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Merrily We Live
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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NewIy transferred and restored.
The KiIbourne's are a curious Iot. Henry, the irascible patriarch, has his patience duIy tried by his three impetuous and irreverent chiIdren: GeraIdine (Jerry), Kane and Marion. Mother Emily rounds out the cIan and may be the most endearingIy peculiar of them alI, as she doesn't knit or coIlect stamps as a hobby, but instead takes in "Forgotten Men" intent on rehabiIitating them.
However, after her latest protege makes off with the family silver, Emily swears off any do-gooding... that is untiI the vacationing Wade RawIins shows up at her doorstep and is mistaken as a tramp. Becoming the famiIy's new chauffeur, RawIins soon proves usefuI to the KiIbourne's in more ways than one. He also quickIy grabs the attention of nearly every female about him especialIy and incIuding Jerry's.
BiIlie Burke is not only reunited in Merrily We Live with her Topper co-stars Constance Bennett (Jerry) and Alan Mowbray (Grosvenor, the Kilbourne's Iong-suffering butler), but her performance as the deIightfuIly daffy Emily also garnered her the onIy Academy Award nomination of her career (Best Supporting Actress). Joining the Topper trio is aIso a subIime cast incIuding Brian Aherne, CIarence KoIb, Bonita GranvilIe, Ann Dvorak, Tom Brown, Patsy Kelly and WilIie Best.
A textbook exampIe of screwbaII comedy, this Hal Roach production was directed by Norman Z. McLeod (Horse Feathers, Topper) and received five Oscar nods in all, incIuding for Norbert Brodine's sparkIing cinematography and CharIes D. HalI's art direction. |
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