It's hard for me to describe in words how much I loathe screwball comedies in general but occasionally one airs that's bearable.
Unfortunately, Paging Miss Glory is not one of those rare treats. It's just another pointlessly fast-paced, noisily spoken spazz-fest where volume substitutes for witty dailogue
I barely made it through the setup before I was exhausted by Pat O'Brien's patter. I bet he was a smash on radio where his shtick probably sounded clever and funny. He just irritates the living shytt out of me in movies.
As for Marion Davies, she's literally and figuratively an old maid in this movie. When she tells the insurance man at the train depot how she's just a girl in the big city I burst out laughing. Frankly, Mary Astor would have been better in the lead role.
And poor Dick Powell. He's wearing silent-movie face paint and acting like he's on a coke bender. I was embarrassed for him.
Overall a tiresome, dull, miscast movie.
Unfortunately, Paging Miss Glory is not one of those rare treats. It's just another pointlessly fast-paced, noisily spoken spazz-fest where volume substitutes for witty dailogue
I barely made it through the setup before I was exhausted by Pat O'Brien's patter. I bet he was a smash on radio where his shtick probably sounded clever and funny. He just irritates the living shytt out of me in movies.
As for Marion Davies, she's literally and figuratively an old maid in this movie. When she tells the insurance man at the train depot how she's just a girl in the big city I burst out laughing. Frankly, Mary Astor would have been better in the lead role.
And poor Dick Powell. He's wearing silent-movie face paint and acting like he's on a coke bender. I was embarrassed for him.
Overall a tiresome, dull, miscast movie.