Tuesday, January 27, 2009

IT ALL CAME TRUE (1940)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032643/

Made the same year as the Edward G. Robinson gangster comedy BROTHER ORCHID, this gangster musical comedy(!) is not nearly as funny, but still a pleasant little mashup. Humphrey Bogart is hiding from the law in a boarding house run by the moms of showgirl Ann Sheridan and struggling songwriter Jeffrey Lynn, who have just returned home. Bogie handles the comedy well, and the supporting cast is graced by some of the best character actors, especially Zasu Pitts and Felix Bressard.

This was the year before HIGH SIERRA and THE MALTESE FALCON (starring roles which were turned down by George Raft), after which Bogart became a top tier star at Warner Brothers.


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