Living in a Big Way (1947)(dvd)
Synopsis: Marrying in haste
before being drafted overseas, a GI returns to repent at leisure when his wife
turns out to be wealthy, pampered, intent on a good time and a totally
unsuitable mate.
A box-office disaster in its day and hardly seen
since, this confused mix of comedy, drama, social message, and sentimentality
is not without some entertainment value. Gene Kelly stars as the idealistic
hero, and he dances up a storm in a handful of numbers co-choreographed with
Stanley Donen.
Marie The Body McDonald is the wife; and the
experienced Gregory La Cava, while partly responsible for the inept screenplay,
directs with the style you would expect.
Cast: Gene
Kelly Runtime: 103 min Quality: 4:3, very
high.
*Note: USA and Canadian customers should check their dvd
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