"Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant." - Cary Grant

“Rosalind Russell thought, while shooting, that she didn't have as many good lines as Cary Grant had, so she hired an advertisement writer through her brother-in-law and had him write more clever lines for the dialog. Since Howard Hawks allowed for spontaneity and ad-libbing, he, and many of the cast and crew didn't notice it, but Grant knew she was up to something, leading him to greet her every morning: "What have you got today?"

Hildy was a big influence on how the character of Lois Lane developed. Lois was introduced two years earlier, but in the Max Fleischer cartoons and the radio shows in the 40's, she basically became Rosalind Russell as Hildy.

“Rosalind Russell was insecure during the first days of filming, knowing that she had been far down on the list of choices for the female lead. Making matters worse was the fact that Howard Hawks just watched her initial scenes with Cary Grant without making any comment. Finally, she expressed her frustration to Grant, who counselled, "If he didn't like it, he'd tell you." When she asked Hawks how he felt about her work, he said, "You just keep pushin' him around the way you're doing." That was enough to put her at ease.”

“Ginger Rogers wrote that she was offered the role of Hildy Johnson. She read the script, but this was before Cary Grant was cast, and she turned it down. After learning that Grant was cast, she regretted it.”

“The famous in-joke about Ralph Bellamy's character ("There's a guy in a taxi down at the court building looks just like that movie star, what's his name? Ralph Bellamy!") was almost left on the cutting room floor: Harry Cohn, the studio head, saw the dailies and responded in fury at the impertinence, but he let Howard Hawks leave it in, and it has always been one of the biggest laughs in the film.”

My mom was born in 1933. She got me hooked on these old black & white movies back when AMC channel was just coming out in the 80's. To this day, this movie is my all time favorite movie!!

BTW, for those that don't know, when Cary says "he was tight" at 9:22, he means excessively drunk.

"Old lace" is a reference to elderly women wearing old dresses embellished with lace that were fashionable when they were young. Note that Molly Malloy is wearing a blouse with a lace collar and placket. Now imagine her wearing the same blouse in another forty years. Old lace.

It is so refreshing and wonderful to see a young person like yourself appreciating classic films such as these. Another Cary Grant movie that I would recommend (again with Katherine Hepburn) is "Holiday". Not so well known, but a truly enjoyable gem. Keep up the great work, I really love your channel!

You can catch Cary Grant with his shirt off in Hitchcock's "To Catch A Thief".

"Yeah yeah yeah, I swear on my mothers grave!" "Alright well.....hey wait a minute, you're mother's still alive!" "All right all right my grandmother's grave!"

Your crush on Carey grant is adorable. Totally relate!

This is another one of my absolute favorites. You’re absolutely right when you talk about how everyone knowing her is about her acumen as a reporter, but the details make it more so. Like all of the people that know her are colleagues, sources, or service industry staff that work in industry bars. And with the exception of the woman connected to the man scheduled to be hanged, everyone she deals with is a man and they not only respect her as an equal, but look up to her because they’ll follow her instinct over their own or their fellow (male) reporters. Also the end for her character isn’t being a mom or subservient, it’s fully embracing her passion to be a newspaper woman. Edited: the dude who was told he didn’t deliver the message he delivered was a Laurel and Hardy sight gag/reference

Old Lace is a style of decoration on fabrics like table coth and cushion cases that was very popular in the 1800s for dresses and therefore in the 20th century is often associated with old women. It is a craft that has long tradition in Europe, especially Belgium and the Netherlands.

I completely understand your love for Cary Grant. One winter evening my mom and I snuggled together to watch a Cary Grant movie. My mother had put a kettle on the stove so we could have a hot drink. Sometime during the movie we started smelling burning plastic. We'd forgotten the kettle. It was glass. The water had boiled down, the plastic lid melted, falling into the kettle and began burning. The kettle shattered and started an electrical fire. We pulled the fire alarm and the entire apartment complex ended up on the street in our pajamas while the firefighters put out the fire. (Everyone and everything was fine). To this day we blame Cary Grant. (And use an automatic turn-off kettle)

Here is a life truth. Every woman is in love with Cary Grant. She might not know it but she is.

"What is with Niagara Falls and honeymoons?" - Las Vegas didn't really exist yet in the 30's, and Paris or Miami was too expensive, so Niagara Falls was easy for New Yorkers to reach by train, scenic, and the big tourist-attraction destination since the 20's. Clifton Hill was still relatively classy back then. ;) (And Reno was the divorce capital of Nevada, which is why THAT reference turns up in a lot of old movies.)

I love that Cary and Rosalind were the best of friends. Grant was best man at Russell's wedding as he introduced her to her future husband, Frederick Brisson who stayed with Cary Grant in his guest house while Grant was filming His Girl Friday. Upon hearing that Grant was making the movie with Russell, Brisson asked his friend if he could meet her. Cary Grant then spent weeks greeting Russell each morning on set with the question "Have you met Freddie Brisson?" in an effort to pique the actress's curiosity. One night, when Russell opened her door to let Grant in before they went dancing, as they often did, she found him standing next to a stranger. Grant explained that the odd fellow was Freddie Brisson, the man whom he had mentioned so often, and they set off for dinner, with Freddie in tow. Russell and Brisson's marriage lasted 35 years, ending with her death. They vacationed together with Cary, and and Cary gave a eulogy at her funeral.

I get what she means when she wants to be a person with a life rather than someone who goes chasing people around at 3 in the morning, but you can tell, she genuinely just loves it (maybe not the giving people no privacy part but the planning and writing and chasing down a story).

For great ad lib you have to see Abbott & Costello. I read a story about him where they said that they only gave Costello the most basic scripts and just turned him loose to come up with his own lines because he was always funnier that way. Oh the days when plot, dialogue and characters were more important than who was starring in the movie. How I miss those days.

I was about to go to bed, but then this popped up. Great fun. Thanks.

“Some of the comments here claim that, when John Qualen sticks his his head out of the rolltop desk he's hiding in and Cary Grant yells, "Get back in there, you mock turtle," the line is an in-joke referring to Paramount's 1933 film version of "Alice in Wonderland," in which Grant played the Mock Turtle. Those claims are absolutely ridiculous. In the original Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur play "The Front Page" (which "His Girl Friday" is based on), the line was, "Get back in there, you God-damn turtle!" When "The Front Page" was first filmed in 1931, the phrase "God-damn" was forbidden, even during the pre-Code era. So the line was changed to "Get back in there, you mock turtle!" Charles Lederer, who worked on the scripts of both film versions was simply reusing the sanitized version of the line in Hawks' remake.”(From IMDb)

Mia, I freely admit that I don't always get to watch your review in one sitting. Sometimes I have to leave it and come back to it later. This is why my comments do not always come along at the same time. Such is life and such is my third comment in more than 12 hours...ha ha. I am nearly finished watching and I have to tell you that I saw this movie for the first time a LONG time ago as a kid and I just loved it, but I didn't really know why. Some of the old classics just captured my attention. Then, I saw it again about a decade later and maybe I still liked it because of the actors and the dialogue. But, listening to you taking the time to pay attention to things like role reversal, the gossiping male reporters, the fact that Hildy can hold her own, is street smart and yet she is still feminine...it brings a new appreciation for me to just how great this little film truly is. Plus, you don't have to apologize for liking Cary Grant (and Gable and the other leading men) so much...even guys like me get it and understand the fawning...I feel the same way about all of those gorgeous actresses from yesteryear. Please keep up the reviews and appreciation for the old films (well, some really old and then some, not quite so old, but old none the less...) because to my knowledge, no one else is doing this. Also, I thought I paid attention to films, but listening to you bring up a few things that I hadn't even considered...well, lets just say that is what makes your reviews interesting. Good luck and enjoy the popcorn!

“In addition to casting Hildy as a female reporter and editor, the City Room of the Morning Post had a half dozen other women sitting at reporter's desks. As a 1940 film, this was an extraordinary number for what was then an overwhelmingly male profession.”

I just love Rosalind Russsell from her role in this to her role in Auntie Mame and Trouble with Angels. She is just a spectacular actress in my mind.

I am so glad to see you enjoy yet another of my favourite films. I keep re-watching this movie, and it never gets old. The dialogue, the editing, all the characters. Hildy is amazing as a smart, assertive, confident, human being. Cary Grant? Again, as I may have said, he and I share the same ambition: to be Cary Grant. I first saw this in the late 1980's, and from then on I was hooked on candlestick telephones, roll top desks and fedoras. Your interactions with the movies mirror so much my own, and I can see from your other subscribers, they feel that too, and are recommending so many cracking films that I also adore. North by Northwest, Some Like It Hot and so many others. Editing, dialogue, pacing, great characters and no ego. You deserve 100x your subscribers.

Thanks for the shout out Mia! I was already grinning ear to ear watching your reaction and would've still even if you disagreed, heh. I could praise this film forever, it really is lightning in a bottle. Something I'd like to add here is how they do an exceptionally solid job showing off the unethical aspects of the business and making subtle jabs. We may love our Hildy's individuality and head for the work she does, but they also characterize her (+Walter) as someone fully on board with fudging things up just for the story and getting to the finish line so to speak before the other papers, rather than being driven by a calling to do good. Hardly a bad thing of course, in fact I love it. In say a Capra picture you tend not to see such moral grayness. But lest we forget, as declared tongue-in-cheekly at the beginning, they bear *no* resemblance to the men and women of today's press. No, not at alllll. Any time Hildy is torn between something I'm especially riveted, be it juggling two men on two different phone lines, or resigning herself to what impending married life represents versus the allure of joining the scrambling following WIlliams' jail break. But the resolution of her arc as seen in her dubbing herself a "newspaperman" is truly the best. It's such a thrill to see her state something so matter-of-fact like that. Even if Walter does a repeat performance I think it's safe to say she'll have her work instead of a replacement this time. Go her. Before I go, congrats on 1k! Very happy to see it.

I love your intelligent comments and that you are willing to watch the old classics. Most people your age reacting on KZfaq don't go further back than films from the 1990's. Check out All About Eve and Dodsworth- two amazing classics.

When you mentioned the length of the script it immediately reminded me of the TV series "Gilmore Girls" which also had extra-long scripts with overlapping dialogue. If you haven't seen it I highly recommend it. Cary Grant is one of the greats, I have at least 20 of his films in my collection.

“His Girl Friday” is my favorite movie, so it makes me happy to know that someone younger than me enjoys the movie too. I also like Cary Grant as an actor, and Rosalind Russell is excellent in this.

“Howard Hawks pitched the idea of remaking "The Front Page" to Cary Grant in the lead while directing the star in Only Angels Have Wings (1939). At the time, Harry Cohn wanted to make the film with Grant as reporter Hildy Johnson and legendary newspaper columnist Walter Winchell as editor Walter Burns.”

OFF TOPIC: Just re-watched "The Great Escape" (1963). Seen it several times before but had forgotten just how beautifully it's filmed. And an all-star cast of course. For anyone who's interested, it's presently viewable as a KZfaq free movie kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d9dikqafsti0g58.html Also "Ball Of Fire" (1941) Howard Hawks/Billy Wilder screwball comedy starring Barbara Stanwyck & Gary Cooper kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qKt2krCmtLvcknk.html (do let me know when these links go bad so I can delete)

This is the same with the (obviously, later) television shows, Moonlighting and Gilmore Girls, which had very long scripts because of how the speed of the dialogue. Cybill Shepherd told the creator of Moonlighting, "This is a Hawksian comedy."

I love your channel - you seem to be the only movie reaction person I can find who deals with older historic movies, and that's something I really miss on the other movie reaction channels. Two observations on this film: I heard somewhere that Cary Grant used that "Archie Leach" gag in various movies, though this is the only one that i can recall offhand. And one of the other commenters mentioned that Ralph Bellamy was known for playing the man who loses the heroine to a better man; I only know one other instance, but that is the Astaire and Rogers movie Carefree (1938), in which he plays a character with essentially identical personality and plot function as the one he plays here. Once again, thanks so much for this great channel.

Yay, for a Cary Grant film marathon! No man in movies can wear a suit like Cary. Watching this on December 7, 2021 the anniversary of Pearl Harbor December 7,1941 when the US entered WW ll.

Did you notice notice there's no background music until the very end??? The dialogue is absolutely outstanding, and any music would've taken away from the fast paced structure. An absolute gem!!!

Glad you’ve found this treasure. It’s my favorite movie of all time, and I am deliberate in taking the time to watch at least once a year. Wish you spoke about the best line in movie history - leave the rooster story in, that’s human interest. Pure, 24k gold. Thanks for doing justice to an American treasure.

You have to check out "The Awful Truth" 1937. Most movie buffs are in full agreement that this was the movie in which Cary Grant's unique screen persona was born. The director Leo McCarey wanted more spontaneity out of Grant. Initially Grant felt like a fish out of water and in desperation decided to copy the mannerisms of McCarey. And thus the Cary Grant that every one knows and loves was born. Irene Dunne is his leading lady (and very funny) and Ralph Bellamy (His Girl Friday) and Aster the dog (Bringing up Baby) add to the mayhem.

This is one of the BEST old comedies! So glad you are watching it

Just gonna say NORTH BY NORTHWEST (he’s a bit older but still very much Cary Grant) !! Also, I’m here for a possible Patreon. I’d love to see a fuller reaction video on Patreon, but I’m not sure if it would work with your style of stopping and commenting as you go-which I do enjoy. Most people who make those full reactions available require because of copyright that you have your own copy of the film to watch along with the reaction which I’d be totally cool with.

The great thing about movies at this time was the snappy dialogue. Loved this.

Nobody's been this excited over Porter Hall since Mrs. Hall on their wedding night.

One thing you really hafta remember, the GREAT screen writers of the thirties were either novelists or news paper writers of the twenties. A lot of the great movies of this era, this film, "It Happened One Night" with Clark Gabe, centered around news paper reporters.

160 page script and a 90 minute film. That's rapid dialogue. "Archie Leach" was Cary Grant's real name. "There's a guy in a taxi down at the court building looks just like that fellow in the movies, what's his name? Ralph Bellamy!"

I love this film. The first time I saw it, I was gobsmacked by the brilliant script. I also fell a little bit in love with Rosalind Russell. Such a great actress.

Wow, a nice review and a long one too. Good job. I thought your next one was going to be Hitchcock's "North by Northwest," perhaps the ultimate later Cary Grant film. But I imagine we will get to it when you do a Hitchcock series. Rosalind Russell said later in life that she was proud that she could model strong, independent women. Here are 2 people in this movie you likely didn't know: The hilarious process server was Billy Gilbert, a well known comedian, who is in virtually every Laurel and Hardy movie. One thing I didn't realize until I looked it up is that he had a famous sneezing routine, and that was the model for "Sneezy" in Snow White. The other is Cliff Edwards, who played one of the press room reporters. You would never know this but he became famous for playing the ukelele, and became the voice of JIminy Cricket in "Pinocchio." He did the beautiful rendition of "When you Wish Upon a Star" which has become an iconic classic. Alcoholism led to his eventual undoing. I"m pretty sure the location of the movie is supposed to be Chicago, where I"m from , the ultimate newspaper town.

Ralph Bellamy sounds EXACTLY like he does in Trading Places 😄

I haven't seen this movie in may years. Thank you. I enjoyed watching it with you, as well as your insightful comments. I appreciate you reacting to these old films. No one else is really doing this. Speaking of Cary Grant, have you seen North by Northwest? It's an odd film. More style than plot. It is a great show piece of that early 60s, Mad Men style of architecture and fashion plus all the polish and gloss you'd expect from a technicolor Hitchcock film. Would definitely find your reaction interesting.

The phrase _Lavender and Old Lace_ is taken from a popular romance novel from 1902. It describes the life stories of several different women. The title evokes (for me) a visit to an elderly woman, whose house has a strong scent of lavender, and whose furniture is covered in doilies.

Cary Grant films I recommend: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, My Favorite Wife, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, Gunga Din, The Awful Truth, Holiday, Only Angels Have Wings, Penny Serenade, Suspicion, The Talk of the Town, Once Upon a Honeymoon, None but the Lonely Heart, The Bishop’s Wife, Every Girl Should Be Married, Monkey Business, & Father Goose

Love your reactions! Please react to “Auntie Mame” with Rosalind Russell! It’s one of my favorites!

“It is estimated that the normal rate of verbal dialogue in most films is around 90 words a minute. In His Girl Friday (1940), the delivery has been clocked at 240 words a minute.”

“Rosalind Russell resented the fact that she wasn't the first choice to play Hildy for director Howard Hawks. She showed up to the audition with her hair wet from swimming.”

I haven't even watched any of your videos yet but I am so impressed with your organization. The fact that you've created a recommendation/feedback form has earned my sub lol. After this video I'll be going to check out your past videos. Great work and I look forward to seeing more from you.

I didn't know anyone else could be as excited as I am when I see that Roscoe Karns is in a movie. Take a look at "Twentieth Century" for another great performance by him.

I’d love to see a series of reactions to Preston Sturges comedies (The Great McGinty, The Lady Eve, Sullivan’s Travels, The Palm Beach Story, The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, Hail the Conquering Hero, etc.).

Great video! His Girl Friday is a classic. I'm very excited about An Affair to Remember, it's one of my favorites.

Btw, the accused is Berger from Casablanca and Mr Jorgeson from The Searchers

I love this movie so much oh my goodness. The story theyre breaking is wild but the movie is incredible. Russell and Grant forever 🙌

Love this fast talking banter between characters. Funny, well written, with a great cast.

Niagara Falls was a honeymoon spot for the middle class who couldn't afford a foreign vacation from the 1920s to the 50s. After air travel started to become more affordable to the masses Hawaii, Mexico, and the Caribbean took its place. Europewas still considered an upper class vacation until the 1970s.

Have you watched Auntie Mame? I think that is the defining role Roseland Russell. Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy were a perfect pair for Trading Places and you might have fun with a Month Review of their movies. A great Cary Grant movie starring two of the most watchable performers; Grant and Audrey Hepburn is a perfect movie for your plot reactions. I was totally captivated by that movie and was totally surprised by all the twists and turns. The expression about lavender and old lace speaks to elderly women, particularly a widow, Lavender was the color of off mourning; no longer in black. Lace was used as embellishment and often removed from one outfit and placed on another. Lace was handed down as it was an expensive embellishment and used over and over

Congrats on the 1000 subscribers Mia!!!

This is the most American film ever made. 31:50 Try and notice when the girl jumps out of the window. One of the journalists move from left to right in the camera angle, just as the girl rushes towards the window. This is a vintage camera trick to keep our focus on her without us noticing that we do, while there's life in the foregrund. As she moves towards the window from right to left, we need to keep the right side of the image clear to be able to follow her, and as she jumps out, the guy in the left of the foreground moves to the right to clear the left side of the image, so we continue to see her jump out. I've read that Howards Hawks invented that trick for this film. I have noticed both Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson steal it and use it in "Jaws" and "Fellowship of the Ring" respectively.

Thanks for another great film reaction; Congratulations on reaching 1000 subscribers!

You mentioned how the film seemed to take a big turn. The first scenes in the film were invented by the filmmakers - the play actually starts with the first scene in the newsroom. The play is basically a one-set play with all the action happening in the newsroom. You can see the first film (titled The Front Page starring Adolph Menjou and Pat O’Brian) to see that the film does use a lot of the play’s original dialog. This film falls into Hawks’s favorite situation - a group of professional men doing a job who are good at what they do. Other Hawks films with this theme include Only Angels Have Wings, Ball of Fire, The Thing From Another World, Rio Bravo and many others. A woman is often involved with the group but she must be “good enough”. The scene with Hildy interviewing Earl Wilson was written to show that Hildy is good at what she does.

Great reaction Mia! You are so perceptive in picking up subtleties and nuances of these classics. John Qualen who played Earl Williams also played Victor Lazlo's underground contact in Casablanca. He showed Victor and Ilsa the ring with the Free French Cross of Lorraine to identify himself. Also - love your new classic black and white Hollywood thumbnail photo! Very elegant! You're one swell dame sista!

Congratulations on 1K subscribers, Mia! 👏🏻🏆🎇

Congratulations on hitting a thousand subscribers!

Great Reaction to a Great Film!!!

“Jean Arthur was the first choice to play Hildy. Among the other actresses who also turned down the role were Carole Lombard, Margaret Sullavan, Ginger Rogers, Claudette Colbert and Irene Dunne.”

“During filming, Rosalind Russell noticed that Howard Hawks treated her like an also-ran, so she confronted him: "You don't want me, do you? Well, you're stuck with me, so you might as well make the most of it."

Omg, yes, the dialogue! My 3rd watch and I'm bound to catch what I missed! Fast fast paced patter! Catch it if you can!😆 You set it up PERFECTLY!

My favorite Rosalind Russel flick is, "What A Woman!" with Brian Aherne and Willard Parker. Equally as good is "Hired Wife", again with Aherne. Simply fantastic.

I'm in the middle of watching your review now but you mentioned Cary Grant's versatility---you've seen him now in (I believe) it's been 4 roles, The Philadelphia Story, Arsenic and Old Lace, Bringing up Baby and His Girl Friday. All of these films are comedies, with a hint of drama. I would strongly suggest checking out his most celebrated collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock in North By Northwest. This film was the precursor to the James Bond films and you can tell it had a major influence. It has a perfect mixture of adventure, mystery and intrigue, comedy and romance. And for another, I would choose Notorious with Ingrid Bergman. Another Hitchcock film but Grant's role is much darker---essentially a puppet master who uses someone to further his own professional ambitions. As far as a gun being pointed at someone and it being in violation of the Hays Code---the entire film noir genre is full of these type of scenes, so if it was in violation, many many films found a way around the censors. Looking forward to you delving into the film noir genre with Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, The Big Sleep, Nightmare Alley and many more. Also fun note: His Girl Friday is one of Quentin Tarantino's top 5 favorite films of all-time.

Mia, I love your reactions and believe all younger generations should have the experience of viewing the "CLASSIC MOVIES". As a young adult, with only 3 TV channels available, I was blessed with the ability to view these on a constant bass (weekends & late-night shows were made for classic movies). Even when tried & true stage shows were released on the big screen they seemed like FRESH IDEAS. Now days everything appears to be just so much rehashed junk! Now you need to react to the "NOT SO DASHING" Cary Grant in "Father Goose". This is one of his last movies and shows he is still at the top of his game.

Great review of this movie.

In the early 80s I was lucky enough to see Cary Grant at SMU in Dallas do an actor’s studio type event where they showed a montage of his films then he spoke and took questions, it was wonderful seeing him being such a fan especially North by Northwest, thanks Mia I really enjoy your excellent channel

Your best insights yet. 👍

This pace of dialog was given great homage with _The Gilmore Girls_ (esp. after season 1). Instead of a typical 45-50 pages for a 1-hour drama, the scripts were about 80 -- most of it dialog. It was a great callback but still, and amazingly, slower than this.

They did a remake of this in 1974 "The Front Page" with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. A Very good film. My favourite Carry Grant film is the 1963 "Charade" with Audrey Hepburn.

I just happened to look up reactions to this movie that I enjoy so much and found your channel... What a wonderful reactor you are! I hope you get around to Roman Holiday. It's a gem.

“To capture the film's fast-paced dialogue clearly, Howard Hawks decided to use multiple microphones rather than one overhead boom mike. Since the microphones couldn't be turned on simultaneously, a sound technician had to switch from mike to mike on cue. Some scenes required as many as 35 switches.”

First of all Mia... Congratulations on reaching 1000 subscribers! 🎊🎉 The first of many milestones for this channel, I’m sure. And it’s cool we got to celebrate it with you watching this classic comedy. It’s no surprise that Cary Grant is fantastic as always but watching these clips with you just reminded me again just how versatile he truly is. As you pointed out, he’s got a tougher edge to his persona here since he’s playing a hard-nosed reporter who’ll do anything to scoop a story. And just listen to him and Rosalind Russell spitting out those lines a mile a minute, as if they were unloading artillery. The fact that Howard Hawks is overseeing this makes total sense since he directed his share of gritty classic gangster movies. Only here, Hawks is substituting the spraying of Tommy Gun bullets with rapid fire wordplay. And speaking of Rosalind Russell, isn’t she great? She absolutely CRUSHES it in this. It was thrilling to see you get excited about witnessing strong female representation during this 1940 film to the point that it led you to proclaim “I want to be Hildy Johnson when I grow up!” And let me chime in as well and say “And so do we all!” That’s what’s so cool about following a strong protagonist in any story, regardless of gender, because they have the unbiased potential to inspire both men and women in a meaningful way. And because of that, actresses from Hollywood’s Golden Age such as Rosalind Russell, Katherine Hepburn, Betty Davis, and Barbara Stanwyck (to name a few) actually became feminist icons decades before that official movement even had a name. In fact, oftentimes the reason audiences even had the opportunity to see willful, dynamic, and intelligent female protagonists onscreen was because these very same actresses embodied these characteristics themselves and were battling behind the scenes to bring them to light. And since we’re on this topic, it was fun to see you notice the sly gender reversal of making the men these frenetic gossipers instead of women. I don’t think that went unnoticed by Quentin Tarantino when he penned the line in Pulp Fiction (“When you little scamps get together, you’re worse than a sowing circle”) which you seemed to reference yourself at one point. Tarantino is a huge Hawks fan and he even directly references ‘His Girl Friday’ by name in a scene description of his Oscar winning screenplay. You’re doing a fantastic job, Mia and it’s a joy to see you pick up on so many nuances during these reactions and offer up your own insights in real time. Since you requested it of your subscribers and viewers, I went ahead and submitted my recommendation form and if I stumble upon any other ideas I’ll be sure to share. I was going to add a little more here in response to a question you had in regards to Cary Grant: “Do they still make them like this anymore?” But I’ll make that my parting shot the next time in honor of closing out this series devoted to him. Cheers! 😊

You definitely need to watch the Cary Grant Irene Dunn movies "My Favorite Wife", and "The Awful Truth". You also need to watch Rosalind Russell in "Auntie Mame", and "Gypsy".

Fun reaction to a great film! I love the pace and snappy dialogue. I also like seeing Hildy as a savvy, street smart woman navigating through a man’s world. I’m soooo excited to see An Affair to Remember!!! It’s one of my favorites because both Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant are among my all time favorite actors! And yes, do Patreon! It’d be great to be able to watch entire films and your reaction! Thanks, Mia!

Yes this another absolute fave. The opening scenes are my fave comedy parts.😅

“Three years before this movie was released, Cary Grant and Ralph Bellamy co-starred in "The Awful Truth" which was also a comedy about a divorced couple trying to outmaneuver each other, with Ralph Bellamy being a suitor of Cary Grant's character's ex-wife. Both films were based on plays, and both films were remakes.”

"Old lace" refers to, as example, doilies. "Old ladies" typically wore "lace" as outer collars.

one of my favorite movies!!

Billy Gilbert -- "Pettibone" -- was a great character actor. Ralph Bellamy is the actor who plays Bruce Baldwin. And "Archie Leach" was Cary Grant's real name.

Hi, Mia. Still waiting (and hoping) you soon review "On the Waterfront," a classic film and one of my top 3 all-time favorites.

The best part of the studio system is all the character actors you could see again and again. Spoiler:The murderer was also in Casablanca.

Rosalind Russell is excellent in Picnic… William Holden is in it as well. One of my favorite movies.

Robert Altman had a lot of overlapping dialogue in his movies, but as we can see, he didn't invent it. Going to Niagara Falls for your honeymoon really is a thing. You know the song Shuffle Off to Buffalo? It's about a couple of newlyweds taking a train to Niagara Falls. According to some web sites I found, the place is called the "Honeymoon Capital of the World." It's supposed to have started when the daughter of Aaron Burr and her new husband went there in 1801. You didn't mention Rosalind Russell's wardrobe. She had more than one striped suit, and the hat she wore in the opening scenes is iconic. Rosalind Russell's other best-known roles are Mame Dennis in Auntie Mame, and Mama Rose in Gypsy (she was great in this one). It's been a long time since I last saw An Affair to Remember. I'm looking forward to it. Thanks for another great reaction! And congratulations for getting to 1000 subscribers!

I don't know if it's been suggested to you but, Alfred Hitchcock's "Notorious" starring Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman, also with Claude Raines. I think you will really like his performance. Also "North by Northwest".

Lavender and old lace denotes a gentle and old-fashioned style; originally the title of a novel (1902) by Myrtle Reed, later dramatized; the phrase was reworked in Joseph Kesselring's play Arsenic and Old Lace (1941), featuring two respectable spinster sisters who are given to poisoning their lodgers.

Try "Only Angels Have Wings". Cary in one of his action-adventure movies. Ben Hecht, one of the playwrights, was a well-established reporter in Chicago before going to California to become a writer. He used a lot of his experience as a report to help form the basis of the play.

If you have not watched it already, try watching Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame. It has been one of my very favorite movies since I saw it when I was 8 in 1959. I did not understand it all then but I loved it more and more each time I saw it over the years.