Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer(s) | |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic), Screwball Comedy |
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith Overview:
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock .
SYNOPSIS
Hitchcock's only comedy without suspense elements is a battle-of-the-sexes screwball with Lombard and Montgomery. A happily bantering married couple discover that a legal loophole has nullified their wedding; Montgomery's wry refusal to hold a quick ceremony infuriates Lombard and leaves the door open for other possibilities. Lombard and Hitchcock were great pals, and this is the production on which Lombard tweaked Hitchcock's statement about actors being cattle by corralling on the set three calves with the stars' names hung on them. This was Lombard's penultimate film, followed by Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be (1942), before her untimely death.
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) and The Awful Truth (1937)
By Duke Mantee on Jun 12, 2013 From SpoilersThe marriage plot is a device going back to Shakespeare. A reductive method of teaching Shakespeare posits that ?if it ends in a marriage, it?s a comedy.? Reductive because Richard III has some funny bits, but that?s not a comedy, but As You Like It ends in marriages and is less laugh-out-loud than ... Read full article
Fabulous Films Of The 1940's Blogathon: Mr. And Mrs. Smith (1941)
By monty on Feb 21, 2013 From All Good ThingsFor my contribution to the Fabulous Films of the 1940's Blogathon I chose the only comedy Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, did, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, starring my all time favorite actress Carole Lombard. This is my favorite film of hers by the way. Screwball comedies are my favorite type of f... Read full article
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) trailer
By Stephen Reginald on Mar 23, 2010 From Classic Movie ManMr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) trailer Check out this classic trailer for Mr. and Mrs. Smith. You've got to love the stylized approach. Supposedly, Alfred Hitchcock was surprised that Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery had never worked together before. The trailer touts this fact. Enjoy ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Mr. Harry Deever: I guess she's changed some huh?
[refering to David's wife]
David: Well, she's... changed a little.
Mr. Harry Deever: She once chased a dogcatcher half a mile with a baseball bat.
David: Well, she hasn't changed as much as you think.
[trying to get into an old dress of hers]
Ann: I can't imagine anything hanging in the closet shrinking so much.
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Facts about
Carole Lombard, in order to twit Alfred Hitchcock and generate publicity about his comment that "actors are cattle", set up a miniature cattle pen on the set. The pen held three heifers, each emblazoned with the name of one of the three stars.
"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 30, 1949 with Robert Montgomery reprising his film role.
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