Midnight (1939)

Despite certain complications such as Claudette Colbert's penchant for only being filmed from her left side, Mary Astor being well into her pregnancy, and John Barrymore's obvious cue card reading, Midnight is delightful little screwball that also features Don Ameche, Monty Woolley, Hedda Hopper, and Barrymore's last wife, Elaine Barrie who was brought on to keep Barrymore somewhat sober and coherent. The very best scene in the entire film starts at minute 3:40. Enjoy!


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S & G: Hopper Jabbers

I am currently reading, The Whole Truth and Nothing But by Hedda Hopper and James Brough. A co-worker was kind enough to unearth this tainted gem and let me borrow it. Hopper hops like a bunny from one subject to another dropping little tidbits and sometime making me wish I hadn't fell into her rabbit hole. It's a bit of stale news to a person who happily chews her way through one (auto)biography to another, however, the book is sprinkled with some sound advice and humorous prose... even if it makes me a little dizzy.