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This week's pick from recent movies on 
TVOntario's Saturday Night at the Movies
The Lady Eve (1941) IMDb, directed by Preston Sturgess, is a madcap comedy that showcases the talents of Babara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. Two of Hollywood's favourite stars shine brightly in this lighthearted romp wherein 
the rich but hapless Mr. Charles Pike falls like a ton of bricks for the conniving Miss Jean Harrigton. And then he does it again, this time with Miss Harrignton's alter-ego, the Lady Eve Sidwich, phony English accent and all. Charles Pike doesn't seem to take note of such inconsequential details, so taken up is he with 
the Lady Eve's charms. A thoroughly enjoyable film for fans of Ms. Stanwyck and Mr. Fonda as well as for enthusiasts of the screwball genre or this era.
Catch the TVO video preview of "The Lady Eve" (1941) here.
See the video trailer for "The Lady Eve" (1941)
Entries in Claudette Colbert (1)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable define “Capraesque” in this madcap Depression era comedy that marries glamour and glitz to populist sentiment. Tag along for a wild ride with this TVO Saturday Night at the Movies special on Frank Capra’s classic Hollywood film .
See the video preview from TVO
The Good Old Bad Old Days
I sometimes wonder if my grandmother would have gone to see a film like “It Happened One Night” at the movie theatre. I look at black and white photos with the funny old hats and the rattletrap black Model Ts and chuckle. . .
>> See the complete archived review of "It Happened One Night" on Midnight Oil
Catch the video trailer of "It Happened One Night"
Related Reading:
- Bible quiz time: Did the original story of the walls of Jericho occur in the book of Exodus (apologies to Paul Newman), Deuteronomy, or Joshua (not the guy with the bad hair in Cecil B. De Mille production)
- The junk in the trunk: How the stuff you forgot to unpack after the honeymoon was over can skuttle even the best of relationships
- “Yes, but will she still respect you in the morning?” Respect in communication as a missing ingredient.
- Director/producer Frank Capra was the originator of the “one man, one film” concept. Whose name gets top billing on your life’s story?
Catherine Savard
in classic film, romantic comedy, comedy, video trailer, 1930's films, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert
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