[Speed Gibson,
Monday December 4, 2006 at 12:05pm]
You Can't Take It With You
Lately, I've been recording Lionel Barrymore movies on Turner Classic Movies. What a talent, and what a find this time - "You Can't Take It With You" from 1938.
As if Barrymore wasn't enough, he plays against Edward Arnold, a favorite character actor of mine. He also did the "Mr. President" series on radio. A young Jimmy Stewart is business mogul Arnold's son who falls in love with Barrymore's daughter, played by Jean Arthur. Arthur was Jimmy's love interest in "Mr. Smith goes to Washington" also. I started thinking, good as Donna Reed was, that "It's a Wonderful Life" would have been better still with Jean Arthur as Mary.
Anyway, it was a fun show from start to end, with a few teachable moments. File this under "only in America" too.
As if Barrymore wasn't enough, he plays against Edward Arnold, a favorite character actor of mine. He also did the "Mr. President" series on radio. A young Jimmy Stewart is business mogul Arnold's son who falls in love with Barrymore's daughter, played by Jean Arthur. Arthur was Jimmy's love interest in "Mr. Smith goes to Washington" also. I started thinking, good as Donna Reed was, that "It's a Wonderful Life" would have been better still with Jean Arthur as Mary.
Anyway, it was a fun show from start to end, with a few teachable moments. File this under "only in America" too.