I finally have a break from TV shows so I'm working through quite the backlog of posts. This comes to you from my Columbia Best Picture collection. It won five Oscars total, including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Writing, Adaptation. An heiress (Claudette Colbert) jumps off her father's yacht in Miami rather than have her precipitous marriage to an aviator (Jameson Thomas). She wants to get to her beloved in New York but must outwit the various private investigators and flunkies hired by her father. On the bus, she meets a reporter (Clark Gable) who is traveling the same way. He agrees to help her cross the country for an exclusive on her story. Along the way, they fall for each other.
This remains a thoroughly charming picture, if totally dated. I've never cared for Clark Gable as a leading man but Colbert is wonderful, managing to be snarky and sweet without seeming disingenuous. This would be a great date night film, especially if it's cold and/or rainy out.
No comments:
Post a Comment