Babbitt needs a remake

Gayle and I watched this on TCM and I could not get over how dissimilar this movie was to the book. She explained that this was the early sound era and the execs probably thought they had a built in audience because of the book but also thought that approaching this as a comedy with a happy ending would sell more tickets. A comedy? Oh man. I am sure that Babbitt has some themes that could be translated into the modern era and I would like to see it in a modern movie.
Alexander Payne could direct.

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