Cafe Society

Name: Cafe Society
Released: 1939
Rating: 44.36
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Shirley Ross

1939

Romance

Comedy

Paramount's Café Society applies a glossy new coat of paint to a wheezy old plotline. Madeleine Carroll plays a debutante named Christopher, who after a whirlwind courtship marries newspaper photographer Crick O'Banion (Fred MacMurray). But when Crick finds out that he's been rushed to the altar so that Christoper can win a bet with society columnist Sonny DeWitt (Allyn Joslyn) he vows to teach her a good lesson.(allrovi.com)

Directed by:

Edward H. Griffith

Written by:

Virginia Van Upp

Starring:

Fred MacMurray

Madeleine Carroll Shirley Ross

Genres:

Romance, Comedy

Country:

USA

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1939

Romance

Comedy

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Rated 22 Jan 2017

One of the unsuccessful screwball couples where the team of Fred MacMurray & Madeleine Carroll which Paramount teamed up 3 times, this being the first. No winner, but a mildly enjoyable one. MacMurray does his usual charming bastard routine in his sleep while Carroll tries to channel Carole Lombard without it really suiting her. Does have a fun water sport scene and some of the dialogue works, but it's clear early on that this wasn't going to rival MacMurray's adventures with Lombard or Colbert.

Rated 22 Jan 2017

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