The Luckiest Girl in the World is a 1936 comedy film directed Edward Buzzell and written by Herbert Fields and Henry Myers. The film stars Jane Wyatt, Louis Hayward, Nat Pendleton, Eugene Pallette, Catherine Doucet and Phillip Reed. The film was released on October 1, 1936, by Universal Pictures.
Réalisé parEdward Buzzell OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDrame, Comédie, Comédie romantique, Policier, Romance ActeursMelvyn Douglas, Claire Dodd, Florence Rice, Shepperd Strudwick, Louis Calhern, Nat Pendleton Note65% Joel (Melvyn Douglas) et Garda Sloan (Florence Rice) gèrent une entreprise de livres rares à New York. Pour compléter leurs revenus, ils se chargent de récupérer des livres volés pour le compte de sociétés d'assurances et d'enquêter sur des trafics ayant lieu dans le monde littéraire. Le couple emploie notamment Ned Morgan (Shepperd Strudwick), un ancien prisonnier condamné pour vol. Ce dernier est bientôt accusé du meurtre d'Otto Brockler (George Zucco), point de départ d'une dangereuse enquête pour les Sloan.
, 1h8 Réalisé parEdward Buzzell OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDrame, Policier, Romance ActeursCarole Lombard, Pat O'Brien, Ward Bond, Shirley Grey, Mayo Methot, Jack La Rue Note68% New York City streetwalker Mae (Carole Lombard) is placed on a train by a policeman and told not to come back. However, she gets off, taking the cab of Jimmy Doyle (Pat O'Brien), who doesn't think much of women. She slips away without paying the fare. Her friend and fellow prostitute, Lil (Mayo Methot), advises her to find honest work.
, 1h11 Réalisé parEdward Buzzell OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDrame ActeursFay Wray, Gene Raymond, Claire Dodd, Frank Albertson, Jessie Ralph, Frank Conroy Note58% Ann Carver (Fay Wray) and Bill Graham (Gene Raymond) are college sweethearts who graduate, marry, and go to work. There are major differences in their career success. Ann has a lawyer's degree, and goes to work at the law firm of retired Judge Bingham. On the other hand Bill, who in college was a campus football star and voted "Most Popular Man on Campus", lands a low-level job in an architectural firm. She scores a sensational success with her first case (see below) and receives a check for $5000 from her rich client, Harrison. This sets the stage for marital problems, because the very same day that she gets the check for $5000, her husband receives notice of a big raise at work — $10.