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The Bride Walks Out (1936)
Pure Romantic Comedy
Pure romantic comedy that doesn't hit every mark, but is well worth it. If you loved Palm Beach Story, you'll at least like this.
Story of fashion-model married to $35/week surveyor, failing to make ends meet. He won't let her work, but she does anyway. She's tempted by rich playboy Robert Young. He's egged on by wife-hating Ned Sparks. Sparks, who delivers every line around a cigar stub, and Billy Gilbert, the repo man, steal every scene they are in.
Husband's refusal to see wife's point of view makes him look stupid, which was not the intent. Guess how it turns out? True lovers of this period have to learn to overlook this kind of sexism, I'm afraid.
A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
Not so bad, really
Not so great, but well worth watching. Reminds me of "Lady Eve": shipboard romance between stuffy millionaire and shady "aristocrat". Like Fonda in "Lady Eve", Brando is very stiff and uncomfortable-looking, and like Stanwyck, Loren is captivating.