Piccadilly Jim / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; a Robert Z. Leonard production ; directed by Robert Z. Leonard ; produced by Harry Rapf ; screen play by Charles Brackett and Edwin Knopf.
Publisher:
Warner Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Madge Evans, Eric Blore, Billie Burke, Robert Benchley. From the book by P.G. Wodehouse. Originally released as a motion picture in 1936. "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video Play Only devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including records and PC drives."--Container. Full screen (1.37:1). Includes trailer. Not rated.
Summary:
"The farcical flair of Robert Montgomery meets its match in the lampooning style of British humorist P.G. Wodehouse in 'Piccadilly Jim,' a blithe and expertly cast concoction from Hollywood's golden age of screwball comedy. Montgomery plays a London-based cartoonist whose caricatures spoil his actor father's (Frank Morgan) marriage plans when they offend the elder man's prospective in-laws. Luckily, the resulting fuss inspires him to create a comic-strip burlesque rich of the bumptious rich - and becomes a nationwide sensation. Unlukily, the spirited American beauty (Madge Evans) he's fallen for is a member of the mocked menagerie. In this charming final film of five that teamed perfect pair Montgomery and Evans, director Robert Z. Leonard keeps the mood light and the laughter plentiful with the aid of a smart Charles Brackett/Edwin H. Knopf adaptation and supporting players - including Eric Blore, Billie Burke, Robert Benchley, Grant Mitchell and young Tommy Bupp - who stoke the sparkle and wizard Wodehouse wit of 'Piccadily Jim'." --Container.
Series:
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group archive collection
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