“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” is a rare comedy film from Alfred Hitchcock, usually known for his dramas as the Master of Suspense. The director pulled off this screwball comedy quite well, although it is not remembered as one of the great laughfests of all time. It is remembered as the second-to-last movie of Carole Lombard, who perished in an airplane crash in 1942.
Lombard and Robert Montgomery play a couple who find out that their three year marriage is not valid due to a clerical error. The comedy that ensues is entertaining, due to Hitch’s directorial abilities and a classy screenplay by Norman Krasna. Co-stars include Jack Carson, Gene Raymond, Philip Merivale, and Lucille Watson in this RKO Radio Pictures box office sensation.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941)
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My Review
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” is a rare comedy film from Alfred Hitchcock, usually known for his dramas as the Master of Suspense. The director pulled off this screwball comedy quite well, although it is not remembered as one of the great laughfests of all time. It is remembered as the second-to-last movie of Carole Lombard, who perished in an airplane crash in 1942.
Lombard and Robert Montgomery play a couple who find out that their three year marriage is not valid due to a clerical error. The comedy that ensues is entertaining, due to Hitch’s directorial abilities and a classy screenplay by Norman Krasna. Co-stars include Jack Carson, Gene Raymond, Philip Merivale, and Lucille Watson in this RKO Radio Pictures box office sensation.