Added: Dec 5, 2008
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Duration: 2:56
James Stewart and Ginger Rogers were "an item" when Vivacious Lady was filmed, and their obvious real-life affection for one another pours over onto the screen. Stewart plays Peter Morgan, a young botany professor who while on a visit to New York impulsively marries free-spirited nightclub singer Francey (Rogers). A few obstacles lie in the path of connubial bliss, however, including Peter's bitchy ex-fiancee Helen (Frances Mercer) and his stern college-dean father Peter Morgan Sr. (Charles Coburn). Hoping to break the news of his marriage gently to Helen and his father, Pete contrives to keep the union a secret, with the expected embarrassing results. Before the final fade-out, both Morgan Senior and Morgan Junior are on the outs with their respective wives, and it takes an uproariously tearful reunion on a passenger train to straighten things out. In his first outing as a producer, director George Stevens shows off his two-reel-comedy training with a number of hilarious comedy setpieces (the best is a slapsticky cat-fight between the two rivals for Pete's affections), though things tend to slow down towards the end. Stevens also finds room for several of his favorite character actors, including Grady Sutton, Franklin Pangborn and Willie Best, to do their time-honored specialties. Best of all is Beulah Bondi as James Stewart's mother (one of several such assignments), delivering a most unusual and touchingly funny performance. In short, Vivacious Lady was a guaranteed box-office smash even before the cameras began to turn.Ginger Rogers - Francey BrentJames Stewart - Peter MorganJames Ellison - Keith MorganBeulah Bondi - Martha MorganCharles Coburn - Peter Morgan, Sr.Frances Mercer - HelenFranklin Pangborn - Apartment ManagerGrady Sutton - CulpepperJack Carson - CharlieAlec Craig - Joseph the ChauffeurSleep 'n' Eat - PorterBobby Barber - ItalianLee Bennett - StudentMaurice Black - HeadwaiterStanley Blystone William Brisbane George Chandler - Man on TrainSpencer Charters - Husband in CoupleEdgar Dearing Vernon Dent Maude Eburne - Wife in CoupleKatharine Ellis - uncreditedPhyllis Fraser Helena Grant Vinton Haworth - DruggistRobert Holton June Horne Lloyd Ingraham - Noble the ProfessorJune Johnson - Miss BartonDorothy Johnson Marvin Jones - Boy on BusPhyllis Kennedy - Jenny the MaidRay Mayer - Man on TrainHattie McDaniel - Hattie the MaidDorothy Moore - Hat Check GirlEd Mortimer - PublisherDennis O'Keefe Barbara Pepper Tom Quinn - Maitre d'Vivian Reid Floyd Shackelford - PorterKay Sutton Frank M. Thomas - Train Conductor
Channel: Film
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