Review of The Talk of the Town (1942) by Doris C — 25 Jan 2007
Continuing on with my Cary Grant movies, I don't have too much to say about this one. It's a great movie, as might be expected, and it's interesting to see Grant cast in a "darker" role-here he plays a man accused of arson who escapes from jail and is forced to take refuge in a home with a celebrated professor and a childhood sweetheart, as his ankle was hurt while on the lam.
Grant has some witty and intelligent dialogue with the professor (played wonderfully by Ronald Colman) regarding the law, saying that if it is just or not depends on what side of the gun you're on (made me think of Ben Harper).
Really a great movie, though Grant tends to take a backseat to Colman and Jean Arthur, as he has to spend much of the movie in seclusion. Next up is either "Holiday" or "The Awful Truth," I think.
This review of The Talk of the Town (1942) was written by Doris C on 25 Jan 2007.
The Talk of the Town has generally received very positive reviews.
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