Post by rmichaelpyle on May 15, 2009 4:27:46 GMT -6
Watched a real rarity last night with Cary Grant and Elissa Landi called "Enter Madame" (1935). This should have been a much better film, but, sorry to say, Elissa Landi (whom I think is such a very fine actress) and Cary Grant (whom I think is a very fine actor) had NO chemistry at all together. This film is the definition of mechanical acting! It's about an opera star - Landi - with whom Cary Grant falls in love. The beginning is really exciting and has Grant putting out a fire on stage where Landi is singing, thus saving her from perhaps burning herself severely. One thing leads to another and the two fall in love and are married. Her career - and that's what the movie dwells and dwells on! - ruins the marriage. Divorce is impending - finally happens in the form of a decree - remember, a decree allows 6 months to finalize - and in that six month period guess what happens? I'll bet you can, although I won't give spoilers here... No great shakes, but I'm glad I finally saw this hard to find film. Probably won't watch it again, though. Maybe I'll be hard up at 90 and be forced to say, "Hey, I haven't seen that in 30 years!"