Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Dewey Starkey
- Norman Krasna
- Norman Krasna
Rating: 6.2/10 by 206 users
Alternative Title:
Mr and Mrs Smith - SE
M. et Mme Smith - FR
Casal do Barulho - BR
Sr. & Sra. Smith - Um Casal do Barulho - BR
スミスふさい - JP
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 35 minutes
Budget: $743,000
Revenue: $1,400,000
Plot Keyword: taxi, police, smoking, office, rain, gin, diary, champagne, snow, lawyer, black and white, screwball comedy, comedy of remarriage
Shame on you Warner Brothers, and while we're at it, shame on Criterion. Where is the Blu-ray???!!! This excellent film, Hitchcock's one and only straight romantic comedy, has its detractors. Why, because there are no murders? No white-knuckle suspense sequences? Well, I'm sorry but they are full of crap. Honestly, did Hitchcock ever slack off on anything he did? This film satisfies on many levels, and is at the very least a funny, well-crafted and welcome addition to the genre. Hitchcock made this film in order to work with the highly talented (and drop dead gorgeous) Carole Lombard, who gives her usual great performance here. His weakness for beautiful blondes is legendary. Robert Montgomery is also very good here. Any Hitchcock enthusiast should definitely see this film.
