Loved this movie, we couldn't take our eyes off the screen. Luckily our dog has a large bladder. Its a true classic....and you know what, there was no nudity, no foul language, no violence, and yet after 70 years it's still a great movie and we loved it.
I'm a classic movie lover and never heard of this film. It's a true gem. I was captivated with the story from start to finish. Thank you for posting this wonderful movie!
I loved it ! This is the era where most of the movies made were for adult audiences.No special effects , just great acting , sets with a lovely flow. Thank you so much , Silver Screen Classics , for posting this movie here.
Douglas Fairbanks was so handsome and he dressed like a real gentleman, which I am sure he was throughout the remainder of his life. I remember him doing an interview quite some time ago. He aged very well, still handsome, well dressed.
Danielle Darrieux lived on until just two years ago, passing in October 2017 aged 100 years old. The combination of her and Douglas Fairbanks Jr is a pure joy - they are two of the best-looking and most effortlessly charming, well-mannered stars ever. Meanwhile the supporting cast are in danger of running off with every scene, they are all so sparkling with the lines and gags. Director Henry Koster brilliantly handles the script. The scenes in the country house with the log basket and then the comedy turn with the window, the move into real poignancy followed by the final log basket joke are a masterclass in editing, timing and how to prep an audience. We don't have comedy films that sparkle or stars that charm like this anymore, more's the pity.
Well said Tom as was Gertjan's just above yours as I write this. Looked her up myself and glad she had a long life. Her charm and guilt in her dishonesty was beautifully played and she remained delightful in all her comedic spots as well as genuinely humorous. Smitten. Agree, the entire cast was superb and DF Jr a display of class and elegance clothed in real likable, humanity. Nice comment.
Tre's bon. C'est magnific. Thank you for this beautiful film !!!!! I wish what I know now I could have truly implemented into my life years ago. Could have saved tears, broken heart, 💰 money, sanity and my child's happiness & future. I sure do pray & hope that this stuff now is only "my 👗 dress rehearsal", ooooppssss????!!! I guess not !!! Excuse a mois gatrson, but I'll have another !!!!
A totally wonderful storyline and superb acting in lovely costumes. Old Hollywood was so much finer back in the 'old days'. Danielle Darrieux is so completely charming. To think that all of these marvellous people are already long gone but have left us such a splendid legacy of superlative entertainment is really something to think about. If it wasn't for the invention of celluloid photographic film we would not have these marvels. Thanks to Silver Screen Classics for posting this gem. Truly worth your time to view.
Loved this and love all the great romantic comedies of the 1930s...my late parent's era! Fairbanks was so handsome as well as talented and one snappy dresser! Even on the late great Johnny Carson's show, he would wear a red carnation in his lapel like my husband's grandfather would always do. Men knew how to really dress with real class back in the day! Danielle was lovely! This retired NY fashion illustrator loved the costumes/fashions of the 1930s, also very classy and gorgeous! Movies like this inspired me to study the history of costume and to become a fashion illustrator! Thanks for sharing~
Good for you! Sounds like a very interesting career! I bet you have some stories! I watch movies of this age and as well love the classy outfits. Everyone looks so dapper and great! The women and men both are so much more attractive in them too! Even when you didn't live that far back it gives you a nostalgia and longing for such an age that's almost inexplicable! :) Btw, I was watching a video yesterday about, Mr. Plunkett, the costume designer for "Gone With the Wind" and the meaning of the colors of Scarlet's (Vivien Leigh's of course) dresses throughout the film.
Haven't watched a movie in forever that I just did not want it to end. Brilliantly a masterpiece!! Comedy with a twinge of anger and true love reigns. These 2 keep you hopping in suspense throughout. The clothes in this movie are so elegant. The posture perfecto in every character!! A crystal of a gem from start to finish. Friends who support you in every way. They are like a warm & humorous family.
This was funny, sweet, and so romantic! All the actors did a wonderful job. Thank you so much for uploading this movie! I had never heard of it before. I asked my dad if he had and he hadn't either so we both got to share something new together!
A wonderful example of screwball comedy: inventive direction, creative script, and an ensemble cast that more than clicks; they zing! This is a classic that can be watched over and over. Thank you for uploading it!
Lovely film ♥️ That bit where she turns the photograph around and there's another picture of him grinning away on the reverse 🤣 Thanks for the upload .
OMG! There is no french cinema without mentioning the great Danielle Darrieux! Check out her movies with Henri Decoin, Jacques Demy, Claude Autant Lara, Julien Duvivier and, above all, the three masterpieces she made with Max Ophüls. She also appeared a few more times in english speaking films, such as Rich, young and pretty (1951), 5 fingers (1952), which was directed by Mankiewicz and The Greengage summer (1961).
I'm dying to see this movie it looks great wish I had the darn internet in my house because I don't have enough data to watch it! I'm so ticked off cuz this looks really good
That's such a cute movie, I just finished watching it... I liked after the window situation and she was tucked in and he was going to close the bedroom door and she told him she wanted to tell him something and how she let him know why she was broke and all that, he knew and then that she was just just an innocent lil thing... and truly she was because it was Auntie that put her up to it 👌💓💓👏👏👏
That older woman reminded me of Agnes Moorhead. “A fat woman in a girdle, that’s dishonest!” 😂. That trick with the coin was so cool! They really diss Albany in this movie
well ... way back ... people had a little more respect for each other ... and also had pride in performing there best what they where assigned for ,,,,
Worse yet what about all the horror movies out there ...some of them are so outrageous that it makes you wonder what kind of mind the person has . Personally I am not comfortable around people who are really into horror movies... I have no need for horror .
My gosh, Danielle Darrieux is an absolute cutie! "You have to be up very early to catch a fox." "You have to be up very late to catch a mink!" So subtle you almost miss it.
I wonder if there really were a lot of men and women in the Depression passing themselves off as wealthy and/or titled. They surely made a lot of movies with that plot in the 1930s. Michael Romanoff, born Hershel Geguzin, was very successful at promoting himself into the restaurant business as Auer's character is trying to achieve in this movie.
it doesn;t have to be realistic. It's an escapism movie to help relax and dream about better life during harsh times. and to be fair, women aiming to marry wealthy men pass off as richer than they actually are to appear less desperate than they are even today.
But you have to realize that was 1938... according to the inflation calculator that was equal to $1,780 a year ago..... it's possible it could be a little bit less but $60 was a lot of money in 1938... go see what a whole paycheck was back in those days and it's shocking ... if you find out what a gallon of milk or loaf of bread or what it cost to go to the movies back then was compared to today you will be surprised
If you look at some of the tables for what the rates were... believe it or not in 1935 the yearly average salary and I'm talkin for the whole year was about $484 per person ! 10 years later in 1945 it was about $1,300 a year... but remember everything was cheaper... I had a relative who bought a decent-sized 3 bedroom townhouse in Philadelphia suburbs in1948 for $9,000 ... if you would just for today it is worth about $ 150,000 .00 . That would be like you buying a house today for 200,000 and somebody telling you that it will eventually be worth 1 and a half million . I have a relative who died at the age of 96 this past year and she used to talk about when a loaf of bread was 5 cents and getting into the movies was also 5 cents .
@Piatequila yeah RUclips is weird but maybe they didn't even see it. But what blows my mind is how often people never adjust for inflation.... often even in historical programs and documentaries . For example I've seen things like them talking about a woman getting a trust of 400 English Pounds a year a year.... but maybe it was the year 1740 and that would have equaled maybe a couple hundred thousand a year but they don't say this.... so a lot of uneducated people watching or actually thinking she got 400 pounds a year .
Apologies to Silver Screen - Notice I forgot where I was watching and called you PF (Pizza Flix channel), who also posts some great films. So credit where credit due, Thanks Much for this completely delightful and cheerful film! Silver Screen Classics
Love all those 'Hollywood Regency' curtains! And the giant brackets in the hunting lodge were pretty amazing, too. Lots of other useful design bits in this movie....
Bunny Biedenharn I like the art deco touches and other design aspects but that lodge was seriously over-built. Why would they want supports that mammoth?
🤣 Girl hitchhikes a ride with a truck driver. She asks: "Can you go any faster?!" Truck driver:"Yes, but I'm not allowed to leave the truck.." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤
I BEEN WATCHING THIS MOVIE AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A DAY. THE WIT OF THE ACTRESSES AND ACTORS AND OF COURSE THE ONE LINERS MAKE THIS MOVIE A GEM. I'LL GIVE THIS MOVIE 7 OSCARS JUST BECAUSE I'M IN LOVE WITH THE GIRL.
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Loved this movie, we couldn't take our eyes off the screen. Luckily our dog has a large bladder. Its a true classic....and you know what, there was no nudity, no foul language, no violence, and yet after 70 years it's still a great movie and we loved it.
The "Draps"😻 That was Wonderful!💞💞 She was So Charming and Funny as well as Stunningly Beautiful!💖
Another great gem that's way better than anything that's shown today.
I am thrilled of the wonderful old movies that we all forgot and thought they were lost to us . THANK 6ou
This was so much fun!
Is anyone else happy?
Guess that’s love! ♥️
What a great film. Danielle is a wonderful actress. I feel great after watching this..
What an absolutely enchanting movie
I'm a classic movie lover and never heard of this film. It's a true gem. I was captivated with the story from start to finish. Thank you for posting this wonderful movie!
How refreshing to see an old gem like this. So many modern movie makers should try to create such beauty.
Helen Broderick always mesmerized me. Her acting ability never went unnoticed. Her days with MGM were amazing.
Hard to believe Broderick Crawford was her son
I loved it ! This is the era where most of the movies made were for adult audiences.No special effects , just great acting , sets with a lovely flow. Thank you so much , Silver Screen Classics , for posting this movie here.
Wonderful movie. Very fun.
Douglas Fairbanks was so handsome and he dressed like a real gentleman, which I am sure he was throughout the remainder of his life. I remember him doing an interview quite some time ago. He aged very well, still handsome, well dressed.
Danielle Darrieux lived on until just two years ago, passing in October 2017 aged 100 years old. The combination of her and Douglas Fairbanks Jr is a pure joy - they are two of the best-looking and most effortlessly charming, well-mannered stars ever. Meanwhile the supporting cast are in danger of running off with every scene, they are all so sparkling with the lines and gags. Director Henry Koster brilliantly handles the script. The scenes in the country house with the log basket and then the comedy turn with the window, the move into real poignancy followed by the final log basket joke are a masterclass in editing, timing and how to prep an audience. We don't have comedy films that sparkle or stars that charm like this anymore, more's the pity.
Well said Tom as was Gertjan's just above yours as I write this. Looked her up myself and glad she had a long life. Her charm and guilt in her dishonesty was beautifully played and she remained delightful in all her comedic spots as well as genuinely humorous. Smitten. Agree, the entire cast was superb and DF Jr a display of class and elegance clothed in real likable, humanity. Nice comment.
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Tre's bon. C'est magnific. Thank you for this beautiful film !!!!! I wish what I know now I could have truly implemented into my life years ago. Could have saved tears, broken heart, 💰 money, sanity and my child's happiness & future. I sure do pray & hope that this stuff now is only "my 👗 dress rehearsal", ooooppssss????!!! I guess not !!! Excuse a mois gatrson, but I'll have another !!!!
She was still acting in her 80s, appearing alongside Deneuve, Ardant et al in the big hit “8 Femmes” as one of the eponymous women
I Googled Danielle Darrieux out of curiosity because of your comment. She was more beautiful with age and very well regarded.
A totally wonderful storyline and superb acting in lovely costumes. Old Hollywood was so much finer back in the 'old days'. Danielle Darrieux is so completely charming. To think that all of these marvellous people are already long gone but have left us such a splendid legacy of superlative entertainment is really something to think about. If it wasn't for the invention of celluloid photographic film we would not have these marvels. Thanks to Silver Screen Classics for posting this gem. Truly worth your time to view.
What we were allowed to see and know was possibly finer but what was out of sight and mind was not.
Gertjan Zwiggelaar Danielle isn’t long gone. She only died two years ago!
Gertjan Zwiggelaar danielle Dqrrieux only died 2 years ago
@@653j521 Isn't is so with all human beings.
well stated!
Even the credits are inventive!
A very good movie. Engaging and keeps moving.
This is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen. The protagonists are just excellent!
Oh dear I enjoyed this film so! It's very cute and made me laugh a lot
Loved this and love all the great romantic comedies of the 1930s...my late parent's era! Fairbanks was so handsome as well as talented and one snappy dresser! Even on the late great
Johnny Carson's show, he would wear a red carnation in his lapel like my husband's grandfather would always do. Men knew how to really dress with real class back in the day! Danielle was lovely! This retired NY fashion illustrator loved the costumes/fashions of the 1930s, also very classy and gorgeous! Movies like this inspired me to study the history of costume and to become a fashion illustrator! Thanks for sharing~
Good for you! Sounds like a very interesting career! I bet you have some stories! I watch movies of this age and as well love the classy outfits. Everyone looks so dapper and great! The women and men both are so much more attractive in them too! Even when you didn't live that far back it gives you a nostalgia and longing for such an age that's almost inexplicable! :) Btw, I was watching a video yesterday about, Mr. Plunkett, the costume designer for "Gone With the Wind" and the meaning of the colors of Scarlet's (Vivien Leigh's of course) dresses throughout the film.
Wow that's fascinating! What an amazing career. Fashion is truly the gift that keeps on giving!
Haven't watched a movie in forever that I just did not want it to end. Brilliantly a masterpiece!! Comedy with a twinge of anger and true love reigns. These 2 keep you hopping in suspense throughout. The clothes in this movie are so elegant. The posture perfecto in every character!! A crystal of a gem from start to finish. Friends who support you in every way. They are like a warm & humorous family.
Only in the films 🎥 true love ❤️
This was funny, sweet, and so romantic! All the actors did a wonderful job. Thank you so much for uploading this movie! I had never heard of it before. I asked my dad if he had and he hadn't either so we both got to share something new together!
A wonderful example of screwball comedy: inventive direction, creative script, and an ensemble cast that more than clicks; they zing! This is a classic that can be watched over and over. Thank you for uploading it!
Excellent ❤️😍
Absolutely loved this little gem. Never heard of this movie before, glad you posted it. Thumbs up.
A treasure! Thanks so much for the upload.
Now that was a great movie!!!💘💕💓 I love old movies!! There’s nothing better. And the acting is always superb
He makes fun of her, he kidnapped her, he gets the girl and they marry really fast - I love these old movies - everything is so simple!
Comedy and romance!!! Great flick!
Best movie 🍿 ever 💘 thanks for sharing I can watch this movie 🍿 all day ❤️ long every thing about this movie is great 🙂
Screwball comedy at its finest -- what a gem! Thanks for posting this one!
Lovely film ♥️ That bit where she turns the photograph around and there's another picture of him grinning away on the reverse 🤣 Thanks for the upload .
Absolutely CHARMING! Fast paced, light, fun and sweet!
OMG THIS WAS SO GREAT !!! Love the ending !! Very Sweet innocent , very romantic and very decent movie !!
Just wonderful
This is one of my favorites. Thank you so much for posting it. I love this movie
Never heard of Danielle. How did that happen? Great film!! Whole cast was excellent. Like a brand new movie for me. So entertaining and fun.
OMG! There is no french cinema without mentioning the great Danielle Darrieux! Check out her movies with Henri Decoin, Jacques Demy, Claude Autant Lara, Julien Duvivier and, above all, the three masterpieces she made with Max Ophüls. She also appeared a few more times in english speaking films, such as Rich, young and pretty (1951), 5 fingers (1952), which was directed by Mankiewicz and The Greengage summer (1961).
Brilliant film ... I love it .🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Very cute happy movie!
Best movie 🍿 everyone should see the joy in this movie 🍿 I can see this movie 🍿 many times and more thanks for sharing 😊
Time well spent watching this. Loved it
Very funny movie, loved it.
Beautiful film. Great actors. The leading lady was amazing. Thanks for the upload.
I'm dying to see this movie it looks great wish I had the darn internet in my house because I don't have enough data to watch it! I'm so ticked off cuz this looks really good
You will love it. Too good.
Too funny! Trying to be a classic movie, but it has the best one liners...loving it. A fabulous movie for sure.
@A b I just watched it again last night too! Still as funny....
Mary Mclean, It is a classic movie and a very classy girl.
@@auletjohnast03638 ...Sorry mate...I meant serious!
Love the wise cracks. Slapstick comedy and the dialogue is hilarious.
2nd time I've watched this movie. ❤
Great movie! So innocent and lovely
Perfect movie. Thanks.
Can't you go any faster... Yeah but I'm not allowed to leave the truck. Class.
Wow that was Good!!!! She's an Angel!!!! Thanks
A Excellent Movie.. Highly Recommended.. Thank You Very Much for Sharing..
Just what the mood ordered up! 🌞
What a really good, just a lot of fun watching! Thanks
That's such a cute movie, I just finished watching it... I liked after the window situation and she was tucked in and he was going to close the bedroom door and she told him she wanted to tell him something and how she let him know why she was broke and all that, he knew and then that she was just just an innocent lil thing... and truly she was because it was Auntie that put her up to it
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The opening is so original. Amazing effect for 1938.
"I wouldn't miss going to your party for the World!" "Reeeally!"
That older woman reminded me of Agnes Moorhead. “A fat woman in a girdle, that’s dishonest!” 😂. That trick with the coin was so cool! They really diss Albany in this movie
Helen Broderick was the mother of Broderick Crawford.
So much fun. Great storyline. Enjoy!
It is a great classic Hollywood movie.
You know what was some of the best things about this movie? No rape, shootings, just a feel good movie.
Today's public is being programmed with garbage .
@@evanwolf6618 so true ..... no shame ,,, no pride ,,, just a big dirty mouth whit a lots of stupidity ....
well ... way back ... people had a little more respect for each other ... and also had pride in performing there best what they where assigned for ,,,,
Remember, this is fake .reality was different
Worse yet what about all the horror movies out there ...some of them are so outrageous that it makes you wonder what kind of mind the person has . Personally I am not comfortable around people who are really into horror movies... I have no need for horror .
the best 2 parts were when he said 'i can took it' & when the window fell on her fantastic film
Why
Great chemistry.
Love is wonderful!
My gosh, Danielle Darrieux is an absolute cutie!
"You have to be up very early to catch a fox."
"You have to be up very late to catch a mink!"
So subtle you almost miss it.
CUTE QUOTE
Thank you _ watching this from Singapore on 5.12.20
What a gem, thank you!
GOOD GEM OF A MOVIE.
I love these old flicks..&_ the lines the lines are great.." I gotta live took " why..ha ha
What a sweet movie! I loved it!
Great. Movie thanks for posting
This is my absolute favorite movie!! I think they should do a remake. The dialog is perfect.
Theoretically a good Idea. But without fitting actors ...
Yeah it would be hard to find the right actors to replace some of these people
@@cvb6957 You mean Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga would not cut it?
Utterly glorious!
Thank you for this gem!
Seattle here need movies galore now w winter coming
Carol Berwind If you only knew that winter would be the last taste of normalcy!
Very thankful for you posting this for RUclips for a lot of free entertainment. 🎃
I wonder if there really were a lot of men and women in the Depression passing themselves off as wealthy and/or titled. They surely made a lot of movies with that plot in the 1930s. Michael Romanoff, born Hershel Geguzin, was very successful at promoting himself into the restaurant business as Auer's character is trying to achieve in this movie.
Great observation!
it doesn;t have to be realistic. It's an escapism movie to help relax and dream about better life during harsh times. and to be fair, women aiming to marry wealthy men pass off as richer than they actually are to appear less desperate than they are even today.
Adorable movie, I loved it.
This was so good. Thanks for the upload.
Very good classic
Loved it...Puts you in a positive way.
Great movie!
Really loved this movie...can always send me more like this. Thank you.
What. a. total. classic.
Lovely. ... so heart warming, and fun😍😍😍
A plush, furnished suite in a top notch hotel for $60 a day! Unbelievable!
But you have to realize that was 1938... according to the inflation calculator that was equal to $1,780 a year ago..... it's possible it could be a little bit less but $60 was a lot of money in 1938... go see what a whole paycheck was back in those days and it's shocking ... if you find out what a gallon of milk or loaf of bread or what it cost to go to the movies back then was compared to today you will be surprised
If you look at some of the tables for what the rates were... believe it or not in 1935 the yearly average salary and I'm talkin for the whole year was about $484 per person ! 10 years later in 1945 it was about $1,300 a year... but remember everything was cheaper... I had a relative who bought a decent-sized 3 bedroom townhouse in Philadelphia suburbs in1948 for $9,000 ... if you would just for today it is worth about
$ 150,000 .00 . That would be like you buying a house today for 200,000 and somebody telling you that it will eventually be worth 1 and a half million .
I have a relative who died at the age of 96 this past year and she used to talk about when a loaf of bread was 5 cents and getting into the movies was also 5 cents .
@Piatequila yeah RUclips is weird but maybe they didn't even see it.
But what blows my mind is how often people never adjust for inflation.... often even in historical programs and documentaries .
For example I've seen things like them talking about a woman getting a trust of 400 English Pounds a year a year.... but maybe it was the year 1740 and that would have equaled maybe a couple hundred thousand a year but they don't say this.... so a lot of uneducated people watching or actually thinking she got 400 pounds a year .
grittykitty50 The sets! Oh, la, la! 👩🏻🎨
Apologies to Silver Screen - Notice I forgot where I was watching and called you PF (Pizza Flix channel), who also posts some great films. So credit where credit due, Thanks Much for this completely delightful and cheerful film! Silver Screen Classics
Very witty and entertaining!
Love all those 'Hollywood Regency' curtains! And the giant brackets in the hunting lodge were pretty amazing, too. Lots of other useful design bits in this movie....
Bunny Biedenharn I like the art deco touches and other design aspects but that lodge was seriously over-built. Why would they want supports that mammoth?
Oh I love the art deco touches too but I really do think that Cottage was really cool I love the way it looked .
A Gem👍😊🎶♥️
Thank you.
i want a few of those draps! great casting!
🤓 drapes would be nice also.
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Girl hitchhikes a ride with a truck driver.
She asks: "Can you go any faster?!"
Truck driver:"Yes, but I'm not allowed to leave the truck.."
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤
Racy stuff for the era.
Brilliant Thank you!
I BEEN WATCHING THIS MOVIE AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A DAY. THE WIT OF THE ACTRESSES AND ACTORS AND OF COURSE THE ONE LINERS MAKE THIS MOVIE A GEM. I'LL GIVE THIS MOVIE 7 OSCARS JUST BECAUSE I'M IN LOVE WITH THE GIRL.
I'm living in Wuhan during the coronavirus scare. I needed a laugh and this movie did it. I roared at the punchline "well once I married a midget."
All the best from the U.S.
Keep well!
John McGory God bless!
It was funny because it literally came out of NOWHERE!!! lol I'm still giggling.
Delightful!
The dialogues are genial
Remember when people were charming instead of angry? They call that the bad old days now. How far we have come...
this is humor at its best
I gotta watch again....
Thank you😃