Double Wedding (1937)

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Bill Wren

Directed by Richard Thorpe I laughed and I smiled. That’s about all a comedy laced with a romantic storyline can and should aspire to and Double Wedding achieves this and under conditions you would expect to douse the lightness. Starring … Read more →

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Subversive Preston Sturges and Morgan’s Creek

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Bill Wren

Eddie Bracken just looks funny. It’s not in a physically distorted way; it has something to do with the innocent, cherubic quality of his face that makes you smile. And when he starts moving? You start to laugh.

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The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Bill Wren

Directed by Preston Sturges “What Preston tried to do was obey the letter of the law for the Production Code, but ignore, in its entirety, the very spirit of that law.” – Sandy Sturges, wife of Preston Sturges – Without … Read more →

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Playing it straight: The Lady Eve

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Bill Wren

I foolishly put a poll on Facebook asking people what movie they felt was Preston Sturges’ best. It was foolish because I used the word “best” when I should have used “favourite” or some other word. How can you pick … Read more →

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The Lady Eve (1941)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Bill Wren

Directed by Preston Sturges For the life of me, I have a hard time even conceiving of Henry Fonda in a comedy even though I know he has been in many (such Rings On Her Fingers, Mister Roberts and The … Read more →

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Sullivan’s Travels (1941)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Bill Wren

“There’s a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that’s all some people have? It isn’t much, but it’s better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan.” Directed by Preston Sturges Those words, of course, are from … Read more →

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Easy Living (1937)

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Bill Wren

Directed by Mitchell Leisen Several things distinguish Easy Living but the two that stand out for me are Preston Sturges and Jean Arthur. While the movie isn’t directed by Sturges (it was directed by Mitchell Leisen), he wrote the screenplay … Read more →

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