No Time for Comedy (1940) | |
| Director(s) | William Keighley |
| Producer(s) | Robert Lord (associate), Hal B. Wallis (executive), Jack L. Warner (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
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No Time for Comedy (1940) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by William Keighley and produced by Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner and Robert Lord.
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NO TIME FOR COMEDY
By Dan Day, Jr. on May 31, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThis is a Jimmy Stewart film that I had never seen. The title of this film, which was produced by Warner Bros. in 1940, is somewhat ironic, because in my opinion there's not a lot of comedy in it. NO TIME FOR COMEDY is a film adaptation of a successful Broadway play that starred Laurence Olivier. Be... Read full article
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on Mar 18, 2014 From True ClassicsAh, James Stewart: the innocent, lovable screwball we all know and love. He’s the admirable, passionate, naive young Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?(1939).?He’s the dedicated family man and pillar of the community as George Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life?(1946).?H... Read full article
No Time for Comedy (1940)
By Brandy Dean on Oct 8, 2013 From Pretty Clever FilmsNo Time for Comedy, directed by William Keighley and starring Rosalind Russell and Jimmy Stewart, is a light-hearted adaptation of the popular Broadway play of the same name by S. N. Behrman. Falling somewhere between a toned down screwball comedy and a classic comedy of manners, the movie largely h... Read full article
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Linda Paige Esterbrook: I didn't give her a check, I think I just gave her my husband.
Philo Swift: In my office we'd list that transaction as petty cash.
Clementine, Actress in Show: I saw your last picture, Mr. Carrell.
Morgan Carrell, the Director: Yes?
Clementine, Actress in Show: Oh, yeah.
Morgan Carrell, the Director: What'd ya think?
Clementine, Actress in Show: [sighs] yeah.
Philo Swift: 'Gaylord Esterbrook'... seems to me I've heard or read that name someplace. What do you do?
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook: I write plays.
Philo Swift: Er, yes, I have a hobby, too. What I meant was, what do you do for a living?
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook: Write plays. Anything wrong?
Philo Swift: No, no; nothing, nothing. You'll pardon me, but it does seem a little trivial for a grown man.
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook: Well, perhaps I'll grow out of it. What do *you* do?
Philo Swift: I'm on Wall Street.
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook: Where's that?
Philo Swift: I don't know, but my chauffeur finds it every morning.
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook: After you get there, what do you do?
Philo Swift: Buy and sell stocks and bonds.
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook: Surely not for a living?
Philo Swift: And not a bad one. When stocks go up, I make a little money. When they go down, I make even more.
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook: That all you do?
Philo Swift: Well, yes!
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook: Well, who knows; maybe you'll grow out of it, too.
[raises glass]
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook: Here's hoping!
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