His Girl Friday (1940) Movie Reaction | FIRST TIME WATCHING | Film Commentary & Trivia

[@MoviesWithMarty]

Hi all! Please note that I had made some changes to the edit, adding some additional comments about certain things. I wasn't able to by the time of release, otherwise I'd have to wait 5 hours for the video to re-export. One of which was that mentions of "Arsenic & Old Lace" could well be related to the film, despite it coming out 4 years after this. The reason why is because "Arsenic & Old Lace" was filmed in 1941, but left on the shelf for years until after the war. With that being said, it's highly likely Grant may have had the script. Or it could just be a massive coincidence. I hope you enjoy anyway!

[@Dej24601]

“Old lace” was a common phrase used in connection with elderly women. There even was a song written in 1933 titled ”Old Lace.” “The title ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ comes from the term Lavender and Old Lace; a phrase used during the Victorian era to describe the homes of genteel ladies that were decorated with lace curtains, lace dollies, and smelled of lavender.”

[@klyanadkmorr]

Cary Grant screwball films you have to watch MULTIPLE times and each time more enjoyable than the last as you pick up all the inserted dialogue and underlying humor jokes, especially if you learn abt what was scandalous or a thing gossip for back then as an in joke(like you know British cultural jokes better than me alot in these movies are USA American culture the era jokes political here too). Howard Hawks is a genius and Leo McKarey were the 2 who did the best Cary Grant humor films. Also the UK gossip news press tabloids [DMail-Express-Telegraph]are still as bad and gutless rotten as the reporters they show misrepresenting statements and situations just for a headline scoop than journalism facts.

[@klyanadkmorr]

Also, imagine Katherine Hepburn was set to play Hildy but she was already booked. It would have been as good but more KATHERINE! but Howard had loved working with Cary and Katherine during Bringing Up Baby, which because people back then were not fully ready for MADCAP cartooninsh screw ball comedy yet and Kate got the ruined as poison and this movie was to start bringing her name back but instead she waited until The Philadelphia Story - Another epic great classic Grant/Hepburn film. ETHICAL GOOD JOURNALISTS INVESTIGATE objectively, which Hildy is miles above the goons around her like thug gangsters just waiting to write crap for paycheck than be printers of truth info how a real law abiding democracy works with press.

[@Dej24601]

If you want to see a film that stars Rosalind Russell showcasing her ability to deliver rapid-fire dialogue of a very witty script, is both hilarious and heartwarming, has extraordinary costuming and set design - “Auntie Mame” (1958) is perfection. Highly recommended!

[@rubykrebs9550]

My favorite Rosalind Russell movie. There have been just a few reactions to "Auntie Mame". I would love to see Marty's reaction.

[@nathanciszewski4875]

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is still my favorite Cary Grant comedy.

[@auapplemac2441]

Love it too. Especially like Melvyn Douglas cynicism playing off of Grant idyllic vision of the house he's building. Douglas was great in "Ninotchka" with Garbo.

[@torontomame]

Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant are two of my absolute favourites. And they do amazing jobs here. Verbally dwelling each other, with the fantastic script giving them plenty of ammunition. ❤❤

[@anrun]

For my money, the "Ralph Bellamy" joke is one of the 10 best in movie history. In his book, The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, David Thomson called Cary Grant "the best and most important actor in the history of the cinema." I'm inclined to agree.

[@djr6876]

Fast talking,clever dialogue. Cary Grant is my favorite old Hollywood actor.

[@TheTerryGene]

Ralph Bellamy played an equivalent role in the Cary Grant/Irene Dunne classic “The Awful Truth.” Cliff Edwards (aka “Ukulele Ike”), who played reporter Endicott, was the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Disney’s “Pinocchio” and sang the Oscar-winning song “When You Wish Upon a Star.” You MUST see Rosalind Russell in 1958’s “Auntie Mame.” It is a comic gem.

[@uma.n2680]

And the old man in Pretty Woman, who Edward wants to buy his company.

[@torontomame]

Just a bit of word-nerd trivia (because I'm a huge word nerd). The term "man Friday" is derived from the book Robinson Crusoe: "Friday is one of the main characters of Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe and its sequel The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe names the man Friday, with whom he cannot at first communicate, because they first meet on that day. The character is the source of the expression "Man Friday", used to describe a male personal assistant or servant, especially one who is particularly competent or loyal."

[@mountainfarmersa887]

Yes sir, my thoughts went to Robinson Crusoe as soon as Marty said Man Friday

[@papalaz4444244]

These films are a masterclass in witty duologues. This art is mostly lost in screenwriting nowadays, which is a big loss.

[@auapplemac2441]

Bellamy plays a similar character in "The Awful Truth" also with Cary Grant playing a similar a charming ex-husband of Irene Dunn.

[@AnnaB22]

Archie Leach and that fellow in the movies. One of my all-time favorite movies. If you want to see Cary Grant doing a dramatic piece please watch "Penny Serenade" he is exceptional in anything he does.

[@auapplemac2441]

Bring on the tissues.

[@HuntingViolets]

See, her mistake was telling him Bruce was there with her. After that, all hope was lost. ;)

[@KelliFranklin]

This is such a wonderful movie. You have no idea how much I appreciate you watching classic movies. There's so many gems out there. Your channel is rare in that you watch great classics. And yes, Carey Grant was charming, handsome and talented. If you get a chance watch "The Philadelphia Story." Cary Grant at his most charming!

[@papalaz4444244]

The actor you thought ws Oliver Hardy was Billy Gilbert. Ironically, he appeared in several Laurel and Hardy films. He was the professor who was getting the piano delivered in The Music Box :)

[@auapplemac2441]

In almost every movie he was in he did a slow sneezing bit. Every movie!

[@MoviesWithMarty]

@@papalaz4444244 Ahh, yes! H certainly was! I actually found that out later in the trivia section at the end and couldn't believe it when I found it out! I loved that Laurel & Hardy film, but hadn't known who Billy Gilbert was when I saw it. Never did I think that he actually appeared in one of their films. He's brilliant in this and The Music Box. Plus his sneezing gags (Also playing Sneezy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Willie The Giant too!) Thank you for letting me know and for watching!

[@MoviesWithMarty]

@@auapplemac2441 Yeah! I love that he did that, a little running gag. He was also Sneezy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (and Willie The Giant) I make mention of it all in the trivia section at the end though. I couldn't believe it when I found it out. Thank you so much for letting me know and for watching!

[@luminiferous1960]

I've read that the reason Katharine Hepburn and Rosalind Russell were never in the same film is that they were both often competing for the same roles. They both often played sophisticated, strong-willed, intelligent and quick-witted professional women. They both also played opposite Archie Leach, you know, that fellow in the movies. Other wonderful Rosalind Russell movies that I recommend you react to are "The Women," "Auntie Mame," and "Gypsy."

[@LaurindaBellinger]

I hear something new everytime I watch this movie. I flip between this and The Bachelor & The Bobby Soxer in terms of dialogue and comedic timing as my favorite of Cary Grant's comedies. Also, Grant's suits - he always looked good. I read somewhere in this era, he wore his own suits.

[@michaelpennington7800]

Thank you, Marty! Your reaction was so much fun. Howard Hawks was famous for fast-paced, over lapping dialog. This pace was not common at the time, and having the characters talk over one another while still maintaining the story was great feat. Grant and Russell were fantastic together. Ralph Bellamey played the losing suitor more than once. Roz Russell was just top-tier in every film she appeared. My favorites are The Women, 1939, and Autie Mame, 1958, and Gypsy, 1962. The $2,500.00 was for the insurance policy. Hildy retrieves Bruce's wallet from Walter's little friend, then she returned the wallet to Bruce, now with the real money replaced with counterfeit money. Manic, a great tag. Your trivia review is an extra treat. The trivia of 240 words/minute vs the standard of 90/wpm, or 150/wpm outside of films, fantastic. Sorry, some of my comments were written before your great trivia section. Again, do enjoy Roz in Auntie Mame, just your treasure. I've seen this film many times, a treasure. Archie Leach, and that fellow in the movies!

[@michaeladkins6]

One of my favorite movies ever. I have seen it dozens of time. I have the dialog memorized. Thank you for showing it.

[@laurab68707]

I love your movie reviews and reactions. Love hearing all the movie trivia and facts. So happy you like watching the older classic movies. I even like the next version of this movie called, The Front Page, with Jack Lemon, who plays Hilde. Archie Leach.

[@pennypierce6511]

Excellent choice

[@MoviesWithMarty]

Thank you Penny and thank you so much for watching too 🤗

[@robertwilliams4872]

Archie Leach and That Fellow in the Movies-- Throughly enjoyed this film. You asked where we first viewed this movie. My college professor played this film in class back in 1981 as a study in film dialog. Fantastic , You have far more trivia today!

[@edisonlima4647]

"They brought the sheriff to the hospital, where they are awfully afraid he is going to survive" had me rolling! 😂

[@002DrEvil]

Cary Grant mainly worked for RKO at the time as did Katharine Hepburn. Rosalind Russell mainly worked for MGM. In this case they both seem to have been loaned out to Columbia, who made this film. As such it was unlikely that Hepburn and Russell would get to work together.

[@HuntingViolets]

When we get to Heaven, we'll get to see all these movies that never got made.

[@TTM9691]

Marty, once again: a deluxe job on a great movie!!!!! I cannot imagine how difficult it must have been to do commentary over this!!!!! Whether or not it was written or improv'd, either way it's difficult to deliver those lines that fast. Memorizing them or coming up with them on the spot, they earned their money on this one!!! You can't just walk through "His Girl Friday" and pick up a paycheck!

[@jesgear]

Pettibone is my favorite character, one of my very favorite of all movie characters; I'd watch a whole series of films featuring him 😁 I also dig that fellow in the movies, Archie Leach.

[@preciousroy7]

The original “MY WIFE…” 😄

[@bluefriend62]

Hey Marty--Thank you for another fantastic reaction/commentary/trivia video for this brilliant, fast-paced classic comedy! This was one of the films that started me off on being a big fan of movies from the Golden Age of Hollywood. I'm a huge fan of Cary Grant and I think Roz Russell was super talented and absolutely outdid herself in this role. I also have to say that I really appreciate all the effort you put into editing your videos so professionally, especially your trivia segments, which must take you hours and hours to complete. Cheers! (Archie Leach and that fellow in the movies.)

[@HuntingViolets]

Hildy got the wallet back from the pickpocket, I believe. It was seven days behind schedule, but we have to realise also that films had much shorter production times than they have now. This was filmed from Sept. 27 through Nov. 21 -- less than two months. _Citizen Kane_ also has (less madcap) overlapping dialogue. Years later, the television comedy detective show, _Moonlighting_ (finally now streaming on Hulu) had very madcap overlapping dialogue. Cybill Shepherd, who had a relationship with Hawks fan and friend, Peter Bogdanovich (who did quasi _Bringing Up Baby_ remake, _What's Up, Doc?),_ told the creator of _Moonlighting,_ Glen Gordon Caron, after reading the script, "This is a Hawksian comedy." Caron, strangely, didn't know what that was. If you ever want to react to a TV series like that, there it is. There have been a few more remakes of _The Front Page._ One with Walter Matthau and Walter and Jack Lemmon as Hildy that kept the title. Carol Burnett plays Molly Malloy. _Switching Channels_ with Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner keeps the gender switch but moves the story to TV news. I've often thought about the possibility of making both characters women or changing Walter instead of Hildy. I suppose the latter might not be liked because the Walter character does every underhanded trick in the book to keep Hildy around (although so does Streisand's character in _What's Up, Doc?)._ But who knows?

[@spirogoritz-x5x]

I'm very impressed by how much you put in the post movie talk about the film, very informative and great seeing Hawks interviewed. And I love you're taking on older films. So many you tube reactions are the same movies over and over again. There's a treasure house of classic films out there for discovery. Off the top of my head I would suggest Roman Holiday, Best Years of Our Lives, Maltese Falcon, The Heiress, It's a Gift and the 1939 Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[@agenttheater5]

25:14 He did do it - the question is whether or not he was sane when he did it. He says no, prosecutor says no, impression at least half the viewers got is if not yes then very nearly.

[@beatmet2355]

The actor he thought looked like Oliver Hardy is Billy Gilbert and he was in several L&H films and co-starred in the Oscar winning short, The Music Box. This movie has been remade several times, with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon and another one in the eighties with Burt Reynolds and Christopher Reeve

[@ChicagoDB]

The Sheriff was great as the Judge in “Miracle on 34th Street”

[@domino427family]

oh he really was!

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Marty! 📰 Now, that you're acquainted with Rosalind Russell, you *must* see her in THE WOMEN (1939), AUNTIE MAME (1958) and GYPSY (1962). 💎 And you're going to love THE TWILIGHT ZONE. They're excellent examples of concise storytelling. 👁 That fellow in the movies... Archie Leach. Speaking of which, have you seen the mini-series ARCHIE (2023)?!

[@debfailla52]

Loved this reaction video, Marty! Have to admit my favorite actor is that fellow in the movies, Archie Leach 😎

[@islandgreenstrong]

Love hearing everything you learn after the movie, mostly how excited you are about it. Great reaction!! Secretly...That fellow in the movies is Archie Leach. lol

[@Dej24601]

A modern day director who is known for his overlapping dialogue, handling the conversation in crowds, and innovations designed with sound recording equipment and techniques is Robert Altman. One of his films which particularly showcases the overlapping dialogue is McCabe & Mrs Miller (1971.)

[@dantean]

When you say Ralph Bellamy was "almost" the straight man to Grant and Russell I wondered: "how much straighter does his character have to be for you to remove the "almost" from that sentence? If he was any straighter they'd begin using him in place rulers in school (do they still use ruler?).

[@MoviesWithMarty]

@@dantean 🤣 Very good point! He really was the straight man, but it had been a quick thought, so I'd added the "almost" just in case as I was just saying my thoughts. P.s. Thank you so much for watching!

[@dantean]

@@MoviesWithMarty I was just being a prick, I loved your reaction to this greatest of all Hollywood comedies (after those of Preston Sturges) as I have all your other content. I just thought that for "almost" I'd have substituted the word "intensely" but, again, that's just me being cheeky. Keep up the great vidz--cheers! SIDE NOTE: If it's verbal wit you want you NEED to see the films of Preston Sturges, starting from 1940's Christmas in July and going on chronologically from there--THEY'RE GENIUS. SERIOUSLY.

[@ChicagoDB]

Ralph Bellamy in his early years!

[@auapplemac2441]

Bet no one remembers him in the very early TV series playing detective Mike Barnett ("with 2 Ts").

[@rpk0925-s5j]

Thank you for covering another great classic film. The amount of work that you (Marty) put into your reactions is outstanding ... and it shows. Bravo! ... much appreciated! (EDIT: Another movie worth watching, featuring Rosalind Russell in her later years, is the comedy "The Trouble With Angels" from 1966. In it, Russell plays the Mother Superior of a Catholic all-girls school run by nuns. Hayley Mills and June Harding are also featured as the main mischievous students. Good fun!)

[@philowens7680]

Great movie. One of my favorites. Excellent reaction.

[@michelereynolds3527]

Archie Leach, you know, that fellow in the movies. I've been waiting for you to watch another classic comedy. No only are they most of my favorite movies, but I feel like you are at your best while watching them. It makes me feel like I'm rewatching a favorite movie with a friend 😊

[@scottshaw5271]

Screen James Cagney's "One, Two, Three"!!! The dialogue is just as quick paced ..Any Mae West film from Paramount in the thirties...I like "Going to Town"..."Klondike Annie" is a favorite

[@rocketdave719]

Well, now I wish I lived in the universe in which Rosalind Russell and Katharine Hepburn had played a detective duo. I see that Auntie Mame has already been recommended in the comments by a few people, but I feel it bears reiterating, so I'm going to recommend it as well. That's my favorite Rosalind Russell movie, not to mention one of my favorite movies, period. Archie Leach.

[@bjm9071]

Have always loved this film since I am a big fan of both Grant and Russell. BTW, they became great friends in real life. Cary introduced her to her husband Freddy Brisson and was the best man at their wedding.

[@hcombs0104]

It almost seems amazing this was the only teaming of Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell.

[@jollyjakelovell6822]

The quick snappy dialogue is one of the highlights of this motion picture.

[@tmrozzer]

Marty, I am also a film buff but. I really appreciate your in depth analysis and trivia. I have owned a dvd copy of His Girl Friday for many years. I don’t think there is any additional trivia I can add. I also really enjoyed your deep dive into To Kill a Mockingbird, Arsenic and Old Lace, To kill a Mockingbird and All About Eve.Thank you sticking with these classics. I must recommend GUNGA DIN also co- starring Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Victor McKaglen. Spielberg based much of his Indiana Jones films sequences on GUNGA DIN. I hope you are aware of the greatest year of movie releases, 1939. Gone With the Wind, GUNGA Din, Stagecoach, Wuthering Heights, Goodbye Mr Chips, The Wizard of Oz, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Of Mice and Men, Ninotchka, Dark Victory,Young Mr Lincoln, Beau Geste, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Roaring Twenties, The Women (all female cast) to mention several. If you want to earn your stripes as a film addict, here’s a list to start with. Please keep posting. A fan, Vince.

[@jnagarya519]

This is one of the great screwball comedies -- when Hollowood writing was literate. Also see Cary Grant and Jean Arthur in "The Talk of the Town".

[@johnnyjoyner5360]

An interesting bit of trivia is when Rosalind Russell yell "Sold American" It is a reference to a well known ad campaign from Lucky Strike Cigarettes. The "Sold American refers to a Tobacco auctioneer in a Tobacco market when tobacco was sold at auction to cigarette companies.

[@donkfail1]

Great review full of yummy trivia. Archie Leach was a physical *and* verbal acrobat whatever he called himself. But I've had enough of these fast-paced modern movies. Now I'll end my day by watching a 30s movie to calm down.

[@lennydellarocca4992]

The snappy dialougue is Legendary

[@lennydellarocca4992]

One of my fave films of all time

[@agenttheater5]

44:39 I doubt this could be made in a modern setting but I keep picturing someone recording this whole thing on their phone unnoticed - either a live stream or for a later post. Including the "I know my own gun" bit

[@jnagarya519]

Billy Gilbert -- "Pettibone" -- was a great "bit"-character actor. Another was Zasu Pitts: she'd walk into a "normal" scene, generate verbal absurdities, then leave the scene.

[@TedLittle-yp7uj]

1. In regard to actors remembering the dialogue, you should understand that learning their lines is what actors do for a living. Additionally, all the actors in this movie were experienced stage actors quite used to learning two and three hour plays. In the movies, they only had to learn the lines for the next days filming. Actors, by definition, have good memories. For example, when Clark Gable was in the army during the Second World War, he got perfect on the officer's exam by the simple expedient of memorizing the entire Manual of Arms. 2. It is quite true that Grant played the mock turtle (a reference to mock turtle soup, which is made from beef) in Alice and Wonderland, however, the line "get in there, you mock turtle" is in the original play from 1928 and, so, is a happy coincidence. 3. Thank you, thank you, thank you for reacting to the great movies of the past.

[@margaretfransen2131]

You might be interested to know that when Emily Blunt was developing the character of Mary Poppins for the movie MP Returns, she was inspired by Rosalind Russell's performance in this film. (She combined it with 1930s recordings of Princess Margaret).

[@donkfail1]

Oh, yes! This is a good one. When I have to mention good comedies from this period His Girl Friday and Arsenic and Old Lace are always on top. This one feels so perfect as a dialogue driven comedy with a brilliant script and professionally performed. It all came together flawlessly. Oh, but why am I still writing. I'm gonna watch it now. Maybe you'll hate it...

[@jacquespoulemer]

Most Marty, I'm not surprised you couldn't simultaneously react to this film and follow it at the same time. So any lapses in comprehension are entirely understandable. When I first watched this film I couldn't keep up with it. I had to watch it a second time to follow it properly. You did a wonderful job in spite of the built in handicap. So in the original play the orignal papermen were married? hahaha

[@jacquespoulemer]

Archie Leach (not Leech), that fellow in the movies. Thanks Marty I loved watching this again. I first saw this movie in the 60s on tv (more than once) Then in the 70s at art cinemas in NYC. Then in the 80s I had it on VHS Cassette. And by the 90s DVD. I had to watch it several times (sometimes with English Subtitles, to follow it completely) Jacques Mexico

[@preciousroy7]

This film is so cynical about journalism and politics, but it’s so funny and engaging it almost comes off as more charming than depressing.

[@agenttheater5]

38:37 She got it back off Louis when he gave her the counterfeit money.

[@joel65913]

Great movie! The idea of a teaming of Roz and Kate Hepburn is an intriguing one but very unlikely to happen during that time period, plus the timing for the pairing of those two particular women would have been off. The reason it was unlikely was that it was rare for two major female stars to be featured in the same film (there were exceptions, most notably "The Women" which was the film Rosalind made just before this movie and the one along with this that really moved her up into the top ranks) since the studio looked at it as squandering the potential that two separate pictures starring them could bring in as opposed to just one costarring vehicle. Also there would be the issue of finding a script with equally important roles for each actress, it was easier to pair them with an equally major male star or more often an established but less important leading man or the third option of a rising male performer who they wanted to spotlight but wasn't quite ready to carry a film on their own. The reason it would have been unlikely specifically for Roz and Kate to be teamed is that Hepburn was under contract to RKO until 1938 at which point she was label box office poison and departed back East to regroup and scored on Broadway with the stage version of The Philadelphia Story and didn't return to Hollywood until 1940 when she signed with MGM for the film version and renewed success. 1940 was also the year that Roz ascended to the top rank of MGM stars and started having films written expressly for her as did Kate though mostly Roz's leaned toward comedy and except for her films with Spencer Tracy most of Hepburn's were dramas. So neither woman would have been prone to sharing the top spot with another feature actress, Roz did plenty of that in her first few years in films playing in support to Myrna Loy and Joan Crawford among others. Someone else mentioned Auntie Mame and I strongly second that suggestion!! Roz fuels that film with enough centrifugal force to power three movies! She's an utter delight.

[@marlasotherchannel9847]

Marty you did as great a job on this as Archie Leach did. Can't tell you how many times I have seen this wonderful film and it is always sensational. Marty you mentioned watching "The Twilight Zone", watch for Ernest Truex in two of those episodes (he played the poetic journalist who owned the rolltop desk). The first film version of "The Front Page' was made in 1931 starring Pat O'Brien and Adolph Mengue. A brief aside- (What was the doctor's name? Doctor Who?)

[@frugalseverin2282]

I'd have loved to see Carole Lombard as Hildy. This past weekend I've been re-watching a few episodes of the short-lived TV series "The Naked Truth" starring Téa Leoni as a former classy photographer now working for a tabloid. It shares a lot of elements with this film and she has loads of dialogue. I'm sure "His Girl Friday" must have been an inspiration for that series. There's a mix of episodes on You Tube (53 of the 55 that were made).

[@LouisB165]

When I watched this for the first time I thought it was probably the fastest paced film I'd ever seen but it is comedy genius from Grant and Russell as well as the director Howard Hawks. Hawks is one of my favourite directors and one of the best ever I think. I would recommend watching "Ball of Fire"(1941) another screwball comedy directed by Hawks starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck and Dana Andrews. Or if you want a more serious film by Hawks I would recommend "The Big Sleep" (1946) starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and it's one of the best Film Noirs ever made.

[@severance1961]

Great review Marty !

[@jenniferyorgan4215]

I concur with those recommending Auntie Mame, plus another good Rosalind Russell film to check out is Take a Letter Darling with Fred MacMurray

[@lisawhite5065]

Archie Leach and that fellow in the movies

[@GeekGinger]

I can’t imagine trying to have a running commentary while watching this movie. That had to be tough!

[@ellet6560]

Have you seen any Tracy/Hepburn? "Adam's Rib" or "The Desk Set" recommended!

[@gallendugall8913]

The name Archie Leach pops up in other movies, most famously (perhaps) is A Fish Called Wanda.

[@papalaz4444244]

"Switching Channels" 1988, with Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner is essentially a scene by scene remake of this except they are tv reporters. It's not the worst remake ever but it's not as good as this :)

[@psychoween]

The script was delivered at such a rapid pace that the screenplay was twice as long as the average script, but had the same running length.

[@garybassin1651]

I know that "Auntie Mame" has been mentioned as the quintessential Rosalind Russell must watch, but if you want to enjoy other roles, may I recommend "The Women", "Gypsy", and lastly, "They Met In Bombay" which teams her up with another Hollywood legend, Clark Gable.

[@agenttheater5]

45:31 A little vaudeville training goes a long way - timing, voices, double takes, tumbles, plus he did stilts as well.

[@agenttheater5]

36:01 No matter what people feel about Bruce, I don't think anyone likes his mother. And that feeling started from when we were told she'd be living with them for the first year.

[@manipunation]

Its funny, I just saw a review of a movie I liked called "The Thing From Another World". Which is said to be directed by Howard Hawks (although there was this other guy who might of directed it, they're not sure). And they always said he liked this overlapping dialog, which they have in that sci-fi movie. But now I've finally seen for the 1st time with you a much more typical Howard Hawks movie, with his overlapping dialogue (which I have to say, I could not follow all of what was being said or precisely what was happening, I would have to watch it multiple times because my brain just doesn't work that fast, perhaps with the speed slowed down, and even then I might not get it).

[@agenttheater5]

46:39 Would the person on the other side of the phone be taking that down in short hand or would they be typing up a storm? Back then you had to go to typing school to learn either of course. I sometimes think if we ever get stuck back in time we'd have a pretty good chance of getting jobs as typists because of how much we rely on computers nowadays, but then I remember not many of us really know how to handle a typewriter.

[@scottshaw5271]

Archie Leach.... Archibald Leach is Carey Grants real name..he made a few pictures at Paramount under it...

[@tomreichardt6044]

Archie Leach and that fellow in the movies.

[@preciousroy7]

You HAVE to watch The Women next.

[@domino427family]

did you recognize that man from the movies tho? Ralph was in a ton. Apparently Pretty Woman was his last film... sad. Awful Truth is still my favorite Grant movie. Hope you get to see that one soon :) This was a great film, glad you liked it

[@jnagarya519]

99 per cent of those who work in insurance should have fire insurance for after they're gone.

[@AP-gb3eh]

Huge Rosalind Russell fan , you have to check out Auntie Mame it was gorgeous

[@MoviesWithMarty]

@@AP-gb3eh Same here! It's SO good! I've seen that one now too and the Uncut reaction is available, but that will be edited down for KZbin at some point! Thank you so much for the suggestion!

[@Joan-ph2es]

Another mention of an actor's real name in the movie. Cary Grant said Archie Leach owed him money. Archie Leach was Cary Grant's real name.

[@BEBruns]

Your comment about the movie seeming to play at triple speed isn’t far off. The rule of thumb for screenplays is one page equals about one page of screen time. His Girl Friday, which runs a little over ninety minutes, has a screenplay that’s 191 pages long.

[@jnagarya519]

Other excellent screwball comedies of the period are the "Thin Man" series, starring the great William Powell and Myrna Loy.

[@tmrozzer]

You MUST post THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. Cary , Katherine and Jimmy Stewart. Now, there’s a classic!For another great screwball comedy, check out MY MAN GODFREY.

[@rafaelrosario5331]

If you script it perhaps AI will create it....Roz Russell and Katherine Hepburn....perhaps as a private eye and a reporter duo?...have you seen Stagedoor...a Hepburn vehicle of the era.

[@rafaelrosario5331]

Your edit is masterful....truly

[@rafaelrosario5331]

Have you seen the uk series Archie....about Cary Grant

[@rafaelrosario5331]

Archie Leech and that fellow in the movies. Ralph Bellamy is featured in Eddie Murphy's Trading Places.

[@auapplemac2441]

"Stage Door" is about a group of young actresses trying to break into Broadway. They're all staying in what used to be call a woman's theatrical boarding house. Great inter action. Eve Arden is also in it with Ginger Rogers and Ann Miller and Lucille Ball.

[@auapplemac2441]

Picture noted for characters talking over each other's lines. That's one of the reasons the dialogue is so quick.

[@janewatkins9801]

Marty you need to be aware of a scam that's now going on re KZbin. I loved your review of this movie and wrote 'Wonderful stuff' in the comments box on my tablet, when a message appeared preventing me from sending it, unless I paid for the comment to be added. I declined and watched Jay and Amber reacting to 'No Country for Old Men', and the same thing happened. I can add comments on my phone but not on my tablet. Clearly there's something untoward going on you should be aware of. I've deleted the KZbin app on my tablet but still have it on my phone.

[@tmrozzer]

You MUST post THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. Cary , Katherine and Jimmy Stewart. Now, there’s a classic. For another screwball comedy, check out MY MAN GODFREY.

[@scottshaw5271]

Notice the cartoon of the homosexual child killer Leopold and Lowbe?

[@michaelsommers5503]

Nice you are reacting to these great vintage films, Marty. But I do not like how you manipulate the framing of so many scenes to create close-ups for your reactions. In essence, you are re-cutting this classic film to make it something other than director Howard Hawks intended. You have done this previously to other films, too. This practice suggests you have little respect for the work.

[@preciousroy7]

Respectfully, if you want to view the movie as intended, well…watch the movie. That’s not the point of a reaction, and I have no problem with creators manipulating video for effect if it’s done well.