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The Films Of Preston Sturges

Started by Small Man Big Horse, December 06, 2020, 07:17:55 PM

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Hotel Haywire (1937) - Slightly convoluted farce where after a prank backfires, the wife of dentist Mr Parkhouse thinks he's cheating on her, and a dodgy psychic ends up exploiting her by getting her to pay two of his clients to follow her husband around. Meanwhile their daughter is due to marry but the potential father in law thinks his son is a no good waste of space, though this is a plot which is largely on the back burner until the very end. It has its moments but is one of the weakest films scripted by Sturges, at an hour and six minutes it doesn't outstay its welcome but there's still a few scenes that drag, and while there's a fair amount which will make you smile I only found myself laughing out loud the once. 5.8/10