Directed by Mitchell Leisen • 1939 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore
Arriving at Paris’s Gare de l’Est train station with only her gold lamé gown on her back, penniless American ex-showgirl Eve Peabody (Claudette Colbert) must use her wiles in order to work her way up in high society. Assuming the identity of the “Baroness Czerny,” Eve crashes a swanky soiree and soon finds herself entangled in the marital complications of a scheming aristocrat (John Barrymore) while being pursued by a lovestruck cab driver (Don Ameche). As scripted by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, this fizzy screwball is a sophisticated cocktail of romance, deception, and double, triple, and quadruple entendres galore.
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Skylark
Directed by Mark Sandrich • 1941 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Brian AherneBreezy banter, elegant clothes, and a sparkling cast are highlights of this witty look at a liberated woman navigating the ins and outs of modern marriage. As her fifth wedding anniversary appr...
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The Palm Beach Story
Directed by Preston Sturges • 1942 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary AstorThis wild tale of wacky wedlock from Preston Sturges takes off like a rocket and never lets up. Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert play Tom and Gerry, a married New York couple on the skids, fin...
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No Time for Love
Directed by Mitchell Leisen • 1943 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Ilka ChaseLove blossoms in the unlikeliest of places—the muddy underground river tunnels of New York City—in this screwball delight directed with characteristic panache by Mitchell Leisen. After ace p...
