September 15, 2008
Written by Billy Wilder and Directed by Howard Hawks.
How can you go wrong?
Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Dana Andrews
Professor Bertram Potts is the youngest of eight bookish academics assembling a dictionary of slang. They find a perfect "research associate" in the curvaceous form of strip-tease dancer Kathryn "Suga...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007
Stats: 164 reviews
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September 5, 2008Such a fun movie with a hell of a lot of talent stuffed into it. Barbara Stanwyck plays a burlesque queen hiding out from the cops in the company of 8 professors writing an encyclopedia. Eventual sparks fly between Gary Cooper (who plays the youngest one) and the screwball madnes...( read more)
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March 16, 2008I don't understand why these old movies are rated so highly. It is a predictable story -- good girl - going to marry a crook - meets a nice guy and falls in love with him - gets blackmailed into marrying the crook - good guys intervene and save the day. So why is it rated 4 stars?
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January 8, 2009The best way to soften up some squares is with Sugarpuss O'Shea and a little Chica-Chica Boom-Boom.
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May 21, 2008Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck shine under Howard Hawks excellent direction.
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June 17, 2009One of the cutest movies I have seen in a long time. NEVER uderestimate Barbara Stanwyck. Not only is she a dynamic dramatic actress, her wit and timing are unparalled.
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June 14, 2009Sugarpuss O' Shea YES YES YES LORD YES. I don't use the word delightful very much but I cannot think of another word to sum up this movie. It made me smile from beginning to end. What initially intrigued me was Professor Potts' (Gary Cooper) quest to understand the language of m...( read more)
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