Havilland - Lorri Dillingwell Rosalind Russell - Jean Christy Patric Knowles - Patterson Buckley Walter Connolly - John P. Dillingwell Hugh Herbert - Silas Jenkins Melville Cooper - Bingham Franklin Pangborn - Preston Herman Bing - Barber Margaret Hamilton - Amy Joseph Crehan - Pierce, the Butler Joe Cunningham - Young Gloria Blondell - Lansford's Second Secretary Carole Landis - Lansford's First Secretary Renie Riano - Mrs. Jenkins Scotty Beckett Joseph Calleia Spencer Charters - Charlie Dennie Moore - Buckley's Secretary Charles Trowbridge - Dr. Ives Lana Turner - Bit Part
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"Jean, I love you too, my gosh I think I mean that" ( to Rosalind). "You can't help youself darling....no, you're sunk (to Olivia). This is too good... I guess that I'm looking for the latest Flynn boxed set.
My father told me that when he went to work at Warners as a messenger in Feb, '38, this was the film that was currently in production, and he remembered being on the set where Walter Connolly had that huge, "miniature train" set-up! I think my grandfather wrote the theme music for this.
Errol was well on his way to establishing his reputation when this movie was made. Two female leads were competing for his affections, and, until the final minutes, you don't know who he's going to end up with. (Spoiler) I wish it had have been Olivia!
I haven't seen this movie in years, though I do remember the dogs chasing Errol. Somehow they knew that he wasn't destined to be a romantic screwball lead, although, in retrospect, he would have done quite well if the box office had steered him in that direction.
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