Divine Tragicomedies
The two movies that started Leo McCarey's amazing '30s run
by R. Emmet Sweeney
posted Sep 4, 2008
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Duck Soup a "middling comedy"? Sorry, but this throws a spanner into the credibility of the entire essay.
Scaramouche posted 06.09.08
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Stuart Klawans on Leo McCarey (The New York Times)Paul Harrill on Leo McCarey (Senses of Cinema)
Tag Gallagher on Going My Way (Screening the Past)
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R. Emmet Sweeney writes a weekly column for TCM's Movie Morlocks blog, and also contributes to IFC News and The Rumpus.
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I completely agree with Scaramouche. True McCarey/Marx was not an ideal ticket and when u watch Duck Soup it is difficult to beleive that there was a director on the set at all,but still to call it a "middling comedy" is well .... amazing.
Siva posted 07.09.08