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The Lady Eve comedy con game: Lisa’s Home Bijou

March 8, 2019 by Lisa Grable 2 Comments

The Lady Eve (1941) is a cruise ship story with Barbara Stanwyck as a con artist and Henry Fonda as a snake enthusiast. Preston Sturges gem! Lisa's Home Bijou

Film Festival: Cruise Ship Romance The Lady Eve (1941) is a sparkling romance on a cruise ship and a revenge plot in high society Connecticut. Barbara Stanwyck plays dual roles with Henry Fonda as the young heir of a brewing fortune. I’ve always loved the fantasy life of people cruising on ships in the old…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: Barbara Stanwyck, classic films, cruise ship films, Henry Fonda, Lisa's Home Bijou, Preston Sturges, screwball comedy, The Lady Eve

Palm Beach Story screwball fun: Lisa’s Home Bijou

July 9, 2018 by Lisa Grable Leave a Comment

Palm Beach Story is a Preston Sturges screwball comedy. Stars Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea. Vintage weddings Lisa's Home Bijou: Palm Beach Story (1942)

Film Festival: Weddings, Hollywood Style Palm Beach Story (1942) gets off to a madcap start during the opening credits! A maid faints. A pastor paces and looks at his watch. A groom and best man hurry into a taxi. A beautiful woman is tied up in a closet. A bride hails a taxi. The wedding…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1942, classic films, Claudette Colbert, comedy, Joel McCrea, Lillian Randolph, Lisa's Home Bijou, Mary Astor, Preston Sturges, Rudy Vallee, screwball comedy, train film, vintage wedding, William Demarest

Lisa’s Home Bijou: Remember the Night

November 9, 2015 by Lisa Grable 1 Comment

Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray travel cross country in a Preston Sturges holiday romantic comedy. From Lisa's Home Bijou: Remember the Night (1940)

Film Festival: The Holidays CAN A THIEF AND a prosecutor find happiness together at Christmas? That’s the situation Preston Sturges creates for Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Remember the Night (1940). Though not as well known as other holiday classic films, this romantic comedy is a great demonstration of an old-fashioned loving family celebration….

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1940, Barbara Stanwyck, Christmas, classic films, Fred MacMurray, holiday films, holidays, Lisa's Home Bijou, Preston Sturges, Remember the Night

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