Williamsburg Regional Library

Jean Arthur comedy collection

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Jean Arthur comedy collection

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The public menace (1935): "A brash newspaper reporter (George Murphy) agrees to a marriage of convenience with a manicurist (Jean Arthur) who is facing deportation to Greece. If he'll help her become a New York City resident, she'll provide him with the inside track on a breaking news story - the escape and disappearance of a dangerous racketeer she knows. Nothing proceeds as planned in this fast-paced crime comedy which recalls the cynical humor and streetwise dialogue of the classic newspaper farce, The Front Page (1931)"--ContainerAdventure in Manhattan (1936): "George Melville (Joel McCrea) is a police reporter with a reputation for predicting crimes before they occur but he meets his match in Claire Peyton (Jean Arthur), an actress who is hired to discredit him by the famous jewel thief Belaire (Reginald Owen). The second of three films to pair Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea, this sparkling comedy-mystery demonstrates the pair's undeniable on-screen chemistry and features Thomas Mitchell in a scene-stealing supporting role as McCrea's blustery editor"--ContainerMore than a secretary (1936): "When businesswoman Carol Baldwin (Jean Arthur) is forced to take a job as secretary to Fred Gilbert (George Brent), the editor of a health and fitness magazine, she boosts the magazine's circulation while her boss is out on sick leave. When Fred returns, romantic complications ensue involving his pursuit of the office flirt (Dorothea Kent) and Carol's attempt to attract his attention with a beauty makeover. Often overlooked among Ms. Arthur's Columbia efforts, this breezy romantic comedy is further enhanced by Ruth Donnelly, Lionel Stander and Dorothea Kent in hilarious supporting roles"--ContainerThe impatient years (1944): "After a whirlwind courtship, a young married couple is separated by the war. When Andy Anderson (Lee Bowman) returns home, his wife Janie (Jean Arthur) seems like a complete stranger to him and their attempts to rekindle their romance seem fated to end in divorce court. Both a cautionary tale for wartime newlyweds and a satiric portrait of marriage, this comedy-drama reteams Arthur with the Oscar-winning character actor Charles Coburn of the 1943 comedy hit, The More the Merrier, in the role of Janie's father"--Container

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