Reviewer:
Elisha Cook III
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October 27, 2007
Subject:
Classic Romantic Comedy
No one ever wrote better dialogue than Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. This film shows them at the top of their form. Lewis Milestone uses clever and creative camera angles and transitions to distract from the fact that this was originally written for the stage. The cast is delightful- especially Adolphe Menjou and Edward Everett Horton. The pacing is lively. driven by the crisp and cynical interplay of the reporters. The film is only slightly dated- most notably in the occasional cruel ethnic slurs of the reporters. A definite must-see.