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I have never even HEARD of this movie!


Maybe it hasn't been shown on TCM (which I watch constantly) but I've never heard of, nor seen, this movie with some major stars in it. And I am way old and sort of an amateur film historian. I have quite a library of books about movies and stars of the classic era, but this movie (and I am watching and it doesn't ring a single little bell) is unknown to me.

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Wow. I could have written the same post. I'm 66 and love classic film. TCM has really expanded my knowledge of great movies. I recorded this earlier and just sat down to watch for the very first time and like you, had never heard of it.

By the way, do you have the book, Complicated Women, Sex and Power in Pre-code Hollywood? Or maybe you've seen the documentary on TCM with Jane Fonda narrating. One of the best books about major female stars prior to the code. I highly recommend it.

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Plus one! It’s on TCM right now and, so far, delightful. Stewart and Colbert are great together!

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I saw this film trending and I worried I'd been caught in a Berenstein Bears time warp. I was like, if there is no longer a film called It's a Wonderful Life Imma run out of here.

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haha! Trending? One comment in four years is trending? I should start looking at the trends.

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The Moviechat trending bar shows the most recently commented upon pages, so even one comment will push it to the very top, until someone comments on something else.

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That's funny! I had no idea. I hope they don't do away with moviechat like they did with the IMDB boards.

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I stumbled on it. Good cast, silly (not in a good way) story and zero chemistry between the leads.

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