His Girl Friday

Howard Hawks  ·  USA  ·  1940  ·  92 mins  ·   PG 
​Available to rent at Prime Video
Newsroom editor (Cary Grant) tries to win back his top reporter and ex-wife (Rosalind Russell). “A frenetic movie about attraction, ambition and work… There's always something new in the confetti of one-liners.” – Village Voice
His Girl Friday, Close Up 2019 pdf

Sullivan's Travels

Preston Sturges ·  USA  ·  1941  ·  ​ 90 mins  PG medium level violence
HD rental at YouTube Movies NZD8.99
​A Hollywood director sets out to find the real world behind the tinsel. “Among the finest Hollywood satires and a high-water mark in the career of one of the industry’s most revered funnymen” – Criterion
Sullivan's Travels, Close Up 2020 pdf

My Man Godfrey

Gregory La Cava  ·  USA  ·  1936  ·  94 minsPG
Available to rent at Prime Video
Manhattan socialite (Carole Lombard) gets more than she bargained for when she hires a vagrant (William Powell) as her butler. “A brilliantly executed screwball, full of both madcap humour and bitter satire” – Film4.  My Man Godfrey, Close Up 2019 pdf     My Streaming Gem – Pamela Hutchinson

The Shop Around the Corner

Ernst Lubitsch ·  USA  ·  ​1940​  ·  ​ 99 mins  ·  PG 
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Lubitsch applies his elegant ‘touch’ to this classic Hollywood comedy. Sullavan and Stewart play sparring co-workers in a Budapest shop. “Close to perfection – one of the most beautifully acted and paced romantic comedies.” – Pauline Kael
The Shop Around the Corner, Close Up 2011 pdf

The Palm Beach Story

Preston Sturges  ·  USA  ·  1942  ·  ​88 mins  ·  G 
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The wife of a penniless inventor decides to help him – by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire. “Leave it to Preston Sturges to create the sexiest and most grown-up romantic comedy of his day.” – Parallax View
The Palm Beach Story, Close Up 2016 pdf