An unforgettable entertainment...the outstanding performance of two outstanding careers!
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
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Classical in form, warm, comic and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Clark GablePeter Warne
- Claudette ColbertEllie Andrews
- Walter ConnollyAlexander Andrews
- Roscoe KarnsOscar Shapeley
- Jameson ThomasKing Westley
- Alan HaleDanker
- Arthur HoytZeke
- Blanche FridericiZeke's Wife
- Charles Cahill WilsonJoe Gordon
- Ernie AdamsBag Thief (uncredited)
Crew
- Frank CapraDirector
- Robert RiskinScreenplay
- Joseph WalkerDirector of Photography
- Howard JacksonOriginal Music Composer
- Gene HavlickEditor
- Frank CapraProducer
- Harry CohnProducer
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Pairings
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My Man Godfrey 193681% alikeBoth classical in form, comic, warm.
Sons of the Desert 193379% alikeBoth classical in form, comic, resolved.
The Thin Man 193479% alikeBoth classical in form, resolved, effortless.
The Palm Beach Story 194279% alikeBoth classical in form, comic, warm.
High Society 195678% alikeBoth classical in form, warm, comic.
The Carol Burnett Show 196778% alikeTelevision · Both warm, comic, classical in form.
The Dick Van Dyke Show 196175% alikeTelevision · Both classical in form, comic, warm.
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