Lady For A Day (1933) :
Brief Review -
A Frank Capra Trademark much before he mastered the genre. An entertaining screwball that inspired Miracles The Canton Godfather and Singh Is Kinng. Remember this: Frank Capra was born to entertain us, to establish the Screwball and Rom-Com genres like nobody else, and he did the job right. Unfortunately, World War II took his peak years away, otherwise he would have delivered many more classics in the 40s too. I openly admit that he is my favourite director from the 30s and 40s as far as such entertaining films are concerned. From 'It Happened One Night' (1934), 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' (1936), 'You Can't Take It with You' (1938), 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' (1939) to post war films and then 'Arsenic And Old Lace' (1946) and the masterpiece 'It's Wonderful Life' (1946), this guy has a filmography that I would love to recommend to quality cinema lovers. Lady For A Day came in his early days, and maybe that's why it has remained less known. After IHON won the Oscar, Capra became a household name and ruled the entire 30s decade. But this is a very interesting thing to look at because it has all those signature screwy things of Capra, and even though it has that illogical, oh sorry, damn too crazy climax, you still don't hesitate to accept its entertainment value. Jackie Chan's Miracles The Canton Godfather (1989) and the Bollywood film Singh Is Kinng (2008) took their ideas from this film of the 30s, so you can imagine how influential this madness was. May Robson, Warren William, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell and Ned Parks carry this funny film pretty well. If you are acquainted with Frank Capra's stuff, then this is a definite watch for you, and even if you are not, then it's a must-see for you because you have enjoyed copies, I presume, and the original is always a better choice.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
A Frank Capra Trademark much before he mastered the genre. An entertaining screwball that inspired Miracles The Canton Godfather and Singh Is Kinng. Remember this: Frank Capra was born to entertain us, to establish the Screwball and Rom-Com genres like nobody else, and he did the job right. Unfortunately, World War II took his peak years away, otherwise he would have delivered many more classics in the 40s too. I openly admit that he is my favourite director from the 30s and 40s as far as such entertaining films are concerned. From 'It Happened One Night' (1934), 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' (1936), 'You Can't Take It with You' (1938), 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' (1939) to post war films and then 'Arsenic And Old Lace' (1946) and the masterpiece 'It's Wonderful Life' (1946), this guy has a filmography that I would love to recommend to quality cinema lovers. Lady For A Day came in his early days, and maybe that's why it has remained less known. After IHON won the Oscar, Capra became a household name and ruled the entire 30s decade. But this is a very interesting thing to look at because it has all those signature screwy things of Capra, and even though it has that illogical, oh sorry, damn too crazy climax, you still don't hesitate to accept its entertainment value. Jackie Chan's Miracles The Canton Godfather (1989) and the Bollywood film Singh Is Kinng (2008) took their ideas from this film of the 30s, so you can imagine how influential this madness was. May Robson, Warren William, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell and Ned Parks carry this funny film pretty well. If you are acquainted with Frank Capra's stuff, then this is a definite watch for you, and even if you are not, then it's a must-see for you because you have enjoyed copies, I presume, and the original is always a better choice.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.