RKO romcoms starring Gene Raymond & Ann Sothern
Jan 1, 2023 18:03:52 GMT
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Post by topbilled on Jan 1, 2023 18:03:52 GMT
I spent New Year's Eve watching some of the romcoms that Raymond & Sothern made at RKO in the mid-1930s. These are just so entertaining.
- HOORAY FOR LOVE (1935)...haven't seen this one yet
- SMARTEST GIRL IN TOWN (1936)...loved it, has a precode vibe, she's a gold digger trying to snag a rich husband and he's a rich guy pretending to be poor, so of course she doesn't want him..or does she?
- WALKING ON AIR (1936)...collaboration that has the most music and dancing in it, a lovely film
- THERE GOES MY GIRL (1937)...they're both reporters at a big city newspaper, and they are unable to marry when a murder takes place and they both compete to cover the story; shades of HIS GIRL FRIDAY three years before HIS GIRL FRIDAY was made. This is an entertaining picture.
- SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING (1937)...my favorite one, a classic screwball comedy in which she's a poor rich girl whose late father put her into debt, so she gets a job as his secretary and of course, she wants to be independent and pay off what she owes on her own terms, but he wants to marry her and solve all her financial problems. Film benefits from excellent support by Helen Broderick, Victor Moore and Billy Gilbert. The crazy chase scene at the end where they get married on the back of a truck is hilarious.
- HOORAY FOR LOVE (1935)...haven't seen this one yet
- SMARTEST GIRL IN TOWN (1936)...loved it, has a precode vibe, she's a gold digger trying to snag a rich husband and he's a rich guy pretending to be poor, so of course she doesn't want him..or does she?
- WALKING ON AIR (1936)...collaboration that has the most music and dancing in it, a lovely film
- THERE GOES MY GIRL (1937)...they're both reporters at a big city newspaper, and they are unable to marry when a murder takes place and they both compete to cover the story; shades of HIS GIRL FRIDAY three years before HIS GIRL FRIDAY was made. This is an entertaining picture.
- SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING (1937)...my favorite one, a classic screwball comedy in which she's a poor rich girl whose late father put her into debt, so she gets a job as his secretary and of course, she wants to be independent and pay off what she owes on her own terms, but he wants to marry her and solve all her financial problems. Film benefits from excellent support by Helen Broderick, Victor Moore and Billy Gilbert. The crazy chase scene at the end where they get married on the back of a truck is hilarious.
