Kitty Foyle, The Champ and others...

[MDFrench]

Hey all,

Just finished watching Kitty Foyle. I admit, I wasn't very impressed. I am also going through the Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers DVD set with gusto.

I have recently reviewed Kitty Foyle and Swing Time at www.frenchbrosreviews.com.

I will soon be reviewing The Champ (1931) and Double Indemnity.

Just FYI,
Mike

 

[CherryRed]

Hi,
I just read your Kitty Foyle review. In it you say:

For example, why is that the only way to justify and reconcile single motherhood and keep Rogers a
sympathetic character is to make sure her out of wedlock baby dies in childbirth?

You may want to change that, since Kitty was married to Wyn. The child was not out of wedlock. He simply didn't know about it.

 

[MDFrench]

Hmm.. Now that you mention it, that was a fuzzy plot point. At what point did they divorce so Wyn could marry the other woman?

Thanks for the heads up.

Mike

 

[CherryRed]

I belive it was something that he or his family took care of . It's been a while since I watched it so I forget exactly how you find out.
It's the kind of movie you get a little more out of each time you see it. I also think that women see things in it that men don't. It's just one of those things.

Oh and don't forget that she did choose to go on and be independent with no man. She left him, he didn't leave her.

 

[Lauren]

Ginger is the greatest. Such a queen of style too! With as great of a comedian and a dancer she was in her and Astaire's movies, it's good to she she had a dramatic side too (which she founght greatly to have a chance at!). Great movies. I was just finishing the commentary of Swing Time a few days ago. Loved that you said this about it "This is light fun produced in a very classy package. Back in the 1930s, even comedies were sophisticated affairs done right the first time."

 

[MDFrench]

Thanks for the help with Kitty Foyle. I watch movies pretty carefully but sometimes things get by me.

Yeah - Swing Time is an awesome comedy/dance flick. Puts modern dance movies to absolute shame.

Mike

 

[CherryRed]

Ginger is the greatest. Such a queen of style too! With as great of a comedian and a dancer she was in her and Astaire's movies, it's good to she she had a dramatic side too (which she founght greatly to have a chance at!).

Lauren, have you read her biogrophy? It's very good.