Armand Kaliz, Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche
A chorus girl, stranded in Paris, is "set up" by a millionaire to break up his wife's affair with another man.
DVD Release Date: April 22, 2008
Stats: 36 reviews
Really enjoyable screwball comedy featuring Claudette Colbert and John Barrymore. Crackling dialogue holds together a relatively slow beginning that builds into an awesome climax
Ah, Claudette Colbert, she didn't have the same sex appeal as Jean Harlow nor the comedic flair of Carole Lombard, but she had that je ne sais quoi (she was born in Paris, after all!) The midsection sags a little, but a sharp script and fine supporting characters (John Barrymore...( read more)
Incredibly funny comedy with a superb cast, everyone is great, right down to the smallest roles. Claudette Colbert is outstanding but it's John Barrymore that steals the show. A real gem of a classic, comedies this good are rare.
"...in the Czerny family there was a streak of, shall we say, eccentricity...Why else should his grandfather have sent me as an engagement present one rollerskate covered with Thousand Island dressing?"
A great example of the old saying "they don't make them like this anymor...( read more)
mitchell leisen applies his style to billy wilder's racy, bubbly screenplay and makes an instant classic. claudette colbert leads the pack as a down on her luck chorus girl in paris named eve peabody. armed only with her wits and a chic gown, eve turns parisian society on its e...( read more)
Wildly funny. One of the great screwball comedies that seems to have fallen through the cracks of time.
I don't know about the film as a whole, but the first 10 minutes were really cheesy.
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