About this episode
Ryan Ellis discusses the 1932 romantic comedy Trouble In Paradise, highlighting its characters and the influence of Ernst Lubitsch.
Easter probably called for a chat about the silent version of either The Ten Commandments or Ben-Hur, but no. I'm talking about a 1932 Ernst Lubitsch rom-com that's excellent with the rom, yet only smile-inducing with the com. Covering Trouble In Paradise also gets Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis and Herbert Marshall on Have you Ever Seen for the first time. They're all well-served by the infamous Lubitsch Touch. Here a rich, pampered, unworthy fail-daughter (Francis) is set up to be ripped off by clever thieves (Hopkins and Marshall). But they're all likable, the romance(s) work great and you even end up rooting for all the characters, even though each of them could easily seem despicable. Lubitsch: one of the greats in this genre. So cue up Trouble In Paradise in this 730th edition of HYES, where I give you the info about some pre-Code lovin' and stealin' European shennanigans. Jot down some thoughts about classic movies and tell me about them. My email is "haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com", my Twitter is "@moviefiend51" and my Bluesky is "ryan-ellis." Also, tickle that subscribe button and then take some time to write a review and rate the podcast as well. Last thing? Follow me on…
People in this episode
Host: Ryan Ellis
Topics covered
- romantic comedy
- classic films
- pre-Code cinema
- Ernst Lubitsch
- film reviews
Keywords
- Trouble In Paradise
- Ernst Lubitsch
- rom-com
- classic movies
- film review
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Trouble In Paradise, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur
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