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MISMATCHED COUPLES BLOGATHON: Jean Arthur and Joel McRea in The More the Merrier (1943) On March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from filmcomment.com The Mismatched Couples Blogathon is here! And you know I love a blogathon. Blo read more

Edward Arnold shows Jean Arthur some “Easy Living” Easy Living (1937) is an American screwball comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, and Ray Milland. The screenplay was written by Preston Sturges from a story by Vera Caspary (Laura). The su read more

Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman are "The Talk of the Town" The Talk of the Town (1942) is an American comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman. The supporting cast features Edgar Buchanan, Glenda Farrell, Lloyd Bridges, Leon read more

Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur wonder why "The Whole Town’s Talking" The Whole Town’s Talking (1935) is an American comedy film directed by John Ford and starring Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur. The screenplay was written by Jo Swerling and Robert Riskin and based on a story read more

Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur star in “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) is an American comedy directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. The screenplay was by frequent Capra collaborator, Robert Riskin. The screenplay was based on a sho read more

Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn believe “The More the Merrier” The More the Merrier (1943) is an American romantic comedy directed by George Stevens and starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn. This was director Steven’s last feature film before he j read more

Jean Arthur has “Too Many Husbands” Too Many Husbands (1940) is a screwball comedy directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, and Melvyn Douglas. The screenplay was written by Claude Binyon (True Confession 1938), based on a play by W. Somerset Maugham.Melv read more

It’s been a pleasure for me to celebrate, in the last few days, the wonderful actress that Jean Arthur was by hosting the 120 “Screwball” Years of Jean Arthur Blogathon! I loved reading all the entries, which showed a great variety in style and gave us many reasons to admire Jean, read more

“I guess I became an actress because I didn’t want to be myself.” *** There was in Old Hollywood an actress named Jean Arthur whose chosen star name was a tribute to Joan of Arc and King Arthur, nothing less. She was born Gladys Georgianna Greene in Plattsburg, New York, had Norweg read more

Virginia of The Wonderful World of Cinema is hosting the 120 Screwball Years of Jean Arthur Blogathon. The October 15 - 17 tribute to the beloved actress begins HERE. James Buchanan: "Now if you could only cook."Joan Hawthorne: "Oh, I can cook. I'm a marvelous cook. ... Can you butle?"Mike Rossini read more

Are you ready to celebrate the 120th (heavenly) birthday of one of Hollywood’s best comedians and also most impressively skilled and surprising actress and human being? I name the sparkling Jean Arthur! A woman who was secretive like an American Greta Garbo but who knew how to shine on the scr read more

During the past three weeks, I read a biography of the extremely secretive Jean Arthur, the “American Greta Garbo”, who lived a very private life, in view of the blogathon I’m hosting in her honour in a few weeks. I wanted to prepare myself well and wanted to do so by doing more th read more

The first time I saw Jean Arthur in a film, I didn’t immediately become a fan of her. I was one of those people who was irritated by her unique voice, and my attention was overall more dragged towards Gary Cooper (the film was Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Frank Capra, 1936)). However, I have learne read more

As part of my continuing resolve to clear out all of the movie's I've recorded but resisted, I took a deep breath and jumped into 1943's "The More the Merrier" starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn. It's a classic, right?....one of those films that is endlessly praised for read more

Comet Over Hollywood is doing a mini-series of “Classics in the Carolinas.” I’ll be spotlighting classic movie related topics in South Carolina (my home state) and North Carolina (where I currently live). Actress Jean Arthur in the 1930s With a distinct, squeaky voice and playing determined charact read more

Share This! An idealistic junior senator arrives in Washington, D.C., only to find corruption. Like most movie years, 1939 is remembered for a number of milestones, good and bad.  It was the last time the identity of the Oscar winners would be released to the press prior to the awards ceremony, sinc read more

Share This! “I was going up in the elevator [to work] and it struck me I wasn’t having any fun.  So I came right down and never went back.  Yes, sir, that was thirty-five years ago.”  —Grandpa Vanderhof (Lionel Barrymore) From his experience in directing Our Gang, Mack Sennett and Harry read more

I wrote this entry as a part of CineMaven’s Classic Symbiotic Collaborations Blogathon, where more than 50 bloggers are writing about actor-director collaborations from the classic film era. Click here to read all the wonderful entries! It’s no secret that director Frank Capra loved act read more

Talented Human Female Tuesday: Jean Arthur July 28, 2015July 27, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Jean Arthur, 1938 She was Frank Capra’s favorite actress. George Stevens said she was one of the greatest comediennes ever to grace the silver screen. It’s h read more

1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 2. Shane 3. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 4. Only Angels Have Wings 5. The More The Merrier 6. You Can’t Take it With You 7. Easy Living 8. The Talk of the Town 9 The Devil and Miss Jones 10. History is Made at Night 11. A Foreign Affair 12. The Whole Town’s Talk read more