Trouble in Paradise, 1932 -

Director Ernst Lubitsch
Starring: Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis, Edward Everett Horton, Charles Ruggles

sez says: I'm finding I like Lubitch more and more all the time. On the DVD we got to see this there is an interesting introduction by Peter Bogdonivich who provided insight into the role Lubitch played in shaping Hollywood.  And, he explained, that Lubitch may not be as well known today as he should be, because the films he made before the infamous CODES were seldom shown after the codes came into existence. They had themes that were banned.  For instance this movie has a  non-married couple living together and supporting them selves as thieves and they are never punished for it..indeed they are the stars of the story who we want to succeed.  If that were not enough the male character is attracted to another woman, who invites him into her bedroom and while he resists the the inclination to follow for a while, he eventually gives in.   The sad thing is that this is a well done, fun old flick, and it is tragedy enough that the codes stopped this sort of story from being told, it also may have worked to stop many of the ones that were made from achieving the cult classics status they might have otherwise obtained.  GRADE B-