Design for Living
Summary:
Design for Living was based on the stage comedy by Noel Coward, though little of his dialogue actually made it to the screen. Playwright Fredric March and artist Gary Cooper both fall in love with Miriam Hopkins, an American living in Paris. Both men love the girl, and the girl can't make up her mind between the two men, so the threesome decide to move in together--strictl... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Fredric March - (Tom Chambers)
Gary Cooper - (George Curtis)
Miriam Hopkins - (Gilda Farrell)
Edward Everett Horton - (Max Plunkett)
Franklin Pangborn - (Mr. Douglas)
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Review:
When first released, Design for Living was assailed for the incredible liberties it took in transferring the material from stage to the screen. Indeed, director Ernst Lubitsch and screenwriter Ben Hecht kept only a single line of dialogue from the witty, sparkling Noel Coward comedy -- and that one line was hardly itself distinguished. ... Continue >>
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