Excellent thoughts I think Myrna Loy kept Grant grounded to stop him from going full crazy -- love both films -- Loy underrated for sure fact is people forget she got top Billing in The Best Years Of Our Lives
The Bachelor and Bobby Soxer and even Mr. Blandings could be considered screwball comedies if you stretch it a bit ==== "I know a man who do - you do" Priceless or the scene at the restaurant where they sing Happy Birthday!
Grant seemed to be a real class act he donated to the American Red Cross ensured agent got 10K etc - Lorre was pd 13K also check this out --- Modern sources note that a scene at the end of the story, in which "Mr. Witherspoon," played by Edward Everett Horton, becomes the aunts' last victim...
From the AFI catalog Great info! Grant got 160K and wanted 50K to go to Brit War relief! Check this out Although not cast in the film, Boris Karloff originated the role of "Jonathan" on the stage. According to modern sources, Karloff volunteered to stay with the play to appease Crouse and...
2014 Harvard Archives showing Capra ---- said Meet John Doe recently restored! they showed 35mm WB print of Arsenic! https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/arsenic-and-old-lace-2014-05
Wonder how many days Massey shot his scenes in - liked him - always great in every role but the sheer amount of people that would have seen Karloff in the role with the reference to Jonathan looking like Karloff would have been millions compared to the number seeing the Broadway play. But it...
So Karloff was still playing the role on Broadway while the filming was done thats why they used Massey? And I thought Criterion might get this title? Wish WAC would do Meet john Doe off of OCN that Bob Furmanek found and UCLA now has
Love the film ---- too bad Karloff did not do the film! If it is to happen would be better to release it in early Oct! https://www.history.com/news/arsenic-old-lace-real-murders