Post by snsurone on Sept 18, 2017 15:18:28 GMT
This is a funny, charming picture of the life of an upper middle class family in NYC.
William Powell is hilariously over-the-top as the blustering patriarch of a family consisting of his wife and four red-headed sons (one of whom was played by star-to-be Martin Milner).
I think my favorite character might be the Episcopal priest played with great dignity by Edmund Gwenn.
Elizabeth Taylor had a small yet pivotal role as a rather daffy young girl who is travelling the country with a relative of the Day's.
The sets, costumes, and Technicolor photography were perfect.
IMO, the only weak part was Irene Dunne as Vinnie Day--through no fault of hers, but of the director.
In fact, in an interview near the end of her life, Ms. Dunne herself proclaimed disdain for the character--calling her a "rattlebrain".
Luckily, she more than redeemed herself in her next movie, I REMEMBER MAMA.
It's my belief that she deserved the Oscar for that performance.
William Powell is hilariously over-the-top as the blustering patriarch of a family consisting of his wife and four red-headed sons (one of whom was played by star-to-be Martin Milner).
I think my favorite character might be the Episcopal priest played with great dignity by Edmund Gwenn.
Elizabeth Taylor had a small yet pivotal role as a rather daffy young girl who is travelling the country with a relative of the Day's.
The sets, costumes, and Technicolor photography were perfect.
IMO, the only weak part was Irene Dunne as Vinnie Day--through no fault of hers, but of the director.
In fact, in an interview near the end of her life, Ms. Dunne herself proclaimed disdain for the character--calling her a "rattlebrain".
Luckily, she more than redeemed herself in her next movie, I REMEMBER MAMA.
It's my belief that she deserved the Oscar for that performance.
