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Jean Arthur and John Wayne

by Bill on February 19, 2010

After having it on my computer for about two months in a half-finished state, I’ve finally posted my take on A Lady Takes a Chance (1943). It stars Jean Arthur and John Wayne and, yes, it’s a romantic comedy. It’s not, however, the best romantic comedy. It’s pretty mediocre. However, both Arthur and Wayne are [...]

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A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

by Bill on February 19, 2010

The few references and reviews you’ll find online about A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) tend to make the same observation: a pretty good romantic comedy that few people today have seen. The movie did pretty well in 1943 – I believe it was the third highest grosser that year. It’s also seldom referred to, [...]

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A little something about Jean Arthur

by Bill on June 16, 2009

I watched and wrote a review of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington the other day. After writing and posting the review I discovered that I had already written a review of it back in 2002. And here’s the thing: the first was a helluva lot better than the one I had just written. On the [...]

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

by Bill on June 15, 2009

Directed by Frank Capra I had forgotten how much in love with Jean Arthur I was. I remembered as I watched Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Originally intended as a follow up to Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (and titled Mr. Deeds Goes to Washington), Gary Cooper, who was in the first film, couldn’t get [...]

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You Can’t Take It With You (1938)

by Bill on May 18, 2007

Directed by Frank Capra Sometimes you can have all the right elements but they somehow don’t quite gel. This is the case with Frank Capra’s 1938 You Can’t Take It With You. It has all the Capra elements, has the Capra touch, and even has Capra stalwarts like Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore [...]

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