3 Classic Rom-Coms Vol. 1

Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940), and The Lady Eve (1941)

I think that it's easy for me to say that “Rom Coms” (romantic comedies) are the films that I watch most. They’re easy to sit down to and enjoy without too much brain power! The physical, fast-paced dialogue and the farcical situations that come with screwball comedy make a dull evening bright and a hard day manageable again. Listed below are three out of my many favorites. Enjoy and don't hesitate to comment below with questions!

- Olivia

Bringing Up Baby (1938) - 1 hr 42 mins

Bringing Up Baby has been a favorite since childhood. Cary Grant stars as the reserved paleontologist David Huxley, who, while trying to secure 1 million dollars for his research, finds himself dragged on a crazy train of events while pursuing the scatterbrained, irritating heiress, Susan (Katharine Hepburn), who also happens to own a pet leopard, Baby.

Even though Bringing Up Baby didn't do well when it came out, it has nothing to do with the quality of the film. The director, Howard Hawks, said that it was because there were no normal people in it, but that is what makes it so good. It's full of humorous, farcical situations coupled with great performances from a cast of quirky characters, that include 4-time screen team Grant and Hepburn

Availability: Daily motion (free), Youtube , Amazon video, Googleplay, and on DVD.

• Purchase DVD: https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Up-Baby-Two-Disc-Special/dp/B0006Z2KX4

His Girl Friday (1940) - l hr 32 mins

Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell contain their laughter for a publicity still

If your looking for a fast paced, on the beat, quick with the line comedy, look no further than His Girl Friday. New York Newspaper editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) uses every trick in the book to keep his ex-wife Hildy, an independent career woman, from marrying a boring insurance salesman (Ralph Bellamy), including drawing her back into the newspaper business.

Availability: Youtube (free), Amazon video, Googleplay, on DVD, and now on Blu-ray!

Hildy (Rosalind Russell) with the rest of the men of the press

• Purchase DVD: https://www.amazon.com/His-Girl-Friday-Cary-Grant/dp/6305416192

• Purchase Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Friday-Criterion-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B01M7PYCF6/ref=tmm_blu_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

The Lady Eve (1941) - 1 hr 37 mins

Beer Heir Charles Pike (Henry Fonda) is overwhelmed by the Lady Eve, Jean Harrington (Barbara Stanwyck)

The entertainingly witty film The Lady Eve begins when after many months of studying snakes in the jungle, an innocent but wealthy beer heir, Charles Pike (Henry Fonda), makes his way back home via an Ocean liner. Here he finds himself the prime prey to women after his fortune, but it’s con-artist Jean Harrington (Barbara Stanwyck) and her two partners (Charles Coburn, Melville Cooper) that get a hold of him. However, matters get complicated when Jean ends up falling in love with him.

The film has a clever story line and a great cast of characters that will certainly make it, if not a favorite, a memorable film!

Availability: Youtube, Amazon video (cheapest), Googleplay, and on DVD.

• Purchase DVD: https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Eve-Criterion-Collection/dp/B00005JH9B/ref=sr_1_3?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1534022522&sr=1-3&keywords=the+lady+eve&dpID=517EH9JMPSL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch