The Big Store was supposed to be the final Marx Brothers movie but they would make a come back five years later in another film. This was the final film of the five films that the Marx Brothers made for MGM. It was also one of the three films produced there after Irving Thalberg’s tragic death. Say what you will about Louis B. Mayer but he was no Thalberg. Thalberg had been one of their…
"The Big Store – A Marx Brothers Retrospective"Tag: Douglass Dumbrille
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is an Oscar-winning screwball comedy and satire about a humble man who inherits millions of dollars. “But, in the opinion of the court, you are not only sane but you’re the sanest man that ever walked into this courtroom.” – Judge May Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) is a humble man living in Mandrake Falls, Vermont during the Great Depression. You would think that his life would change drastically upon inheriting…
"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town: A Social Satire"