The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
Country: US
Technical: bw 112m
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Monty Woolley, Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan
Synopsis:
A beloved radio personality on a visit to a small town pretends to break his leg at the house whose hospitality he enjoys, in order to disrupt his personal assistant's planned resignation and wedding plans.
Review:
Superbly busy and crackling with wit, this is one of those films that hinge on a unique performance, like Clifton Webb's in Laura. Woolley just is Sheridan Whiteside, and all Davis, Sheridan and the others need to do is gravitate around him and react to his enormous presence. The script, based on an even wordier play, is full of contemporary cultural references.
Country: US
Technical: bw 112m
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Monty Woolley, Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan
Synopsis:
A beloved radio personality on a visit to a small town pretends to break his leg at the house whose hospitality he enjoys, in order to disrupt his personal assistant's planned resignation and wedding plans.
Review:
Superbly busy and crackling with wit, this is one of those films that hinge on a unique performance, like Clifton Webb's in Laura. Woolley just is Sheridan Whiteside, and all Davis, Sheridan and the others need to do is gravitate around him and react to his enormous presence. The script, based on an even wordier play, is full of contemporary cultural references.
Country: US
Technical: bw 112m
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Monty Woolley, Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan
Synopsis:
A beloved radio personality on a visit to a small town pretends to break his leg at the house whose hospitality he enjoys, in order to disrupt his personal assistant's planned resignation and wedding plans.
Review:
Superbly busy and crackling with wit, this is one of those films that hinge on a unique performance, like Clifton Webb's in Laura. Woolley just is Sheridan Whiteside, and all Davis, Sheridan and the others need to do is gravitate around him and react to his enormous presence. The script, based on an even wordier play, is full of contemporary cultural references.